Door knocker with backplate

 

Central Europe, mid-18th century

 

Malleable iron round bar with incised, bending terminals and a ring knob serving as the hammer. Backplate wrought and pierced with ornamental foliage. Decorated with grooving.

H: 27 cm, W: 24 cm

UMP 3497

 

Purchased from Heinrich Kautsch in České Budějovice in 1889.