LARGE
AND
SPECTACULAR
9" x 5"
ANTIQUE
ART NOUVEAU
VICTORIAN
CHINESE DRAGON
with
PEARL
DOORKNOCKER
~ ESTIMATED CIRCA 1880 - 1910 ~
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ANTIQUE ART NOUVEAU BRONZE OR BRASS CHINESE DRAGON DOORKNOCKER EXQUISITELY DETAILED IN THE VICTORIAN TASTE
RESCUED FROM THE FRONT DOOR OF A VICTORIAN ERA HOME IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
...THAT WAS (UNFORTUNATELY) TORN DOWN IN THE 1960's
TIMELESS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN WITH A TOUCH OF EXOTIC WHIMSY REMINISCENT OF A BYGONE ERA
...AND SURE TO BE THE FOCAL POINT ON A DOOR OF DISTINCTION
DETAILED WRITHING CHINESE DRAGON PROFILE WITH LARGE PEARL IN MOUTH
...FORMING A HEAVY AND QUITE SUBSTANTIAL KNOCKER ARM
LARGE STYLIZED PIVOT-HINGE BACKPLATE WITH ORIGINAL OLD LARGE BOLT AND SQUARE NUT
...ATTESTS TO AGE AND QUALITY OF CRAFTSMANSHIP
ORIGINAL INCISED DOME STRIKE PLATE COMPLETE WITH OLD BOLT AND NUT
A WARM MELLOWED PATINA THAT ONLY COMES WITH TRUE AGE AND USE
...AND A KNOCK LOUD ENOUGH TO AWAKEN THE SPIRITS OF AGES PAST
MEASURES APPROX. 9 " INCHES TALL X 5.00" INCHES WIDE
...HEAVY AND VERY SUBSTANTIAL
ESTIMATED AT 100 + YEARS OLD
...AND SHOWS HONEST AGE-RELATED WEAR AND PATINA
SEE ALL PHOTOS AS THEY ARE THE BEST INDICATION OF CONDITION
"I TRULY BELIEVE EVERY OLD OBJECT HAS A STORY TO TELL...
AND OH, WHAT STORIES THIS DOORKNOCKER COULD SPEAK
...OF THE MANY FRIENDS AND CALLERS WHO CAME TO VISIT"...Cosmo Culpepper
- I SELL AND SHIP TO CONTINENTAL USA ONLY...SORRY, NO INTERNATIONAL SALES OR SHIPPING
- USPS PRIORITY MAIL WITH TRACKING NUMBER, INSURANCE, AND POSSIBLY SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION IN SECURE PADDED SHIPPING CARTON
- SHIPPING 1-3 DAYS OF PAYMENT CONFIRMATION EXCLUDING SUNDAY AND HOLIDAYS
- PLEASE PAY WITHIN 3 DAYS OF SALE...THANK YOU!