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Pair of Antique Brass Door Stops
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Pair of Antique Brass Door Stops

19th century
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A pair of Victorian antique brass door porters, also known as doorstops. Excellent condition. Dated 19th century, Victorian, English antique.

This elegant design is likely crafted by William Tonks and Sons who supplied brassware to Liberty London between 1852 and 1889.

These porters feature a weighted base; which has a stepped bell shape with decorative scrollwork detailing to the mould; a slender column; and a looped handle for easy movement.

English, circa 1885.

Priced to sell as a pair or £250 for a single door stop.

Each doorstop:

Height: 42 cm / 41.5cm

Width: 16 cm

Depth: 8.5 cm

Weight: c. 2KG each

Physical Dimensions
Height
42cm (16.54")
Width
16cm (6.30")
Depth
8.5cm (3.35")
Declaration

The Antiques Hound has dated these Antique Brass Door Stops to the 19th Century.

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SA1183751
Description
A pair of Victorian antique brass door porters, also known as doorstops. Excellent condition. Dated 19th century, Victorian, English antique.
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This elegant design is likely crafted by William Tonks and Sons who supplied brassware to Liberty London between 1852 and 1889.
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fig 1. A pair of tall brass door stops featuring looped handles, long turned shafts, and stepped weighted bases decorated with relief scrollwork.
fig 1. Pair of Antique Brass Door Stops

These porters feature a weighted base; which has a stepped bell shape with decorative scrollwork detailing to the mould; a slender column; and a looped handle for easy movement.

English, circa 1885.

Priced to sell as a pair or £250 for a single door stop.

Each doorstop:

Height: 42 cm / 41.5cm

Width: 16 cm

Depth: 8.5 cm

Weight: c. 2KG each

Height
42cm (16.54")
Width
16cm (6.30")
Depth
8.5cm (3.35")
Date of Manufacture

The Antiques Hound has dated these Antique Brass Door Stops to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1183751
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Archive I A pair of tall brass door stops featuring looped handles, long turned shafts, and stepped weighted bases decorated with relief scrollwork.

Pair of Antique Brass Door Stops

Archive II A pair of tall brass door stops featuring looped handles, long turned shafts, and stepped weighted bases decorated with relief scrollwork. View II
Archive III A pair of tall brass door stops featuring looped handles, long turned shafts, and stepped weighted bases decorated with relief scrollwork. View III
Archive IV A pair of tall brass door stops featuring looped handles, long turned shafts, and stepped weighted bases decorated with relief scrollwork. View IV
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A pair of tall brass door stops featuring looped handles, long turned shafts, and stepped weighted bases decorated with relief scrollwork.
Pair of Antique Brass Door Stops
Ref: SA1183751
A pair of tall brass door stops featuring looped handles, long turned shafts, and stepped weighted bases decorated with relief scrollwork.
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FAQs

Originating in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, a door porter is a weighted metal accessory equipped with an extended handle, designed to hold heavy interior doors open without requiring the user to bend down.

Traditional door stops were commonly cast in solid brass, iron, or bronze, frequently incorporating lead-weighted bases to provide sufficient mass against heavy timber doors.

Authentic period examples typically exhibit casting seams, hand-chased decorative surface work, natural signs of age, and base weighting showing historic oxidisation.

These functional objects can be positioned alongside entryway doors, positioned near hearths, or arranged as decorative metal accents along skirting boards.

Dust regularly with a soft dry cloth and preserve the natural patina by avoiding abrasive chemical cleaners, applying microcrystalline wax sparingly to protect the metal surface.
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