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	Ribbed Brass Keyhole Cover KC179 Original, quality, late 19th Century, cast brass keyhole surround with a swinging cover, with cushioned diagonal ribbing. The backplate has four countersunk screw holes for mounting and all is complete and in good and working order. 2.5" x 0.75" x 0.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £36.00


Brass Keyhole Cover, 2 Matching Available KC178 Original, quality, mid to late 19th Century, cast brass kehole surround with a swinging cover. This larger than average keyhole cover has two countersunk screw holes to the backplate for mounting. Complete and in good and working order. 2.75" x 0.75" and 0.5" front to back. Price is for each. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £36.00


	Long Run of Small Brass Keyhole Surrounds, 44 Available KC177 Run of small, 1920's, yellow brass keyhole surrounds for furniture, each with two countersunk screw holes for mounting. A super, long run; complete and in good order. 1" x 0.75". Price is for each. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £6.00


Run of Brass Keyhole Surrounds, 10 Available KC176 Original, quality, 1920's, cast pink brass keyhole surround with a rectangular outer shape and four countersunk screw holes for mounting. Complete and in good order. 1.5" x 1". Price is for each. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £12.00


	Art Deco Chrome Keyhole Surround, 2 Available KC175 Original, quality 1920's / 30's, cast brass and chromed keyhole surround of a strong Art Deco form, with two countersunk screw holes for mounting. All is complete and in good order. Further matching keyholes, but in brass, may be available, reference code KC127. 1.75" x 1". Price is for each. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £16.00


Nickel Plated Keyhole Cover, 2 Available KC174 Original, quality 1920's, cast brass and copper, nickel plated keyhole, with a decorative swinging cover and two countersunk screw holes to the backplate for mounting. The cover is embossed with a floral design and the brass on two and copper on the other is showing through in places. All is complete and in good and working order otherwise. 2.5" x 0.75". Price is for each. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £28.00


	Brass Keyhole with Cover, 4 Matching Available KC172 Original, quality, cast pink brass keyhole with a cushion shaped, swinging cover, circa 1900. The backplate has two countersunk screw holes for mounting and although this is not marked as such, I believe it to be manufactured by Gibbons of Wolverhampton. All is complete and in good and working order. 2.25" x 1" x 0.5" front to back. Price is for each. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £34.00


Brass Keyhole and Cover KC171 Original, quality late 19th Century, cast brass keyhole and swinging cover, probably from a safe door but ideal as a keyhole cover for anything. The backplate has two countersunk screw holes for mounting. All is complete and in good and working order. 1.5" x 1.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £34.00


	Ribbed Brass Keyhole Cover KC168 Original, quality, late 19th Century, cast brass keyhole surround with a ribbed swinging cover. The backplate has two countersunk screw holes for mounting. All is complete and in good and working order. 2.75" x 0.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £38.00


Run of Cast Iron Keyholes, 4 Matching Available KC164 Original, quality, 1920's, oval shaped, cast iron keyhole surround with three countersunk screw holes for mounting. Have been cleaned and lacquered and are complete and in good order. Several others, very similar, may be available on request. The right hand is the reverse view. 2" x 2.5". Price is for each. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £8.00


	Brass Keyhole Cover, 2 Available KC161 Original, quality, sheet brass keyhole with a cast brass swinging cover, circa 1880, with a design in relief of a stylised flower with leaves. The backplate has two countersunk screw holes for mounting and all is complete and in good and working order. 2.5" x 1". Price is for each. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £30.00


Brass Keyhole Cover KH 160 Original, quality, cast brass keyhole circa 1900 with two countersunk screw holes for mounting and a decorative swinging cover. Complete and in good order. 2.5" x 1" Click on photo for a larger or other views. Price: £36.00


	Brass Keyholes Covers 3 available KC159 Original, quality, cast brass keyhole with a shaped swinging cover circa 1900. (Although later, this is in the Georgian style.) The backplate has two countersunk screw holes for mounting and is complete and in good and working order. 2.75" x 0.75". Price is for each. Click on photo for a larger or other views. Price: £23.00


