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An Original Painted Cast Iron Ornament/doorstop
For sale by Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland
for sale €170     $184
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Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland

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An Original Painted Cast Iron Ornament/doorstop

19th century
Description

An Original Painted Cast iron Ornament.

With the rare subject of a family preparing a goose for dinner

Continental end of the 19th century.

In very good original condition with beautiful original patination.

22.5cm high 25.5cm wide 7.5cm deep

Price: £ 145--

Date of Manufacture

Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland has dated this Painted Cast Iron Doorstop to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Guide ID 08165963
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques Date19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 105-150 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 19TH CENTURY:
Rough sand-cast back: typical foundry work of the late 19th century.
Aged polychrome paint: natural darkening and rubbing from long handling.
Integrated mounting lugs at the base: cast in one piece with the panel.
Softwood base block: old timber with traces of historic paint and earlier holes.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Physical Dimensions
Width
25.5cm (10.04")
Depth
7.5cm (2.95")
Reference Numbers
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SA1023709
Description
An Original Painted Cast iron Ornament.

With the rare subject of a family preparing a goose for dinner

Continental end of the 19th century.

In very good original condition with beautiful original patination.

22.5cm high 25.5cm wide 7.5cm deep

Price: £ 145--

Date of Manufacture

Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland has dated this Painted Cast Iron Doorstop to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 08165963
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques dating19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 105-150 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 19th Century:
Rough sand-cast back: typical foundry work of the late 19th century.
Aged polychrome paint: natural darkening and rubbing from long handling.
Integrated mounting lugs at the base: cast in one piece with the panel.
Softwood base block: old timber with traces of historic paint and earlier holes.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Width
25.5cm (10.04")
Depth
7.5cm (2.95")
Reference Numbers
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SA1023709
Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland
Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland
Sellingantiques verified Since Apr 2019

For the new collector and the museum director.

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You can view the stock and full dealer information on the Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland Profile Page

Trade Associations

Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland is a registered member of LAPADA  CINOA

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An antique painted cast iron figural doorstop featuring a group of people around a table with a dog, mounted on a dark wooden plinth.
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Archive I An antique painted cast iron figural doorstop featuring a group of people around a table with a dog, mounted on a dark wooden plinth.

An Original Painted Cast Iron Ornament/doorstop

Archive II An antique painted cast iron figural doorstop featuring a group of people around a table with a dog, mounted on a dark wooden plinth. View II
Archive III An antique painted cast iron figural doorstop featuring a group of people around a table with a dog, mounted on a dark wooden plinth. View III
Archive IV An antique painted cast iron figural doorstop featuring a group of people around a table with a dog, mounted on a dark wooden plinth. View IV
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Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland

Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland
Telephone 01575 540 207
Location
Cairngorms National Park
Angus
Scotland
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/kooslimburg
Verified Since Apr 2019
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Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland
Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland
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An antique painted cast iron figural doorstop featuring a group of people around a table with a dog, mounted on a dark wooden plinth.
An Original Painted Cast iron Ornament/doorstop
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An antique painted cast iron figural doorstop featuring a group of people around a table with a dog, mounted on a dark wooden plinth.
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  • ObjectDoorstops
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian Folk Art
  • MaterialCast Iron, Wood
  • ColourPolychrome, Brown
  • MotifsFigural group, Polychrome paint, Wooden plinth, Relief casting
  • SizeW 25.5 cm (10 in) x D 7.5 cm (3 in)

This nineteenth-century Victorian folk art doorstop is an original painted cast iron figural ornament mounted on a dark wooden plinth. The piece depicts a family gathered around a table with a dog, showing a figural group in relief casting with polychrome paint in brown tones. The cast iron surface displays chipping and wear to the painted glaze, while the stepped wooden base features two rounded metal hardware screw heads on the front. The sculpture measures 25.5 cm wide by 7.5 cm deep. Placed beside the front door in a rustic farmhouse interior, this ornament functions practically as a doorstop while adding historical character to a hallway. The polychrome decoration and detailed relief casting provide visual interest on a console table, shelf or floor setting.

FAQs

Cast iron doorstops, also known as door porters, originated in the eighteenth century to hold heavy timber doors open, evolving into decorative household ornaments during the nineteenth century.

Traditional doorstops were cast using molten iron poured into sand moulds, often finished with polychrome oil paints and occasionally mounted onto wooden plinths for additional weight and stability.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-painted polychrome finishes showing natural age wear, distinct seam lines from two-part sand casting, and subtle surface oxidisation on untreated iron areas.

Position the doorstop beside an internal timber door, place it on a fireplace hearth, or display it on a lower bookshelf tier as a sculptural decorative object.

Dust gently with a soft dry brush, avoid moisture or chemical cleaners that degrade original paintwork, and keep the object in a dry environment to prevent rust formation.
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