Ring-style door knocker

 

Central Europe, 17th–18th century

 

Malleable iron. Tamped round bar with incisions at the ends. Ring knob in the centre. Square bar ring mount shaped into a baluster. Decorated with grooving.

Diameter: 6.7 cm

UMP 3559

 

Purchased from Heinrich Kautsch in České Budějovice in 1889.