LARGE ANTIQUE c.1896 ART NOUVEAU NEW ORLEANS ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE DOORKNOCKER

Description: FABULOUSANDRAREANTIQUEART NOUVEAUDOORKNOCKER ~ ESTIMATED CIRCA 1880 - 1905 ~ ******** ANTIQUE BRONZE OR BRASS DOORKNOCKER EXQUISITELY DETAILED IN THE ART NOUVEAU TASTERESCUED FROM THE FRONT DOOR OF A GRAND VICTORIAN ERA HOME IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA...THAT WAS (UNFORTUNATELY) TORN DOWN IN THE 1960's TIMELESS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REMINISCENT OF A BYGONE ERA...AND SURE TO BE THE FOCAL POINT ON A DOOR OF DISTINCTION CLASSIC ART NOUVEAU FLUID AND SINUOUS SCULPTURAL DESIGN WITH AN EMPHASIS ON HIGH STYLECURVING LINES, SWAGS, ARCHES, SND SENSUAL FLORAL ORNAMENTATION THROUGHOUTWEIGHTY STYLIZED SCROLL KNOCKER ARM TERMINATING IN A FLOWER BUD FINGER GRIP NOTE SOLID PIVOT ROD ON REVERSE SIDE THAT ATTESTS TO AGE AND QUALITY OF CRAFTSMANSHIP...AND SETS THIS APART FROM SKIMPY MODERN REPRODUCTION DOORKNOCKERS AMAZINGLY STILL PRESENT ARE BOTH ORIGINAL ANTIQUE BOLTS AND SQUARE-CUT NUTS A SUPERB MELLOWED PATINA FRONT AND BACK THAT ONLY COMES WITH TRUE AGE AND USE ...AND A KNOCK LOUD ENOUGH TO AWAKEN THE SPIRITS OF AGES PAST VERY HEAVY AND SUBSTANTIAL...MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 7 " INCHES TALL BY 4 " INCHES WIDE ESTIMATED AT OVER 100 YEARS OLD...AND SHOWS HONEST AGE-RELATED WEAR AND SPLENDID 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: 289 USD

Location: Windermere, Florida

End Time: 2024-10-24T14:00:01.000Z

Shipping Cost: 15.65 USD