Description: LARGEANDSPECTACULAR ANTIQUENEW ORLEANSART NOUVEAU DOORKNOCKER ~ EST. CIRCA 1885 - 1915 ~ ********** ANTIQUE BRONZE or BRASS CLASSIC ART NOUVEAU - BAROQUE DOORKNOCKER...EXQUISITELY DETAILED IN THE VICTORIAN TASTERESCUED FROM THE FRONT DOOR OF A GRAND OLD HOME IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA...THAT WAS (UNFORTUNATELY) TORN DOWN IN THE 1950'sTIMELESS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REMINISCENT OF A BYGONE ERA ...AND SURE TO BE THE FOCAL POINT ON A DOOR OF DISTINCTION VERY DETAILED CASTING OF A FLUTED AND REEDED TORCHIERE TOPPED BY A BAROQUE FINIALSCROLLING, FLOURISHES, ACANTHUS LEAVES, AND FLORETS THROUGHOUTWITH OVAL CENTER MEDALLION FRAMED BY LOTUS PETALS WITHIN A 'BEADED' BORDERHEAVY STYLIZED DRAPED SWAG KNOCKER ARM TERMINATING IN A LARGE BUDDING ROSE FINGER GRIP CLASSICALLY ELABORATE...SO SPECTACULAR...A VERY RARE FINDORIGINAL LARGE OLD BOLTS AND NUTS STILL PRESENT AND INCLUDEDNOTE SUBSTANTIAL PIVOT ROD ON REVERSE SIDE ATTESTING TO AGE AND QUALITY OF CRAFTSMANSHIP ...AND SETS THIS APART FROM SKIMPY MODERN REPRODUCTION DOORKNOCKERS A WARM MELLOWED PATINA FRONT AND REVERSE SIDE THAT ONLY COMES WITH TRUE AGE AND USE ...AND A KNOCK LOUD ENOUGH TO AWAKEN THE SPIRITS OF AGES PAST MEASURES APPROX.10 1/2 INCHES TALL X 5 1/2 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: 2024-11-15T16:00:01.000Z
Shipping Cost: 18.65 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Architectural salvage: Historic home preservation
Antique Architectural Salvage: Vintage Architectural Salvage
Antique Architectural Hardware: Vintage Architectural Hardware
Antique New Orleans: Vintage New Orleans
Decade: 1910 (?) est.
Color: Natural Aged Patina
Patina: Old
Material: Brass, Bronze
Maker: Vintage
Type: Door Knocker
Neo Classical: Rococo
Antique Door Hardware: Vintage Door Hardware
Theme: Gothic
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Features: Patina, Reclaimed, Rusted, Salvage
Antique Hardware: Vintage Hardware
