LARGE ANTIQUE VINTAGE 1880 VICTORIAN ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE GARGOYLE DOORKNOCKER

Description

L
ARGE
AND
S
PECTACULAR
A
NTIQUE
V
ICTORIAN
G
ARGOYLE
D
OORKNOCKER
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ANTIQUE
GARGOYLE FACE
BRONZE
or
BRASS DOORKNOCKER
EXQUISITELY DETAILED
IN THE VICTORIAN TASTE
estimated circa
1880 - 1910
SURE TO BE THE FOCAL POINT ON A DOOR OF DISTINCTION
OPULENT ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
...REMINISCENT OF A BYGONE ERA
SOLID...SUBSTANTIAL...HEAVY BRONZE OR BRASS
VERY DETAILED  CASTING OF A FLUTED AND REEDED URN TOPPED BY  PINEAPPLE FINIAL AND FLANKED BY SCROLLS AND FLOURISHES
...WITH A 'GARGOYLE'  FACE, ACANTHUS LEAVES, AND BEADED RIM FORMING A  WEIGHTY KNOCKER ARM
SUBSTANTIAL PIVOT ROD ON REVERSE SIDE ATTESTS TO ITS AGE AND QUALITY
DUSTY AND SOOTY WITH A BEAUTIFUL MELLOWED PATINA THAT ONLY COMES WITH TRUE AGE AND USE
...AND A KNOCK LOUD ENOUGH TO AWAKEN THE SPIRITS OF AGES PAST
MEASURES APPROX.
8
1/2 INCHES TALL
...AND WEIGHING IN AT A HEFTY TWO POUNDS
ESTIMATED AT OVER
100
YEARS OLD
...AND SHOWS AGE RELATED WEAR AND USAGE
SEE ALL  PHOTOS AS THEY ARE THE BEST INDICATION OF CONDITION
THIS DOORKNOCKER WAS SALVAGED FROM A GRAND VICTORIAN HOME
IN THE HISTORIC BUNKER HILL DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES, CALIF. WHERE I GREW UP
THAT WAS (UNFORTUNATELY) DEMOLISHED IN THE
1950's
"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 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...THANKS!