Ebony Keyhole Cover 3 available KC158 Original, quality, cast brass keyhole with a shaped ebony swinging cover circa 1900. The backplate has two countersunk screw holes for mounting. Complete and in good and working order. 2.5" x 0.75". Price is for each. Click on photo for a larger or other views. Price: £20.00


	Ebony Keyhole Cover 3 available KC157 Original, quality, 1920's, pressed steel keyhole with a shaped ebony swinging cover. The backplate has two countersunk screw holes for mounting and is complete and in good and working order. 2.5" x 0.75". Price is for each. Click on photo for a larger or other views. Price: £20.00


Ebony Keyhole Cover 4 available KC156 Original, quality, 1920's, pressed steel keyhole with a shaped ebony swinging cover. The backplate has two countersunk screw holes for mounting and is complete and in good and working order. 2.5" x 0.75". Price is for each. Click on photo for a larger or other views. Price: £18.00


	Run of Ebony Keyhole Covers 13 matching available KC155 Original, quality, late 19th century, cast brass keyhole cover. The backplate has two countersunk screw holes for mounting. A super example and complete and in good and working order. 2.5" x 1". Price is for each. Click on photo for a larger or other views. Price: £26.00


Ribbed Brass Keyhole Covers 2 available KC151 Original, quality, 1920's, pressed brass keyhole with a ribbed brass swinging cover. The backplate has two countersunk screw holes for mounting and is complete and in good and working order. 2.25" x 0.75". Price is for each. Click on photo for a larger or other views. Price: £26.00


	Cut Glass Keyhole Cover 3 matching available KC147 Original, quality, 1920's plain cut glass keyhole cover with brass backplates each with two countersunk screw holes for mounting. All is complete and in good and working order. 2.25" x 1" x 0.5". Price is for each. Click on photo for a larger or other views. Price: £28.00


Cut Glass Keyhole Covers 4 matching available KC146 Original, quality, 1920's cut glass keyhole cover mounted with a nickel plated backplate with two countersunk screw holes for mounting. The glass cover is faceted to the face and has a star design to the reverse. All is complete and in good and working order. 2.5" x 1" + 0.5" front to back. Price is for each. Click on photo for a larger or other views. Price: £34.00


	Ebony Keyhole Covers 2 matching available KC145 Original, quality late 19th century ebony keyhole cover with a brass backplate. The backplate has two screw holes for mounting and the ebony has fine detail, all is complete and in good and working order. 2.75" x 1" x 0.5" Price is for each Click on photo for a larger or other views Price: £23.00


Run of Ebony Keyhole Covers 6 matching available KC144 Original, quality late 19th century ebony keyhole cover with a brass backplate. The backplate has two screw holes for mounting and the ebony has fine detail, all is complete and in good and working order. 2.75" x 1" x 0.5" Price is for each Click on photo for a larger or other views Price: £23.00


	Brass Safe Keyhole KC143 Original, quality, circular cast brass keyhole surround circa 1900 with a swinging cover, originally from a fireproof safe door and embossed to the cover "Secure Lever Lock". The backplate has two countersunk screw holes for mounting and all has been polished, lacquered and is complete and in good order. 1.75" diameter + 0.25" Click on photo for a larger and other views Price: £56.00


F Whitfield Brass Safe Keyhole KC142 Original, quality, late 19th century cast brass shield shaped keyhole surround with a sliding cover from a fireproof safe door. The backplate has two countersunk screw holes for mounting, the cover is impressed for the safe manufacturer "Frederick Whitfield+Co Lever Lock" and all has been polished, lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. 2.25" x 2" x 0.25" Click on photo for a larger and other views Price: £45.00


	Cyrus Price Safe Keyhole KC141 Original, quality late 19th century cast brass shield shaped keyhole surround with a sliding cover from a fireproof safe door. The backplate has two countersunk screw holes for mounting, the cover is impressed for the safe manufacturer "Cyrus Price and Co Patent Lock" and all has been polished, lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. 2.25" diameter Click on photo for a larger and other views Price: £65.00


