8" ANTIQUE dated 1882 VICTORIAN A. KENRICK & SONS 421 SCROLL DOORKNOCKER

Description: LARGEANDSPECTACULAR 8"ANTIQUEVICTORIAN SCROLLDOORKNOCKER ~ DATED CIRCA 1882 ~ ****** ANTIQUE CAST IRON DOORKNOCKER EXQUISITELY DETAILED IN THE VICTORIAN TASTERESCUED FROM THE FRONT DOOR OF A GRAND VICTORIAN HOME IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA...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 ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING IN AN EASTLAKE VICTORIAN DESIGN WITH AN EMPHASIS ON HIGH STYLE MARKED ON REVERSE A. KENRICK & SONS No. 421OPULENT TWISTS, CUT-OUTS, LEAF AND FLORAL ORNAMENTATION THROUGHOUTWEIGHTY INCISED AND ELONGATED KNOCKER ARM PUNCTUATED WITH SCROLLED BALUSTER HANDGRIPAPPEAR TO BE THE ORIGINAL OLD CARRIAGE BOLTS AND NUTSMAY BE THE ORIGINAL BLACK PAINT DISPLAYING AGE WEAR A WARM MELLOWED PATINA THAT ONLY COMES WITH TRUE AGE AND USE ...AND A KNOCK LOUD ENOUGH TO AWAKEN THE SPIRITS OF AGES PAST **PER MY RESEARCH, THE BRITISH 'KITE' OR 'DIAMOND' SHAPE DESIGN REGISTRATION MARK ON REVERSE SIDE...DATES THIS DOORKNOCKER TO BETWEEN 1842-1883 ...SEE CHARTS IN PHOTO #12AFTER 1883 THE KITE SHAPE MARK WAS NO LONGER USED, SO I WOULD ESTIMATE THIS TO AT LEAST THAT OLD IF YOU LOOK AT CHART B, THIS DOORKNOCKER APPEARS TO HAVE A YEAR CODE L...WHICH WOULD DATE THIS ARCHITECTURAL SURVIVOR TO 1882 IMPRESSIVE SIZE MEASURES APPROX. 8.00" INCHES TALL x 3.00" INCHES WIDE ESTIMATED AT APPROXIMATELY 142 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: 349 USD

Location: Windermere, Florida

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