9" ANTIQUE 1880 VICTORIAN BRONZE URN TORCHIERE ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE DOORKNOCKER

Description: LARGEANDSPECTACULAR 9"ANTIQUEVICTORIAN DOORKNOCKER ~ EST. CIRCA 1880 - 1910 ~ ********** TIMELESS VICTORIAN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REMINISCENT OF A BYGONE ERA...AND SURE TO BE THE FOCAL POINT ON A DOOR OF DISTINCTION RESCUED FROM THE FRONT DOOR OF A GRAND VICTORIAN HOME IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA...THAT WAS (UNFORTUNATELY) TORN DOWN IN THE 1950's SOLID...SUBSTANTIAL...HEAVY BRONZE OR BRASSCLASSIC VERTICAL CASTING OF A NEO-CLASSICAL URN ATOP AN ACANTHUS LEAF BACKPLATE...WITH DETAILED SCROLLS, ARCHES, AND FLOURISHES HEAVY ELONGATED AND BEVELED KNOCKER ARM WITH A FOLIATE FINGER GRIPNOTE SOLID PIVOT ROD ON REVERSE SIDE ALONG WITH SUBSTANTIAL SIZE, WEIGHT, AND METICULOUS DETAIL...ALL ATTESTING TO AGE AND QUALITY OF CRAFTSMANSHIP...AND SETS THIS APART FROM SKIMPY MODERN REPRODUCTIONSAMAZINGLY STILL PRESENT ARE THE ORIGINAL SINGLE-SLOT DOMED HEAD BRASS BOLTS AND WASHERS A WARM MELLOWED PATINA THAT ONLY COMES WITH TRUE AGE AND USE...AND A KNOCK LOUD ENOUGH TO AWAKEN THE SPIRITS OF AGES PASTMEASURES 9.00" INCHES TALL AND 3 5/8" INCHES WIDE 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 SHIPPINGUSPS 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 HOLIDAYSPLEASE PAY WITHIN 3 DAYS OF SALE...THANK YOU!

Price: 329 USD

Location: Windermere, Florida

End Time: 2024-12-04T16:00:01.000Z

Shipping Cost: 16.65 USD