Safe Key Hole Cover KC140 Original, quality late 19th century, cast brass keyhole surround with a sliding up cover. Originally from a fireproof safe door, this example is in the form of a shield with a crown above and heraldic devices below, the backplate has 2 countersunk screw holes for mounting and all has been polished, lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. 2.25" x 1.5" x 0.5" Click on photo for a larger and other views Price: £56.00


	Run of Ebony Keyhole Covers, 5 matching available KC135 Original quality, late 19th century, turned ebony keyhole covers mounted on a shaped flat brass keyhole with two countersunk screw holes for mounting. All are complete and in good and working order. 2.25" x 1" x 0.5". Price is for each. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £16.00


Run of Brass Keyhole Covers, 4 Matching Available KC133 Original, quality brass keyhole surrounds with swinging covers. These shaped examples have Art Nouveau designs to the covers, the registration number for the year 1910, and two countersunk screw holes for mounting. These were originally nickel plated, and are now all polished to the brass and all are complete and in good and working order. 2.5" x 0.75". Price is for each. Matching fingerplates item code FP118 and door handles DH660 may well be available. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £34.00


	Hexagonal Steel Keyholes, 4 Matching Available KC132 Original, quality, 1920's, steel hexagonal shaped keyhole surrounds to match door handles DH653. All have been cleaned and lacquered and are complete and in good and working order. 1.25" x 1.5". Price is for each. For door handles DH653 see our Door Handles, Knobs & Pulls section. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £12.00


Brass Keyhole Plates, 2 available KC131 Original, quality large circular cast pink brass key hole plates, circa 1900. The large keyhole is set within the dished and recessed centre of the plate which has four countersunk screw holes for mounting. Complete and in good and working order. 2.25" diameter and 0.25" front to back. Price is for each. Price: £12.00


	Run of Art Deco Brass Keyhole Surrounds, 18 Available KC127 Original quality, 1920/30's, cast pink brass keyhole surrounds of a strong Art Deco form, rectangular in shape and with two countersunk screw holes for mounting. All are complete and in good and working order. 1.75" x 1". Price is for each. Two further matching, but in chrome, are available, reference code KC175. Click on photo for larger and reverse views. Price: £16.00


Ribbed Brass Keyhole Cover KC126 Original quality, late 19th century, cast brass keyhole surround with a swinging cover and a good sized keyhole. The backplate has 2 countersunk screw holes for mounting and all is complete and in good and working order. 2.5" x 0.75". Click on photo for larger view. Price: £36.00


	Brass keyhole cover, 8 matching available KC121 Original quality, 1920's, cast brass keyhole surrounds with a swinging cover in an Art Nouveau hammered finish. The backplates have two countersunk screw holes for mounting and all is complete and in good and working order. 2" x 1" x 0.5". Price is for each. Matching door handles may be available see 'Door Handles, Knobs & Pulls' ref code DH606. Click on photo for larger view. Price: £26.00


Brass Keyhole Cover, 3 Available KC115 Original quality pressed brass keyhole surround with a swinging cover, circa 1900/1920's, with a beaded outer edge and a central swag. The brass backplate has two countersunk screw holes for mounting and has some of the original copper finish. Complete and in good working order. 2.5" x 1" x 0.25" Price is for each. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £26.00


	Ribbed Black Ceramic Keyhole Cover KC113 Original, quality, 1920's, ribbed black ceramic keyhole cover with a brass backplate and replacement brass screws. The backplate has two countersunk screw holes for mounting. Complete and in good and working order. 2.75" x 0.75" x 0.5". Click on photo for larger view. Price: £10.00


Run of Beech Keyhole Covers, 2 Matching Available KC110 Original quality, 1920's, stained beech keyhole covers with brass backplates. Each with two countersunk screw holes for mounting. 2.5" x 0.75" x 0.5". Price is for each. Click on photo for larger view. Price: £8.00


	Ribbed Keyhole Covers, 2 matching available KC106 Original quality ribbed stained beech keyhole cover, circa 1900, with a brass backplate. The backplate has two countersunk screw holes for mounting and all is complete and in good and working order. 2.5" x 1" x 0.5". Other very similar keyhole covers may be available. Price is for each. Click on photo for larger view. Price: £10.00


