8" ANTIQUE 1880 VICTORIAN GYPSY FORTUNETELLER ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE DOORKNOCKER

Description: LARGE8"ANTIQUEVICTORIANHEADofGYPSY FORTUNETELLERDOORKNOCKER ~ ESTIMATED CIRCA 1880 - 1910 ~ ******* LARGE ANTIQUE BRONZE OR BRASS DOORKNOCKER EXQUISITELY DETAILED IN THE VICTORIAN TASTERESCUED FROM THE FRONT DOOR OF A 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 VISAGE OF A GYPSY FORTUNETELLER OR POSSIBLY A MYTHOLOGICAL DIETY...WITH ULTRA-FINE CASTING OF FLOWING HAIR, CRISP FACIAL FEATURES, 'CRESCENT MOON' HEADDRESS,...AND OH, THOSE PIERCING EYES WEIGHTY STYLIZED 'SCARF' KNOCKER ARM WITH KNOTTED FINGER GRIP...AGAINST A FLUTED PILLAR STRIKE PLATENOTE THE METICULOUS DETAIL OF THIS CASTING AS WELL AS THE SOLID PIVOT ROD ON REVERSE SIDE...BOTH EXEMPLIFY THE QUALITY OF CRAFTSMANSHIP...AND SET THIS APART FROM MODERN REPRODUCTIONS OF THIS CLASSIC ANTIQUE DOORKNOCKER 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 APPROXIMATELY...8 " INCHES TALL2.75 " INCHES WIDE 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: 289 USD

Location: Windermere, Florida

End Time: 2025-01-16T16:00:01.000Z

Shipping Cost: 18.65 USD