8\" ANTIQUE c.1880 VICTORIAN CHINESE JESTER ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE DOORKNOCKER For Sale

SPECTACULAR

AND

RARE

ANTIQUE

8\" x 5\"

VICTORIAN ~EDWARDIAN

CHINAMAN JESTER

DOORKNOCKER

~ EST. CIRCA 1880 - 1910~

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ANTIQUE BRONZE OR BRASS CHINAMAN DOORKNOCKER EXQUISITELY DETAILED IN THE VICTORIAN-EDWARDIAN TASTE

TIMELESS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REMINISCENT OF A BYGONE ERA

...AND SURE TO BE THE FOCAL POINT ON A DOOR OF DISTINCTION

RESCUED FROM THE FRONT DOOR OF A VICTORIAN HOME IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

...THAT WAS (UNFORTUNATELY) TORN DOWN IN THE 1950\'s

ECCENTRIC VISAGE OF A SWEET IMPISH CHINAMAN WITH AN EMPASIS ON VICTORIAN ERA WHIMSY

MISHEVIOUS GRIN AND HOLDING A BALL ABOVE HIS HEAD

...AND OH, THOSE CURLY-TOED ELF SHOES

INCLUDED IS A ROUND FLOWER DISC STRIKE PLATE

SUBSTANTIAL SIZE, WEIGHT, AND METICULOUS DETAIL ATTEST TO AGE AND QUALITY OF CRAFTSMANSHIP

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 .00\" INCHES TALL BY5.00\" INCHES WIDE

VERY HEAVY AND SUBSTANTIAL, ALL COMPONENTS WEIGHING IN AT THREE POUNDS

ESTIMATED AT OVER100 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 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...THANK YOU!