8 1/2" ANTIQUE c.1882 VICTORIAN NEW ORLEANS GARGOYLE TORCHIERE DOORKNOCKER

Description: LARGEAND SPECTACULAR 8 1/2"ANTIQUEVICTORIANGARGOYLEDOORKNOCKER ~ ESTIMATED CIRCA 1880 - 1910 ~******** ANTIQUE BRONZE OR BRASS GARGOYLE FACE DOORKNOCKER WITH AN EMPHASIS ON HIGH STYLE...AND EXQUISITELY DETAILED IN THE VICTORIAN TASTERESCUED FROM THE FRONT DOOR OF A GRAND VICTORIAN HOME IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA...THAT WAS (UNFORTUNATELY) TORN DOWN IN THE 1950'sTIMELESS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REMINISCENT OF A BYGONE ERA...AND SURE TO BE THE FOCAL POINT ON A DOOR OF DISTINCTION CLASSIC FLUTED AND REEDED URN TORCHIERE FLANKED BY SCROLLS AND FLOURISHES...AND TOPPED BY A PINEAPPLE FINIAL (SIGNIFYING HOSPITALITY)WEIGHTY SCULPTURAL KNOCKER ARM PUNCTUATED WITH BEADING AND CASCADING ACANTHUS LEAVES...TERMINATING IN A LARGE GARGOYLE FACE FINGER GRIPSUBSTANTIAL PIVOT ROD ON REVERSE SIDE ATTESTS TO AGE AND QUALITY OF CRAFTSMANSHIP ...AND SETS THIS APART FROM SKIMPY MODERN REPRODUCTIONS A WARM 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 MEASURES APPROX. 8 1/2 INCHES TALL...AND WEIGHING IN AT A HEFTY 2 POUNDS ESTIMATED AT OVER 100 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: 239 USD

Location: Windermere, Florida

End Time: 2024-12-04T16:00:01.000Z

Shipping Cost: 15.65 USD