EXTREMELY RARE AND LARGE. NORTH WIND or GARGOYLE FACE. BRONZE OR BRASS DOORKNOCKER. IN THE VICTORIAN TASTE. Estimated circa 1880’s – 1890’s… TYPICAL OF THE VICTORIAN ERA. THIS TESTAMENT TO VICTORIAN ERA HISTORY MEASURES AN IMPRESSIVE. 8.00 EIGHT INCHES TALL. 4.50 FOUR AND ONE HALF INCHES WIDE. 2.25 TWO AND ONE QUARTER INCHES DEEP. MOUNTING BOLT 2.50 INCHES LONG.. MUST HAVE BEEN ON A LARGE THICK DOOR. HEAVY CAST BRONZE OR BRASS. VERY DETAILED ECCENTRIC AND WHIMSICAL CASTING OF GARGOYLE OR NORTH WIND FACE OR VISAGE. LARGE HEAVY KNOCKER ARM. AND A KNOCK LOUD ENOUGH TO AWAKEN THE SPIRITS OF AGES PAST. DUSTY AND WITH TARNISH AND WEATHERING. AND A BEAUTIFUL MELLOWED PATINA THAT ONLY COMES WITH TRUE AGE AND USE. AND SHOWS AGE RELATED WEAR AND USAGE. SEE ALL PHOTOS AS THEY ARE THE BEST INDICATION OF CONDITION. THIS DOORKNOCKER WAS REMOVED FROM A GRAND VICTORIAN HOME. IN THE HISTORIC BUNKER HILL DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES, CALIF. WHERE I GREW UP. THAT WAS (UNFORTUNATELY) DEMOLISHED IN THE EARLY 1950’s. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT 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… The item “ANTIQUE LARGE VICTORIAN GARGOYLE DEVIL GYPSY ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE DOORKNOCKER” is in sale since Saturday, April 25, 2020. This item is in the category “Antiques\Architectural & Garden\Hardware\Door Bells & Knockers”. The seller is “cosmo*culpepper” and is located in Windermere, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Devil: Demon
- Patina: Old
- Northwind: North Wind
- Decade: 1880s to 1890s (?) est.
- Material: Brass
- Theme: Gothic
- Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
- Gargoyle: Devil
- Gypsy: Circus
- Vintage: Medieval
- Type: Door Knocker
- Features: Reclaimed
- Color: Natural Aged Patina