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Alle Auktionen / Möbel, Design und Spiegel / Door knocker - 18th century
It is an antique forged Gothic door knocker, very likely from the 17th century or even earlier, that preserves all the signs of authenticity typical of a piece from a Spanish convent: hand-worked iron, deep patina, honest wear, and above all, the blacksmith’s marks, those minimal yet unmistakable traces that reveal the strike, the rhythm, and the technique of the traditional craft. Here the forge does not seek complacent beauty: it seeks strength, function, and character. The two curved blades, sturdy and slightly asymmetrical, display the manual workmanship without industrial molds. The iron, dark and rough, retains the original texture of the fire and the hammer, with small irregularities that are precisely what certify its age. In the joining area you can appreciate those linear and dotted marks that betray the smith’s fit, the closure of the hot metal, and the final adjustment of the strike. The form, austere and forceful, fits perfectly within the late Gothic and proto-Gothic tradition of convents and religious houses: pieces made to last, to endure centuries of use, and to convey a severe, almost monastic presence. There is no superfluous decoration; the beauty lies in the honesty of the iron and in the history it carries. It is a knocker that did not merely open doors: it announced a world. Each blacksmith’s mark is a fragment of that ancient, silent, disciplined world. Certified shipping and good packaging.
Schätzpreis:€200
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