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	Cast Iron and Brass Door Knocker DK196 Original, quality, late 19th Century, cast iron door knocker in the form of an Egyptian Pharaoh's head, with a cast brass dropped loop, a replacement cast iron knocking stud and replacement nuts and bolts fitted. A serious knocker for those interested in ancient Egypt; cleaned, lacquered and complete and in good and working order. Knocker 3.5" x 7.5" and 1.75" front to back, stud 1.5" x 0.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £230.00


Brass Door Knocker DK195 Original, quality, superb late 19th Century cast brass door knocker of the dropped loop form, with a replacement brass knocking stud made to suit. This example is much larger and heavier than the norm and the decoration is nicely worn, consistent with it's age and use. Complete and in good and working order. 9.5" including stud x 3.75" x 1.5" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £325.00


	Cast Iron Door Knocker DK194 Original, quality, cast iron door knocker of the dropped loop design, circa 1900, with a replacement cast iron knocking stud. This example has acanthus leaf forms to the backplate and the lower part of the loop and is impressed to the reverse 'No 43'. All has been cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. 7.5" including stud x 2.75" and 1.25" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £135.00


Kenrick Cast Iron Door Knocker DK193 Original, quality mid to late 19th Century, cast iron door knocker of the dropped loop shape, with the backplate in the form of an acanthus leaf. The reverse is impressed 'A. Kenrick and Son', for the manufacturer of West Bromwich, and '324' for the model. All has been cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. 7.5" x 3.5" and 1.5" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £165.00


	Kenrick Cast Iron Door Knocker DK192 Original, quality late 19th Century, cast iron door knocker with superb detail and replacement nuts and bolts fitted. The reverse has 'No 294' impressed for the model number and 'Kenrick' embossed for the manufacturer: A Kenrick of West Bromwich. Has been cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. 9.5" x 3.25" and 2.25" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £156.00


Cast Iron Lion's Head Door Knocker DK191 Original, quality mid 19th Century, superb, large, cast iron door knocker, in the form of a lion's head with a later circular cast iron knocking stud. The threaded bolt, nuts and washers are all new replacements, and all is now in good and working order. The surface is very pitted due to extreme weathering, but good detail still remains and all has been cleaned and lacquered. This is the best lion's head knocker we have seen to date. 10" including knocking stud x 5.25" and 2.5" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £400.00


	Brass Door Knocker DK189 Original, quality late 19th Century cast brass door knocker of the dropped loop form, in superb condition, showing very little signs of use. Replacement nuts and bolts have been fitted. A great knocker; complete and in good and working order. 9.25" x 3.5" x 1.5" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £245.00


Brass Door Knocker DK188 Original, quality 1920's small cast brass door knocker of the dropped loop form; a 1920's copy of a Georgian example. Replacement nuts and bolts have been fitted and all is complete and in good and working order. A super small door knocker. 5.75" x 2.75" x 1" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £145.00


	Cast Iron Door Knocker and Knocking Stud DK187 Original, quality, cast iron door knocker circa 1900, with a replacement cast iron knocking stud and replacement nuts and threaded bolts. This example has a wreath shaped knocking ring and acanthus leaf decorations to the top knuckles. All has been cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. 7.5" including knocking stud x 6.25" x 1.75" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £156.00


Coalbrookdale Cast Iron Door Knocker DK186 Original, quality early to mid 19th Century, superbly cast, iron door knocker manufactured by the master of this skill: Coalbrookdale Co. The reverse is impressed 'No. 30' for the model and 'C B Dale Co' for the manufacturer. One of the two threaded bolts has been replaced and all has been cleaned and lacquered. This knocker, with its fine detail, is in the reformed gothic style and is complete and in good and working order. 10" x 5.5" x 2.75" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £300.00


	Cast Iron Door Knocker DK185 Original, quality early to mid 19th Century, larger than average cast iron door knocker, of the dropped loop form. This superb knocker has a large acanthus leaf design, with a plain plate above for engraving a name on, if required, and is surmounted with an urn and swags of laurel leaves. A truely superb door knocker; cleaned and lacquered, fitted with replacement nuts, washers and threaded bars and complete and in good order. 11" x 4.75" x 2" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £350.00


Coalbrookdale Cast Iron Door Knocker DK183 Original, quality early 19th Century cast iron door knocker of an unusual design. Impressed to the reverse 'C. B. Dale' for the manufacturer; Coalbrookdale. An old break has been well repaired, all has been repainted and replacement nuts and bolts have been fitted. A great looker; complete and in good and working order. 9" x 4.5" x 2.5" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £165.00


