10" ANTIQUE c.1866 SPANISH REVIVAL BOHO GYPSY ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE DOORKNOCKER

Description: RARELARGE 10" x 5"ANTIQUESPANISH COLONIAL REVIVAL ARCHITECTURAL DOORKNOCKER ~ ESTIMATED CIRCA 1860's - 1880's ~ ******** EXQUISITE HAND WROUGHT ANTIQUE IRON DOORKNOCKER IN THE~ SPANISH COLONIAL REVIVAL ~ ~ GYPSY ~ RUSTIC ~ BOHEMIAN ~TASTE TIMELESS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REMINISCENT OF A BYGONE ERA...AND SURE TO BE THE FOCAL POINT ON A DOOR OF DISTINCTION APPEARS TO BE CRAFTED BY HAND...POSSIBLY A ONE-OF-A-KIND PIECE RESCUED FROM THE DOOR OF AN OLD SPANISH HACIENDA IN ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA...THAT WAS (UNFORTUNATELY) TORN DOWN IN THE 1950's SOLID...SIGNIFICANT...SUBSTANTIAL WROUGHT IRON ELABORATELY SCROLLED BACKPLATE FROM WHICH SUSPENDS...A SCULPTURAL KNOCKER ARM PUNCTUATED WITH FANCIFUL TWISTS...AND TERMINATING IN A BOLD AND GUTSY TRIPLE-BALUSTER HANDGRIPAMAZINGLY, STILL PRESENT ARE THE ORIGINAL BOLTS AND HAND-CUT SQUARE NUTS AND WASHERS...ALL EXEMPLIFYING ANTIQUE ORIGINALITY A WARM MELLOWED PATINA THAT ONLY COMES WITH TRUE AGE AND USE...AND A KNOCK LOUD ENOUGH TO AWAKEN THE SPIRITS OF AGES PAST REMEMBER THIS IS NOT NEW...IT IS ESTIMATED AT WELL OVER 100 YEARS OLD...AND SHOWS HONEST AGE-RELATED WEAR AND PATINA SEE ALL PHOTOS AS THEY ARE THE BEST INDICATION OF CONDITION HEAVY AND QUITE SUBSTANTIALMEASURES APPROXIMATELY... 10.00" TALL X 5.00" WIDE "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: 389 USD

Location: Windermere, Florida

End Time: 2024-12-02T16:00:01.000Z

Shipping Cost: 18.65 USD