LARGE 9.5" ANTIQUE 1887 VICTORIAN LION HEAD ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE

A NTIQUE V ICTORIAN ~ E DWARDIAN L ION H EAD D OORKNOCKER ~ ESTIMATED CIRCA 1880 - 1910 ~ ******* ANTIQUE BRONZE OR BRASS LION DOORKNOCKER EXQUISITELY DETAILED IN THE VICTORIAN - EDWARDIAN TASTE RESCUED FROM THE FRONT DOOR OF A GRAND VICTORIAN HOME IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA ...THAT WAS (UNFORTUNATELY) TORN DOWN IN THE 1950's TIMELESS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REMINISCENT OF A BYGONE ERA ...AND SURE TO BE THE FOCAL POINT ON A DOOR OF DISTINCTION CLASSIC LION HEAD WITH CRISP DETAILED CASTING OF MANE AND OH, THOSE PIERCING EYES WEIGHTY STYLIZED KNOCKER ARM WITH TRIPLE BALUSTER FINGER GRIP ...AND AMAZINGLY STILL PRESENT IS THE ORIGINAL LARGE MEDALLION STRIKE PLATE NOTE SOLID PIVOT ROD ON REVERSE SIDE THAT ATTESTS TO AGE AND QUALITY OF CRAFTSMANSHIP ...AND SETS THIS APART FROM SKIMPY MODERN REPRODUCTIONS OF THIS CLASSIC ANTIQUE DOORKNOCKER A WARM MELLOWED PATINA WITH OXIDATION THAT ONLY COMES WITH TRUE AGE AND USE ...AND A KNOCK LOUD ENOUGH TO AWAKEN THE SPIRITS OF AGES PAST LARGE SIZE MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 9 1/2" INCHES TALL BY 5 . 00 " INCHES WIDE VERY HEAVY AND SUBSTANTIAL AT 4 POUNDS 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 SHIPPING USPS PRIORITY MAIL WITH TRACKING NUMBER, INSURANCE, AND 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...THANK YOU!