	Kenrick Cast Iron Door Knocker DK182 Original, quality 19th Century cast iron door knocker, with a pierced Aesthetic Movement pattern. Impressed to the reverse 'No 406' for the pattern, 'A Kenrick & Sons' for the manufacturer and with the lozenge mark for the year 1878. All has been cleaned and lacquered; replacement nuts and bolts have been fitted. Complete and in good and working order. The first of this model we have seen. 8.5" x 3.75" and 2.25" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £165.00


Brass Letter Flap with Door Knocker DK178 Original, quality, late 19th century, cast brass letter flap with an integral door knocker. The backplate has impressed decoration of bullseyes and vertical lines and the flap to the aperture has embossed "Letters" in gothic upper cased letters. Replacement nuts and bolts have been fitted. All has been fully overhauled and is complete and in good and working order. 9" x 4" + 1.5" front to back. Aperture 4.5" x 1.25" Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £156.00


	Brass Horseshoe Door Knocker DK174 Original, quality, late 19th century cast brass door knocker in the realistic form of a horseshoe. A replacement brass backplate and knocking stud have been made to suit and all is complete and in good and working order. The knocker is impressed with the lozenge shaped registration mark for 1842 to 1883 but the details are difficult to determine the actual year. A superb door knocker. Backplate 3" stud 1.5" total drop 6.5" Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £300.00


Kenrick Cast Iron Door Knocker DK171 Original, quality cast iron door knocker of the dropped loop design with the original knocking stud. The top of the knocker has the head of Mercury or Ariel and is mounted on an oval backplate. The reverse of the backplate is impressed with a registration lozenge mark for the year 1846 and '414' for the model. The reverse of the knocking loop is impressed 'A. Kenrick & Sons' for the manufacturers A. Kenrick and Sons of West Bromwich. This example with the original threaded bolts and cast iron nuts, has been cleaned, repainted and is complete and in good and working order. Backplate 5.75" x 2.5", total 11" drop, 2.5" wide and 2.5" front to back. Click on photo for larger and reverse views. Price: £140.00


	Brass Door Knocker DK168 Original quality, 1920's, cast brass door knocker of the drop loop design. This example has a decorative backplate incorporating acanthus leaves and a block space for engraving the owners name or address. An unusual model, complete and in good and working order. Replacement nuts and bolts have been fitted. Backplate 6.5" x total width 2.75" + 1" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £195.00


Brass Letter Flap & Door Knocker DK163 Original quality cast brass letter flap with an integral door knocker. The side supports of the knocker are of the same form as the backplate to the letter flap; with replacement nuts and bolts have been fitted and all has been fully overhauled. The reverse is impressed with the registration number for the year 1907. A good chunky door knocker and letter flap with the knocker also useful as a door pull. Complete and in good and working order. Backplate 10" x 4.5" and 1.25" front to back, aperture 4.75" x 1.5". Click on photo for larger and reverse views. Price: £185.00


	WT & S Brass Door Knocker DK162 Original quality, late 19th century, heavy cast brass door knocker with an integral vertical letter flap. The rectangular backplate is embossed with an overall pattern of sunflowers and leaves in the aesthetic movement style and the vertical letter flap has a matching sunflower stem and leaves. The heavy drop knocker also has similar designs embossed and the top rim of the backplate has 'Letters' in upper case. The reverse is marked 'W.T & S' for the manufacturer William Tonks & Son of Birmingham and has the reistration lozenge mark for the year 1882. The letter flap has a heavy weight to the rear instead of a spring return and replacement bolts and nuts have been fitted. All is complete and in good and working order. This is the first we have seen of this model. Backplate 9.5" x 2.75" and 3" front to back, aperture 5" x 1.5" and bolt centres 6.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £300.00


Kenrick Cast Iron Door Knocker DK154 Original quality, 19th century, cast iron door knocker with a replacement cast iron knocking stud. This example has a drop loop style of knocker decorated with acanthus leaf designs and is impressed to the reverse with the model number '365' and 'A.Kenrick and Son' for the manufacturer from West Bromwich. Replacement nuts and bolts have been fitted and all is complete and in good and working order and has been lacquered. 8.5" x 3.75" x 1.5" front to back. Click on photo for larger and reverse views. Price: £175.00


	Kenrick Cast Iron Door Knocker DK135 Original quality, late 19th century, cast iron door knocker in the aesthetic movement style, impressed to the reverse 'Kenrick' for the manufacturer A Kenrick of West Bromwich and '404' for the model number. Replacement nuts, bolts and washers have been fitted, has been repainted black and all is complete and in good order. Backplate 8.5" x 3" and 2" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £120.00


