LARGE ANTIQUE 1880 EASTLAKE VICTORIAN ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE DOORKNOCKER

Description

L
ARGE
AND
S
PECTACULAR
A
NTIQUE
E
ASTLAKE
V
ICTORIAN
D
OORKNOCKER
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ANTIQUE
CAST IRON DOORKNOCKER
EXQUISITELY DETAILED
IN THE EASTLAKE VICTORIAN TASTE
estimated circa
1880 - 1900
SURE TO BE THE FOCAL POINT ON A DOOR OF DISTINCTION
OPULENT ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
...REMINISCENT OF THE CHARLES EASTLAKE  ERA
SOLID...SUBSTANTIAL...HEAVY CAST IRON
VERY DETAILED  ARCHITECTURAL  CASTING OF AMAZING ANGLES, SCROLLS, FOLIATES, ZIG-ZAGS, AND FLOURISHES
...FORMING A  WEIGHTY KNOCKER ARM, BACK PLATE, AND STRIKING PLATE
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
BRITISH 'KITE SHAPE' REGISTRY MARK(?) ON REVERSE SIDE...SEE PHOTO
#8
MEASURES APPROX.
8
.
00"
INCHES TALL  x
4.00"
INCHES WIDE
ESTIMATED AT OVER
120+
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!