28th Oct, 2021 9:30
Fine Art & Antiques
A collection of 19th-century metalware door knockers, to include a large lion-mask example, and a cast-iron lion fire dog, 27 cm high.
Sold for £160
Condition Report
The lions mask has one later threaded studding bar with a brass nut and one from the lower hole is missing.
The mask and acanthus knocker seems to have been fixed with rose head nails the stub of one remain and the other side has a vacant hole
The acanthus and knot knocker has two threaded bar fixings both with heavily paint encrusted square nuts the bars unscrew from the backplate.
The elongated loop knocker looks as if the thread has sheared off and now has a very short thread
The ladies hand form knocker has a very short thread and a square nut that is corroded in place.
The openwork knocker has no fixing bars but has vacant threaded holes.
See the images for further clarification of the points above.
A collection of 19th-century metalware door knockers, to include a large lion-mask example, and a cast-iron lion fire dog, 27 cm high.
