ANTIQUE 1884 VICTORIAN NEW ORLEANS GARGOYLE ANGEL FACE URN TORCHIERE DOORKNOCKER

Description: LARGEAND SPECTACULAR 8" x 4 1/2"ANTIQUEVICTORIANURNANDGARGOYLEDOORKNOCKER ~ ESTIMATED CIRCA 1870 - 1900 ~******** ANTIQUE CAST IRON URN AND GARGOYLE FACE DOORKNOCKER...EXQUISITELY DETAILED IN THE VICTORIAN TASTERESCUED FROM THE FRONT DOOR OF A GRAND VICTORIAN ERA HOME IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA...THAT WAS (UNFORTUNATELY) TORN DOWN IN THE 1950's TIMELESS 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 TOPPED BY A PINEAPPLE FINIAL (SIGNIFYING HOSPITALITY)...AND FLANKED BY SCROLLS AND FLOURISHES ...WITH ACANTHUS LEAVES AND LARGE 'GARGOYLE' FACE FINGER GRIP FORMING A SOLID WEIGHTY KNOCKER ARMSUBSTANTIAL PIVOT ROD ON REVERSE SIDE ATTESTS TO AGE AND QUALITY OF CRAFTSMANSHIP...AND SETS THIS APART FROM SKIMPY MODERN REPRODUCTION DOORKNOCKERSAMAZINGLY, STILL PRESENT ARE THE ORIGINAL LARGE BOLTS AND HAND-CUT SQUARE NUTS PATINA TONED IRON WITH TRACES OF OLD PAINT CREATE A WARM MELLOWED COLOR PALETTE...THAT ONLY COMES WITH TRUE AGE AND USE...AND A KNOCK LOUD ENOUGH TO AWAKEN THE SPIRITS OF AGES PAST MEASURES APPROX. 8.00" INCHES TALL X 4 1/2" WIDE...AND ALL COMPONENTS WEIGHING IN AT A HEFTY 2 POUNDS ESTIMATED AT 120 + 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: 289 USD

Location: Windermere, Florida

End Time: 2025-01-15T16:00:01.000Z

Shipping Cost: 18.65 USD