Kenrick Cast Iron Door Knocker DK109 Original quality, 19th century, cast iron door knocker manufactured by A.Kenrick & Son of West Bromwich. Model number 320. Has been cleaned, repainted and all is complete and in good and working order. 9.25" x 4" and 3" front to back. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £156.00


	Huge Cast Iron Door Knocker DK102 Original quality, 19th century, large cast iron door knocker, in the form of branches and leaves with an eagle with wings spread to the top. Replacement nuts and bolts and a new pin to the knocker pivot have been fitted. Now cleaned and finished in a clear lacquer, all is complete and in good and working order. 12.75" tall x 5.75" wide x 2.5" front to back. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £450.00


Brass Door Knocker/Letter Flap DK68 Original quality, cast brass, vertical door knocker, circa 1880/1900, with a letter slot behind. The knocker is cast with 'Letters' in Gothic relief and has dots and lines decoration to the backplate. Replacement bolts and washers fitted and now is complete and in good and working order. 7" x 2.25", aperture 3.5" x 1.5", bolt centres 5.5". Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £100.00


	Cast Iron Door Knocker DK62 Original quality, mid 19th century, cast iron, door knocker of the ring form on a circular decorated backplate. The knocking ring has a clam shell in relief to the top and bottom. One replacement nut and bolt has been fitted, all has been repainted and is complete and in good and working order. 5.75" diameter x 1.5" front to back. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £220.00


Cast Iron Door Knocker DK41 Original quality, late 18th or early 19th century, cast iron door knocker, with the original hand cut nuts and bolts. The fine detail on this knocker is in the form of a pair of opposed winged sphinx, over a panel to be engraved with the name of the householder, over a swag as the knocking arm. Has been repainted and is complete and in good and working order. 9" x 4.75" and 4.5" front to back. Click on photo for larger view. Price: £260.00


	Brass Letter Flap LF179 Original, quality 1920's, cast pink brass, plain letter flap with a good sized aperture. Replacement nuts, bolts and spring have been fitted. Complete and in good and working order. External 9" x 3.75", aperture 6.5" x 1.75" and 8" bolt centres. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £145.00


Brass Letter Flap and Door Knocker LF178 Original, quality 1930's/40's, cast brass letter flap with an integral door knocker, all in a soft Art Nouveau style. Replacement nuts, bolts and spring have been fitted and all is complete and in good and working order. External 8.75" x 3.5", aperture 5.5" x 1.25" and bolt centres 6.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £75.00


	Burton Tailor's Brass Letter Flap LF177 Original, quality, pre-war, cast pink brass letter flap, with embossed detail to the flap: 'Montague Burton, The Tailor of Taste'. This was produced for the shop doors of the gentleman's tailors chain of shops throughout the United Kingdom. Replacement nuts and bolts have been fitted, has been polished and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order. External 8.5" x 3.75", aperture 6.25" x 1.5" and bolt centres 7.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £156.00


Brass Letter Flap and Door Knocker LF176 Original, quality 1920's/30's, cast brass letter flap with an integral door knocker, all in the Art Nouveau style. A replacement spring has been fitted, has been polished and is now complete and in good and working order. Exterior 7.25" x 3.5", aperture 4.25" x 1.25" and bolt centres 5.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £75.00


	Brass Letter Flap / Door Knocker LF175 Original, quality 1930's, cast pink brass letter flap with an integral door knocker. All of a simple form, but with a reasonable sized aperture. A replacement spring has been fitted and all is now complete and in good and working order. Exterior 8.25" x 4", aperture 5.5" x 1.5" and bolt centres 6.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £75.00


Brass Letter Flap and Door Knocker LF172 Original, quality cast brass letter flap with an integral door knocker, all in the Art Nouveau form. The letter flap is embossed 'Letters' in Gothic upper case and the reverse is impressed 'T. S' for the manufacturer and with the registration number for the year 1903. Replacement nuts and bolts and a spring have been fitted. All has been polished and is complete and in good and working order. 8.5" x 5" x 1.5" front to back, aperture 4.75" x 1", bolt centres 7.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £165.00


	Brass Letter Flap with Knocker LF171 Original, quality 1920's/30's cast pink brass letter flap of a plain form, with an integral dropped loop door knocker mounted below with the original knocking stud. Replacement nuts and bolts and spring have been fitted and all has been fully overhauled. This is a most unusual layout for a knocker and letter flap, but it looks balanced, works well and is complete and in good and working order. Letter flap exterior 9" x 4", total drop including knocker 8", aperture 6.5" x 2" and bolt centres 7.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £235.00


