LARGE
ANTIQUE
AMERICAN EAGLE
DOORKNOCKER
~ ESTIMATED CIRCA 1880 - 1910 ~
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CLASSIC BRONZE OR BRASS AMERICAN EAGLE DOORKNOCKER STYLED IN THE VICTORIAN TASTE
RESCUED FROM THE FRONT DOOR OF A GRAND OLD HOME IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
...THAT WAS (UNFORTUNATELY) TORN DOWN IN THE 1950's
TIMELESS VERTICAL ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REMINISCENT OF A BYGONE ERA
...AND SURE TO BE THE FOCAL POINT ON A DOOR OF DISTINCTION
EXQUISITELY DETAILED AMERICAN EAGLE WITH FEATHERED WINGS SPREAD WIDE
...AND TALONS CLASPING A BANNER ABOVE AN ACANTHUS LEAF BACKPLATE - STRIKEPLATE
SOLID ELONGATED SCROLL KNOCKER ARM PUNCTUATED WITH LARGE SCALLOPED SHELL FINGER GRIP
A WARM MELLOWED PATINA 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 X 3 1/2" INCHES WIDE
VERY SUBSTANTIAL AND WEIGHTY...MADE TO LAST BEYOND A LIFETIME
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