Ring-style door knocker

Central Europe, 17th–18th century

Malleable iron. The square bar ring has been welded, incised, and curled into spirals and set with rings. The ring mount has been bent and curled into a volute. Decorated with grooving.

Diameter: 5 cm

UMP 3568

Purchased from Heinrich Kautsch in České Budějovice in 1893.