LARGE
8 1/2" x 4"
ANTIQUE
ART DECO
FLUTED
TORCHIERE
DOORKNOCKER
~ ESTIMATED CIRCA 1920's - 1930's ~
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CLASSIC STREAMLINED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REMINISCENT OF A BYGONE ERA
RESCUED FROM THE FRONT DOOR OF A GRAND OLD HOME IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
THAT WAS (UNFORTUNATELY) TORN DOWN IN THE 1960's
EXQUISITELY DETAILED IN THE ART DECO TASTE
...AND SURE TO BE THE FOCAL POINT ON A DOOR OF DISTINCTION
SOPHISTICATED COSMOPOLITAN ELONGATED AND CHANNELED TORCHIERE WITH UPPER AND LOWER FINIALS
HEAVY SOLID STYLIZED KNOCKER ARM WITH SCALLOPED FINGER GRIP
NOTE THE SUBSTANTIAL PIVOT ROD ON REVERSE SIDE ATTESTING TO AGE AND QUALITY OF CRAFTSMANSHIP
...AND SETS THIS APART FROM SKIMPY MODERN REPRODUCTIONS OF THIS CLASSIC ANTIQUE DOORKNOCKER
TWO ORIGINAL CUSTOM BRASS BOLTS ARE INCLUDED
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. 8 1/2 INCHES TALL X 4 INCHES WIDE
ESTIMATED AT OVER 80 YEARS OLD
...AND SHOWS HONEST AGE-RELATED WEAR AND USAGE
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!