Ring-style door knocker with backplate

Central Europe, 17th century

Malleable iron. Tamped round bar with incised, curling spiral terminals. Set with rings. Wrought backplate in the form of acanthus leaves. Decorated with grooving.

Diameter: 10.8 cm

UMP 3560

Purchased from Heinrich Kautsch in České Budějovice in 1889.