Kenrick Cast Iron Letter Flap and Door Pull LF170 Original, quality cast iron door pull bar with an integral letter flap in the Aesthetic Movement style. The flap is impressed 'Letters' in upper case and the reverse is embossed 'A Kenrick & Sons' for the maker, 'No 8' for the model and with the registration number for the year 1884. All has been cleaned and lacquered, a replacement spring has been fitted and all is complete and in good and working order. Backplate 10.75" x 3", total drop 4.75", aperture 5" x 1" and 2.75" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £135.00


	Brass Letter Flap and Door Pull Bar LF167 Original, quality, 1920's/30's, cast pink brass letter flap with a horizontal pull bar fitted to the front. The flap is inlaid with 'Letters' in upper case white enamel, otherwise all is fairly plain. Replacement nuts and bolts and spring have been fitted. A truely great letter flap with a sensible aperture, complete and in good and working order. 13" x 4.5" x 2.75" front to back, aperture 10" x 2.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £365.00


Chromed Letter Flap LF166 Original, quality, 1920's, chrome plated on brass, plain letter flap with replacement nuts and bolts fitted. All is complete and in good and working order. 8.5" x 4", aperture 6.5" x 2.25". Click on photo for larger or other views. Price: £85.00


	Brass Letter Flap LF165 Original, quality, 1920's, cast pink brass plain letter flap with replacement nuts, bolts and spring fitted. All is complete and in good and working order. 8" x 3.5". Aperture 6" x 1.75" Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00


Huge Brass Letter Flap LF161 Original, quality, 1920's/30's, huge, pink brass letter flap, cut down from an even larger sub post office posting box plate. The detail above the aperture 'Posting Box' in upper cased white enamel inlay has a few chips to the 'O' and 'X', but otherwise, all is complete and in good and working order. Replacement bar, spring, nuts and bolts have been fitted and two extra long lengths of threaded bar are included to cater for the thicker walls. A superb quality, very large letter flap. 20.5" x 10.75" x 1", aperture 12" x 3" and bolt centres 17" and 8.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £750.00


	Brass Letter Flap with Door Pull LF160 Original, quality cast brass letter flap with an integral door pull bar, circa 1900. The backplate and the bar are in matching deep horizontal ribbing and the flap has 'Letters' in upper case in relief. A replacement new spring has been fitted and all is complete and in good and working order. 8" x 3" x 2.5" front to back, aperture 4.7" x 1 3/8" and bolt centres 7.25". Click on photo for larger and reverse views. Price: £89.00


Brass Letter Flap LF159 Original, quality, 1920/30's, plain cast pink brass letter flap with replacement nuts and bolts fitted. Complete and in good and working order. 8.25" x 3", aperture 5.25" x 1.5" and bolt centres 7". Click on photo for larger and reverse views. Price: £75.00


	Yale Brass Door Knocker with Letter Flap LF154 Original quality cast pink brass Post War vertical letter flap with a small door knocker and the facility to house a Yale lock barrel face. Replacement nuts, bolts and spring have been fitted. Has been polished, lacquered, fully overhauled and is complete and in good and working order. Backplate 8.25" x 2.5", aperture 4.75" x 1.5"+ 1.25" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £145.00


Yale Brass Door Knocker with Letter Flap LF153 Original quality cast brass Post War vertical letter flap with a small door knocker and the facility to house a Yale lock barrel face. Replacement nuts, bolts and spring have been fitted. Has been polished, lacquered, fully overhauled and is complete and in good and working order. Backplate 11.75" x 2.25", aperture 5.25" x 1.5"+ 1" front to back, bolt centres 7.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £115.00


	Brass Door Knocker and Letter Flap LF150 Original quality, cast brass letter flap with an integral door knocker with a heart shaped finger grip. The reverse is stamped with the registration number for the year 1909. Replacement nuts, bolts and spring have been fitted and a good repair has been made to the knocker. Now all is complete and in good and working order. 8" x 4" + 1.25" front to back, aperture 4.25" x 1.5", between bolts 6". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00


Huge Brass Letter Flap LF142 Original quality, 1920/30's, very large, cast brass letter flap with a plain outer frame and a punch decorated flap with 'Letters' in a large upper cased gothic form. The reverse is fitted with four replacement bolts with nuts and washers and all is complete and in good and working order. Originally chrome plated and now polished to the brass. Outer 13.75" x 7", aperture 10" x 3" and bolt centres 12.5". Click on photo for larger and reverse views. Price: £450.00


	Brass Vertical Letter Flap & Door Knocker LF120 Original quality unusual cast brass vertical letter flap of a delicate form, circa 1900/20's, with an integral door knocker and embossed 'Letters' in upper case to the flap / knocker. Replacement nuts and bolts have been fitted, now is complete and in good and working order. 8" length, 2" wide, aperture 5" x 1 - 1.25", and bolt centres 6.5". Click on photo for larger and reverse views. Price: £120.00


