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Mid-victorian English Brass Lion & Serpent Door Stop / Door Porter
Oliver Sargent Antiques
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Mid-victorian English Brass Lion & Serpent Door Stop / Door Porter

19th century
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Mid-Victorian English Brass Lion & Serpent Door Stop / Door Porter

An exceptional quality mid-Victorian English brass door stop, featuring a finely cast Lion and Serpent design mounted on an elegant stepped base. Rich in character and craftsmanship, this striking antique piece displays superb period detail and a beautiful untouched patina with an attractive unpolished finish.

Heavy and substantial at 3.18 kg, it is both decorative and practical, ideal for traditional interiors, period homes, or antique brass collections.

Dimensions:

• Length: 26.5 cm

• Height: 16 cm

• Depth: 8 cm

• Weight: 3.18 kg

A superb authentic Victorian decorative antique with timeless appeal.

Price £295.00

You can find more items of interest and purchase through our website, using all major credit cards:

please visit: www.oliversargentantiques.com

Physical Dimensions
Height
16cm (6.30")
Width
26.5cm (10.43")
Depth
8cm (3.15")
Declaration

Oliver Sargent Antiques has dated this Brass Lion Door Porter to the 1860s.

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SA1214203
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OSA1574
Description
Mid-Victorian English Brass Lion & Serpent Door Stop / Door Porter
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An exceptional quality mid-Victorian English brass door stop, featuring a finely cast Lion and Serpent design mounted on an elegant stepped base.
Oliver Sargent Antiques

Rich in character and craftsmanship, this striking antique piece displays superb period detail and a beautiful untouched patina with an attractive unpolished finish.

fig 1. A heavy cast brass Victorian doorstop featuring a sculptural lion wrestling a coiled serpent atop a moulded plinth base.
fig 1. Mid-victorian English Brass Lion & Serpent Door Stop / Door Porter

Heavy and substantial at 3.18 kg, it is both decorative and practical, ideal for traditional interiors, period homes, or antique brass collections.

Dimensions:

• Length: 26.5 cm

• Height: 16 cm

• Depth: 8 cm

fig 2. A heavy cast brass Victorian doorstop featuring a sculptural lion wrestling a coiled serpent atop a moulded plinth base.
fig 2. Mid-victorian English Brass Lion & Serpent Door Stop / Door Porter

• Weight: 3.18 kg

A superb authentic Victorian decorative antique with timeless appeal.

Price £295.00

You can find more items of interest and purchase through our website, using all major credit cards:

please visit: www.oliversargentantiques.com

Height
16cm (6.30")
Width
26.5cm (10.43")
Depth
8cm (3.15")
Date of Manufacture

Oliver Sargent Antiques has dated this Brass Lion Door Porter to the 1860s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1214203
Dealers Internal Ref
OSA1574
Oliver Sargent Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jul 2013

Specialists in vintage military watches & clocks and antique oriental ceramics & works of art

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Archive I A heavy cast brass Victorian doorstop featuring a sculptural lion wrestling a coiled serpent atop a moulded plinth base.

Mid-victorian English Brass Lion & Serpent Door Stop / Door Porter

Archive II A heavy cast brass Victorian doorstop featuring a sculptural lion wrestling a coiled serpent atop a moulded plinth base. View II
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A heavy cast brass Victorian doorstop featuring a sculptural lion wrestling a coiled serpent atop a moulded plinth base.
Mid-Victorian English Brass Lion & Serpent Door Stop / Door Porter
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A heavy cast brass Victorian doorstop featuring a sculptural lion wrestling a coiled serpent atop a moulded plinth base.
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FAQs

A door porter, also known as a doorstop, is a weighted metal object designed to hold interior doors open, gaining widespread popularity in Victorian households during the nineteenth century.

Victorian door porters were predominantly manufactured from cast iron or heavy cast brass, often featuring hollow backs or lead-weighted bases to maintain functional stability.

Authentic nineteenth-century brass doorstops typically exhibit hand-finished details, signs of manual sand casting, natural surface oxidisation, and weight appropriate to solid metal construction.

A heavy brass door porter can be placed beside high-traffic doorways, used as a sculptural accent near a fireplace hearth, or displayed on low shelving as decorative metalwork.

Cast brass should be cleaned with a dry microfibre cloth to remove dust, while gentle non-abrasive metal cleaner can be applied sparingly if a polished finish is preferred over natural patina.
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