Hobbs & Co Brass Keyhole Surround, 18 available KC103 Original quality, late 19th century, cast brass oval shaped keyhole surround with three countersunk screw holes for mounting and a recessed keyhole aperture. Impressed to the front for the manufacturer 'Hobbs & Co London'. Complete and in good and working order. 2" x 1.5" and 0.25" to be recessed. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £23.00


	Brass Keyhole Covers, 10 available KC93 Original quality, late 19th century, cast brass keyhole surrounds with a swinging cover of a classical design. All is complete and in good and working order. 2.5" x 0.75". Price is for each. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £23.00


Ribbed Brass Keyhole Cover KC92 Original quality, late 19th century, cast brass keyhole surround with a shaped ribbed swinging cover. The backplate has three countersunk screw holes for mounting and all is complete and in good and working order. 2".25" x 1". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £38.00


	Brass Keyhole Cover KC91 Original quality, late 19th century, cast brass keyhole surrounds with swinging covers in a classical design. The backplate has two countersunk screw holes for mounting. More similar keyhole covers may be available on request. Complete and in good and working order. 2.75" x 0.75". Click on photo for larger view. Price: £30.00


Cast Iron Keyhole Surround KC90 Original quality, late 19th century, unused oval shaped cast iron keyhole surround with four countersunk screw holes for mounting. Complete and in good order. 3.75" x 2.75". Click on photo for larger view. Price: £23.00


	Cast Iron Keyhole Surround, 3 available KC89 Original quality, late 19th century, unused oval shaped cast iron keyhole surround with four countersunk screw holes for mounting. Complete and in good order. 3" x 2.25". Price is for each. Click on photo for larger view. Price: £18.00


White Ceramic Keyhole Cover KC80 Original quality, late 19th century, cast brass keyhole surround with a white ceramic swinging cover. The backplate has two countersunk screw holes for mounting. All is complete and in good order. 3" x 1" x 0.5" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £26.00


	Large Brass Keyhole KC73 Original quality, 19th century, large brass keyhole surround plate with four countersunk screw holes for mounting. Complete and in good and working order. 3" x 2.25" and keyhole 1.75" x 0.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £30.00


Cut Glass Keyhole Cover, 5 available KC72 Original quality, late 19th century, cut clear glass keyhole cover with a star cut design to the reverse and with the original brass backplates. Some minor chips to the keyhole cover, otherwise complete and in good and working order. 2.5" x 1". Price is for each. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £34.00


	Chromed Keyhole Cover KC69 Original quality, post war, chrome plated keyhole with a swinging cover of a plain form. The backplate has two countersunk screw holes for mounting. All is complete and in good and working order. 2.25" x 0.75" x 0.25" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £10.00


Brass Cabinet Keyhole KC65 Original quality, early 19th century, brass cabinet keyhole surround in a period form. Could well be 18th century. Complete and in good order. 3" x 1", keyhole 0.75" x 0.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £34.00


	Brass Cabinet Keyhole KC64 Original quality, 1920's, decorative cast brass cabinet keyhole surround, with two pin holes for mounting. Complete and in good order. 2.75" x 0.75", keyhole 0.5" x 0.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £20.00


Run of Cast Iron Keyhole Surrounds, 9 available KC54 Run of matching original quality, late 19th century, unused cast iron large keyhole surrounds in the original black paintwork with a super large keyhole. These examples have four countersunk screwholes for mounting and are all complete and in good order. Price is for each. 3.5" X 2.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £20.00


	Keyhole Cover KC18 Original quality cast brass keyhole surround with swinging covers, circa 1900. Complete and in good and working order. 2.5" x 0.75" x 0.5" front to back. Click on photo for larger view Price: £23.00


C.H. Griffith Keyhole Cover SP55* Original quality, late 19th century, cast brass keyhole surround and hinged cover from a fireproof safe. Stamped to the face of the cover 'C.H. Griffith Cannon St, London EC'. Complete and in good and working order. 3" x 1.75" x 0.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £60.00

Online Catalogue > Keyholes & Keyhole Covers

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