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19thc Brass Hairy Paw Door Porter
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19thc Brass Hairy Paw Door Porter

19th century
Sold by Repton Co
Sold 9 August 2024 · Repton Co
This “19thc Brass Hairy Paw Door Porter” found a buyer.

It was listed by Repton Co. Sold pieces stay on Sellingantiques as a record of what has passed through, and the next one is rarely far away.

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Description

19thC Brass Hairy Paw Door Porter

Dimensions:

H 38cm

W 11cm

D 9cm

Date of Manufacture

Repton Co has dated this Antique Brass Door Porter to the Regency era.

Reference Numbers
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SA905034
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SKU00000124
Description
19thC Brass Hairy Paw Door Porter

Dimensions:

H 38cm

W 11cm

D 9cm

Date of Manufacture

Repton Co has dated this Antique Brass Door Porter to the Regency era.

Reference Numbers
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SA905034
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SKU00000124
Repton Co
Repton Co
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An upright 19th-century brass door porter featuring a weighted lions paw base, a textured acanthus leaf stem, and a looped handle at the top. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I An upright 19th-century brass door porter featuring a weighted lions paw base, a textured acanthus leaf stem, and a looped handle at the top. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

19thc Brass Hairy Paw Door Porter

Archive II An upright 19th-century brass door porter featuring a weighted lions paw base, a textured acanthus leaf stem, and a looped handle at the top. View II
Archive III An upright 19th-century brass door porter featuring a weighted lions paw base, a textured acanthus leaf stem, and a looped handle at the top. View III
Archive IV An upright 19th-century brass door porter featuring a weighted lions paw base, a textured acanthus leaf stem, and a looped handle at the top. View IV
Archive V An upright 19th-century brass door porter featuring a weighted lions paw base, a textured acanthus leaf stem, and a looped handle at the top. View V
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Repton Co

Repton Co
Telephone 07493 120423
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Kent
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/reptonco
Verified Since Feb 2022
Items For Sale 44
Items Sold 160
Repton Co
Repton Co
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An upright 19th-century brass door porter featuring a weighted lions paw base, a textured acanthus leaf stem, and a looped handle at the top.
19thC Brass Hairy Paw Door Porter
Ref: SA905034
An upright 19th-century brass door porter featuring a weighted lions paw base, a textured acanthus leaf stem, and a looped handle at the top.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectDoor Stops
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian & Gothic
  • MaterialBrass
  • ColourAntique Brass
  • MotifsHairy paw base, Acanthus leaf stem, Looped handle, Lion paw design

FAQs

A door porter, also known as a heavy doorstop, is a weighted decorative object traditionally used in large houses during the 18th and 19th centuries to keep heavy interior doors propped open.

These items were predominantly made from cast brass or bronze, often utilizing sand-casting methods, and then weighted internally with lead or iron to ensure sufficient mass.

Authentic period pieces feature heavy weight, natural patination, hand-finished detailing, and casting irregularities consistent with nineteenth-century manufacturing techniques rather than modern hollow reproductions.

Positioned functionally beside a heavy internal door or used purely as a sculptural decorative object on the floor in an entryway, it adds historic weight and metallic contrast to modern schemes.

Maintenance should involve only gentle dusting and occasional cleaning with a soft cloth, avoiding harsh chemical polishes to preserve the aged historical patina.
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