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Victorian Brass Fruit Basket Door Stop
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Victorian Brass Fruit Basket Door Stop

19th century
Sold 9 February 2026 · Sturmans Antiques
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Description

A Victorian cast brass fruit basket door stop c.1880. The heavy base in the form of a wicker basket with fruit sat in the top. Long handle with carrying loop to the top fashioned to resemble a vine trailing up a tree; up-stand to the back. Excellent quality and condition with deep polish. Keep up to date via Instagram - sturmansantiques. Measures 6" wide at the base x 2.5" deep x 14" high.

Postage and packing cost (tracked and insured) for this item is £14.00 for mainland UK. Please contact us for delivery abroad.

Physical Dimensions
Height
35.5cm (13.98")
Width
15cm (5.91")
Depth
6.5cm (2.56")
Declaration

Sturmans Antiques has dated this Brass Fruit Doorstop to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1184330
Dealers Internal Reference
Stock number 42560
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Description
A Victorian cast brass fruit basket door stop c.1880. The heavy base in the form of a wicker basket with fruit sat in the top.
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Long handle with carrying loop to the top fashioned to resemble a vine trailing up a tree; up-stand to the back.
Sturmans Antiques

Excellent quality and condition with deep polish. Keep up to date via Instagram - sturmansantiques. Measures 6" wide at the base x 2.5" deep x 14" high.

Postage and packing cost (tracked and insured) for this item is £14.00 for mainland UK. Please contact us for delivery abroad.

Height
35.5cm (13.98")
Width
15cm (5.91")
Depth
6.5cm (2.56")
Date of Manufacture

Sturmans Antiques has dated this Brass Fruit Doorstop to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1184330
Dealers Internal Ref
Stock number 42560
Sturmans Antiques
Sturmans Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2012

Specialists in antique walnut & oak furniture, upholstered chairs, globes, boxes & tantaluses, clocks & barometers, old moorcroft & silver

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Trade Associations

Sturmans Antiques is a registered member of LAPADA 

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Archive I An upright cast brass doorstop shaped like a woven basket overflowing with fruit, featuring a central looped handle. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Victorian Brass Fruit Basket Door Stop

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Sturmans Antiques
Telephone 01969 667742 or 07572 889651
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Sturmans Antiques Ltd
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Hawes
North Yorkshire
DL8 3QW
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/sturmansantiques
Verified Since Sep 2012
Items For Sale 189
Items Sold 10,885
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An upright cast brass doorstop shaped like a woven basket overflowing with fruit, featuring a central looped handle.
Victorian Brass Fruit Basket Door Stop
Ref: SA1184330
An upright cast brass doorstop shaped like a woven basket overflowing with fruit, featuring a central looped handle.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectDecorative Objects
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian & Gothic
  • MaterialBrass
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsWoven basket base, Overflowing fruit motif, Loop handle, Embossed foliage
  • SizeH 35.5 cm (14 in) x W 15 cm (6 in) x D 6.5 cm (3 in)

FAQs

Victorian brass doorstops became popular in the 19th century as coal-fired central heating was not yet common, and heavy metal figures were utilised to prevent draughts from moving interior doors in large homes.

These items were typically produced using traditional sand-casting techniques, resulting in solid brass bodies that provided sufficient weight to hold doors open effectively.

Authentic period pieces usually exhibit heavy weight, hand-finished detailing, natural patination, and sand-core remnants in the cavity, whereas modern reproductions often feel lighter and lack surface wear.

Such functional objects can be placed on the floor to prop doors open in hallways or utilised purely as a decorative shelf accent to introduce metallic texture and historical character.

Maintenance requires dusting with a soft dry cloth and avoiding harsh chemical polishes that strip away the historical patination developed over centuries.
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