Description: LARGEANDSPECTACULAR ANTIQUEGEORGIAN ~ VICTORIANBRONZE ~ BRASS DOCTOR'S DOORKNOCKER ~ ESTIMATED CIRCA 1860's - 1880's ~ ************ RESCUED FROM THE FRONT DOOR OF A GRAND VICTORIAN ERA HOME IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA...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 THIS IS KNOWN AS A "DOCTOR'S DOORKNOCKER"...ORIGINALLY MADE SO THAT THE INJURED OR ILL COULD READILY IDENTIFY THE DOCTOR'S RESIDENCE VERTICAL CASTING OF SOLID HEAVY BRONZE OR BRASS WITH DETAILED SCROLLS, ARCHES, AND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 LARGE ORIGINAL OLD BOLTS AND HAND CUT SQUARE NUTS EXEMPLIFY ANTIQUE AUTHENTICITYTHE SIZE, WEIGHT, METICULOUS DETAIL, HARDWARE, AND PATINA ATTEST TO QUALITY OF CRAFTSMANSHIP AND AGE...AND SETS THIS APART FROM MORE RECENT VERSIONS OF THIS CLASSIC ANTIQUE DOORKNOCKER NOTE THE UNUSUAL REEDED RONDEL HINGE CAPS...REPRODUCTION HINGES ARE FLAT AND UNDECORATED A WARM MELLOWED PATINA THAT ONLY COMES WITH TRUE AGE AND USE...AND A KNOCK LOUD ENOUGH TO AWAKEN THE SPIRITS OF AGES PASTMEASURES APPROX. 8 1/2 INCHES TALL...AND ALL COMPONENTS WEIGH APPROX. 2 1/2 POUNDS ESTIMATED AT APPROXIMATELY 150 (+ 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: 429 USD
Location: Windermere, Florida
End Time: 2024-11-19T19:13:15.000Z
Shipping Cost: 19.65 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Antique Architectural Salvage: Vintage Architectural Salvage
Antique Architectural Hardware: Vintage Architectural Hardware
Decade: 1860's to 1880's est.
Color: Natural Aged Patina
Patina: Old
Material: Brass, Bronze, Cast Iron
Victorian: Georgian
Antique Doctor: Vintage Doctor
Maker: Vintage
Historic home preservation: Savannah Georgia
Type: Door Knocker
Antique Door Hardware: Vintage Door Hardware
Theme: Medical
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Features: Reclaimed, Rusted, Salvage, Patina
Antique Hardware: Vintage Hardware
