ANTIQUE VICTORIAN ART NOUVEAU ART DECO ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE FACE DOORKNOCKER

Description

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ARE
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OORKNOCKER
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EXQUISITELY DETAILED
LARGE
ANTIQUE
FEMALE FACE...POSSIBLY THE GODDESS 'FLORA' OR GODDESS 'DEMETER'
BRONZE OR BRASS DOORKNOCKER
IN THE VICTORIAN - ART NOUVEAU  - ART DECO TASTE
~ estimated circa
1890's -1920's ~
SURE TO BE THE FOCAL POINT ON A DOOR OF DISTINCTION
OPULENT ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
...REMINISCENT OF A BYGONE ERA
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THIS TESTAMENT TO VICTORIAN - ART NOUVEAU - ART DECO  ERA HISTORY MEASURES AN IMPRESSIVE:
measurements approximate
10
.00"
TEN INCHES TALL
6.25"
SIX AND ONE QUARTER INCHES WIDE
2.00"
TWO INCHES DEEP
MOUNTING BOLTS
2.00"
INCHES LONG...
AND WEIGHING IN AT A  HEFTY
5
POUNDS
...MUST HAVE BEEN ON A VERY LARGE THICK DOOR
SOLID...SIGNIFICANT...HEAVY CAST BRONZE OR BRASS
VERY DETAILED ECCENTRIC AND WHIMSICAL CASTING OF ETHEREAL GODDESS/FEMALE FACE OR VISAGE
SPORTING AN ACANTHUS LEAF HEADDRESS AND NECKPIECE
SUBSTANTIAL LEAF EMBLAZONED KNOCKER ARM WITH SOLID ROD PIVOT
BEAUTIFUL MELLOWED PATINA THAT ONLY COMES WITH TRUE AGE AND USE
...AND A KNOCK LOUD ENOUGH TO AWAKEN THE SPIRITS OF AGES PAST
ORIGINAL OLD DOMED HEAD SINGLE-SLOT MOUNTING BOLTS INCLUDED...SEE PHOTOS
REMEMBER THIS IS NOT NEW...IT IS 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 HOME
IN THE HISTORIC WELL-TO-DO RUSSIAN HILL DISTRICT OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
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!