Description: SPECTACULAR ANTIQUE7 1/4"NEW ORLEANSVICTORIAN ~ EDWARDIANBRONZE ~ BRASS DOCTOR'S DOORKNOCKER ~ ESTIMATED CIRCA 1890 - 1920 ~ ********* RESCUED FROM THE FRONT DOOR OF A VICTORIAN ERA HOME IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA...THAT WAS (UNFORTUNATELY) TORN DOWN IN THE 1960'sTIMELESS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REMINISCENT OF A BYGONE ERA...AND SURE TO BE THE FOCAL POINT ON A DOOR OF DISTINCTION PER MY RESEARCH, (GOOGLE) THIS IS KNOWN AS A "DOCTOR'S DOORKNOCKER"...ORIGINALLY MADE SO THAT THE INJURED OR ILL COULD READILY IDENTIFY THE DOCTOR'S RESIDENCEVERTICAL CASTING OF SOLID HEAVY BRONZE OR BRASS WITH DETAILED SCROLLS, ARCHES, AND FLOURISHESVERY SUBSTANTIAL KNOCKER ARM WITH DOMED AND INCISED BACKPLATE...AND ORIGINAL MATCHING DOMED AND INCISED STRIKEPLATE ORIGINAL OLD DOMED HEAD SINGLE-SLOT BOLTS EXEMPLIFY ANTIQUE AUTHENTICITY THE SIZE, WEIGHT, METICULOUS DETAIL, HARDWARE, AND PATINA ATTEST TO QUALITY OF CRAFTSMANSHIP AND AGE...AND SETS THIS APART FROM MORE RECENT REPRODUCTIONS OF THIS CLASSIC ANTIQUE DOORKNOCKER NOTE THE UNUSUAL RONDEL HINGE CAPS...REPRODUCTION HINGES ARE SHARP-EDGED AND FLAT 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. 7 1/4 INCHES TALL ESTIMATED AT APPROXIMATELY 110 (+ OR -) 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: 269 USD
Location: Windermere, Florida
End Time: 2025-01-15T16:00:01.000Z
Shipping Cost: 16.65 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Antique Medical: Antique Doctor
Antique Architectural Salvage: Vintage Architectural Salvage
Antique Architectural Hardware: Vintage Architectural Hardware
Antique New Orleans: Vintage New Orleans
Decade: 1890 - 1920 est.
Color: Natural Aged Patina
Patina: Old
Material: Brass, Bronze, Cast Iron
Victorian: Georgian
Maker: Vintage
Historic home preservation: Louisiana
Type: Door Knocker
Antique Door Hardware: Vintage Door Hardware
Theme: Medical
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Features: Reclaimed, Rusted, Salvage, Patina
Antique Hardware: Vintage Hardware
