ANTIQUE
LARGE
8"
VICTORIAN ~ EDWARDIAN
LION HEAD
DOORKNOCKER
~ ESTIMATED CIRCA 1890 - 1920 ~
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ANTIQUE BRONZE OR BRASS LION DOORKNOCKER EXQUISITELY DETAILED IN THE VICTORIAN - EDWARDIAN TASTE
RESCUED FROM THE FRONT DOOR OF A VICTORIAN ERA HOME IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
...THAT WAS (UNFORTUNATELY) TORN DOWN IN THE 1960's
TIMELESS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REMINISCENT OF A BYGONE ERA
...AND SURE TO BE THE FOCAL POINT ON A DOOR OF DISTINCTION
CLASSIC LION HEAD WITH CRISP DETAILED CASTING OF MANE AND OH, THOSE PIERCING EYES
WEIGHTY STYLIZED KNOCKER ARM WITH TRIPLE BALUSTER FINGER GRIP
ORIGINAL DOMED SINGLE-SLOT MOUNTING BOLTS STILL INTACT AND INCLUDED
NOTE SOLID PIVOT ROD ON REVERSE SIDE THAT ATTESTS TO AGE AND QUALITY OF CRAFTSMANSHIP
...AND SETS THIS APART FROM SKIMPY MODERN REPRODUCTIONS OF THIS CLASSIC ANTIQUE DOORKNOCKER
A WARM MELLOWED PATINA WITH OXIDATION THAT ONLY COMES WITH TRUE AGE AND USE
...AND A KNOCK LOUD ENOUGH TO AWAKEN THE SPIRITS OF AGES PAST
LARGE SIZE MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 8.oo" INCHES TALL BY 4 3/4" INCHES WIDE
VERY HEAVY AND SUBSTANTIAL
ESTIMATED AT OVER 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!