7\" ANTIQUE c.1896 AMERICAN EAGLE ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE DOORKNOCKER For Sale

LARGE

AND

SPECTACULAR

7\" x 4\"

ANTIQUE

AMERICAN EAGLE

DOORKNOCKER

~ EST. CIRCA1885 - 1915 ~

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CLASSIC BRONZE OR BRASS AMERICAN EAGLE DOORKNOCKER CLASSICALLY STYLED IN THE VICTORIAN TASTE

RESCUED 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 WITH AN EMPHASIS ON HIGH STYLE

...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 \'DRAPED SWAG\' KNOCKER ARM WITH \'TWIST\' FINGER GRIP

NOTE SOLID PIVOT ROD ON REVERSE SIDE ATTESTING TO AGE AND QUALITY OF CRAFTSMANSHIP

...AND SETS THIS APART FROM SKIMPY RECENT REPRODUCTIONS OF THIS CLASSIC ANTIQUE DOORKNOCKER

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. 7.00\" INCHES TALL X4.00\"INCHES WIDE

VERY SUBSTANTIAL AND WEIGHTY...MADE TO LAST BEYOND A LIFETIME

ESTIMATED AT OVER100YEARS 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 STORYTO TELL...

AND OH, WHAT STORIESTHIS DOORKNOCKERCOULD SPEAK

...OF THE MANY FRIENDS ANDCALLERS WHO CAME TO VISIT\"...Cosmo Culpepper

• I SELL AND SHIP TO CONTINENTAL USA ONLY...SORRY, NO INTERNATIONAL SALES OR SHIPPING
• USPS 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 HOLIDAYS
• PLEASE PAY WITHIN 3 DAYS OF SALE...THANKS!