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Large Solid Brass Classic 'Doctors Knocker'
David Griffith Antiques
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Large Solid Brass Classic 'Doctors Knocker'

1920 - 1940
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Superb example of an unusually large mid 19th c. solid brass classic 'Doctors Knocker'. Would grace any front door.

Dimensions: Length: 9" (22.8cm). Diameter of knocking plate: 3" (7.6cm).

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David Griffith Antiques has dated this Brass Doctors Door Knocker to the 1940s.

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Description
Superb example of an unusually large mid 19th c. solid brass classic 'Doctors Knocker'. Would grace any front door.

Dimensions: Length: 9" (22.8cm). Diameter of knocking plate: 3" (7.6cm).

Date of Manufacture

David Griffith Antiques has dated this Brass Doctors Door Knocker to the 1940s.

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SA918430
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77909
David Griffith Antiques
David Griffith Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2019

Specialising in library, hall and club room furniture, leather seating and writing tables, campaign and travelling furniture.

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A polished brass doctors style door knocker featuring a curved scroll arm and matching circular striking stud with threaded mounting bolts.
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Archive I A polished brass doctors style door knocker featuring a curved scroll arm and matching circular striking stud with threaded mounting bolts.

Large Solid Brass Classic 'Doctors Knocker'

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David Griffith Antiques
Telephone 020 7226 1126 or 07976 800 062
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17 Camden Passage
Islington
London
N1 8EA
United Kingdom
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A polished brass doctors style door knocker featuring a curved scroll arm and matching circular striking stud with threaded mounting bolts.
Large Solid Brass Classic 'Doctors Knocker'
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A polished brass doctors style door knocker featuring a curved scroll arm and matching circular striking stud with threaded mounting bolts.
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A Doctors door knocker is a traditional hardware design featuring a distinctive curved knocker arm, historically used on the front doors of medical practitioners during the Georgian and Victorian eras to distinguish their residences.

These architectural fittings are typically cast from solid brass or bronze, featuring threaded bolt-through fixings and a matching striking stud to ensure durable mounting on heavy timber doors.

Authentic period examples often feature cast-iron mounting bolts, hand-chased surface details, subtle asymmetry from hand casting, and evidence of historical oxidisation in unpolished recesses.

A polished brass knocker creates a striking contrast when mounted centrally on dark painted timber front doors, such as deep green, navy, or charcoal black.

Solid brass hardware can be cleaned using a soft cloth and dedicated metal polish to maintain a high shine, or left unpolished to develop a natural aged patina over time.
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