Small Copper Letter Flap LF112 Original quality, 1920's, pressed copper letter flap with an embossed design to the surround and 'Letters' in gothic, upper cased type style. A small but pretty letter flap complete and in good and working order. 6.25" x 2.52, aperture 4.5" x 1". To be mounted using 2 bolts or screws, not included. Click on photo for larger and reverse views. Price: £50.00


	Brass Letter Flap, Door Pull & Bell Push LF107 Original quality, 1920's, unusual cast brass letter flap, with an integral door pull and an electric bell push. A very unusual combination; the only one we have seen. The pull bar and backplate are in the Art Nouveau style and the bell press has a ceramic push button. The registration number for the year 1922 is stamped to the reverse. Replacement nuts, bolts and spring have been fitted, all has been fully overhauled and is complete and in good and working order. 10" x 5.5" x 2" front to back, 1.5" to be recessed, aperture 5" x 1.25", bolt centres 7.5". Click on photo for larger and reverse views. Price: £220.00


Large Brass Letter Flap LF98 Original quality, 1920's, large pink brass plain letter flap, with '24 Old Bond St' and 'Atkinsons' inlaid in white enamel to the face and four yellow brass domed bolts for fixing. The enamel inlay could be covered over with two plates if required. All is complete and in good and working order. External 12.5" x 7.5", aperture 8" x 3", bolt centres 10.5" x 5.125". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £225.00


	Arts & Crafts Letter Flap LF94 Original quality, 1920's, beaten copper letter flap, with 'Letters' in upper case to the flap. The type style and the whole shape of this item are seriously of the Arts and Crafts Movement style, but we have no details of its provenance. A stunning copper door plate, complete and in good and working order. Widest at bottom 18", top 12.75", 7.5" high, aperture 7.5" x 1.75". Click on photo for larger and reverse views. Price: £285.00


Brass Letter Flap & Door Pull LF90 Original quality cast pink brass letter flap with an integral pull bar underneath, circa 1900, all in a subtle Art Nouveau style. Replacement nuts and bolts have been fitted and now all is complete and in good and working order. 8.25" x 4" x 2.25" front to back, aperture 4.75" x 1.25", bolt centres 6". Click on photo for larger and reverse views. Price: £100.00


	Brass Letter Flap LF88 Original quality, 1920's, brass letter flap of an unusual design, with a shaped cover to the aperture with 'Letters' in upper case. A brass plate has been fixed to the top face covering up a previous owner's name and can be removed for engraving if required. Replacement nuts and bolts have been fitted and all is now complete and in good and working order. 7.75" x 4" x 0.5", aperture 5" x 1.25", bolt centres 5". Click on photo for larger and reverse views. Price: £75.00


Brass Vertical Letter Flap & Door Pull LF64 Original quality, cast brass vertical letter flap with an integral door pull, circa 1880/1900, with 'Letters' in upper case running down the flap. An unusual design letter flap. Replacement nuts and bolts fitted and now complete and in good and working order. 11.5" x 2.5", aperture 5.75" x 0.75", bolt centres 7". Click on photo for larger and other views Price: £115.00


	Cast Iron Vertical Letter Flap LF62 Original quality cast iron vertical letter flap in the Art Nouveau form, impressed to the reverse with the model no. 1949 and the registration number for the year 1907. Has been repainted and is complete and in good and working order. 7" tall x 3.75" wide, aperture 4.25" x 0.75", bolt centres 5.75". Click on photo for larger and extra view Price: £30.00


Brass Letter Flap with Door Pull LF58 Original quality, late 19th century, unused cast brass small letter flap with integral door pull bar. The original matt gilt and high gilt finish is as new, the bolts are replacements and now all is complete and in good and working order. 7.75" x 2.25", front to back 2.25", aperture 4" x 1", bolt centres 6.25". Click on photo for larger and extra view Price: £68.00


	Brass Letter Flap LF46 Original quality unused brass letter flap of an Art Nouveau style, circa 1900. Replacement nuts and bolts fitted. Complete and in good and working order 8" x 3.25", bolt centres 6". Aperture 7.75" x 1.75" high. Click on photo for larger and extra view Price: £60.00


Brass Vertical Letter Flap & Knocker LF37 Original quality brass vertical letter flap, circa 1900, cast with 'Letters' and with an integral door knocker beneath. Marked to the front 'Registered Sample'. Complete and in good and working order. 8" wide x 7.25" tall x 1.25" front to back. Click on photo for larger view. Price: £130.00

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