Rare Doorknobs & Fine Architectural Antiques

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Rare Doorknobs & Fine Architectural Antiques

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Collector grade antique builders' hardware including doorknobs, hinges, sash lifts, door plates, and mansion quality door handles. Best quality material from great names such as Russell & Erwin, Mallory Wheeler, Corbin, Sargent, Nashua, Metallic Compression Casting Company, and including rarites such as MW Eagle knob, MCCC/R&E Doggie, Nahsua Fern knobs, R&E Lion with arrowhead plate, John Wannamker, Tiffany and Vanderbilt, Louis Sullivan and George Elmslie; pair of Marley door plates from Yale & Towne, and a rare Crow Wing County entry door knob and plate. Other lots include vintage bath and kitchen items from names such as J.L. Mott, Meyer Sniffen, and Brasscrafters. Plus antique lighting, unusual garden statuary, and a 1873 Mansard roof parlor stove. Everything is offered without hidden reserves. A single bid can win any lot.

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Homer Loughlin Entry Knob: Nice example of the famous Homer Loughlin knob. A nice big oval cast in red bronze, with beautiful calligraphy recessed into the top. Homer Loughlin was an American icon of creative business strategy

0098: Homer Loughlin Entry KnobEst. $90-$125

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0099: Hudson Country CourthouseEst. $150-$200Lot Passed

Crow Wing County Knob and Door Plate: This has to be one the very best all time doorknob designs from Crow Wing County, WI. This black bird with the golden eye, sitting among his tree branches is just too engaging. And knowing it’s a

0100: Crow Wing County Knob and Door PlateEst. $400-$500Lot Passed

Deco Knob & Plate: Unusual bronze Art Deco passage knob that looks like a space alien. It did not start life on this door plate but the two match up very well. The plate measures 7” x 2.5”. The knob has great old

0101: Deco Knob & PlateEst. $45-$60Lot Passed

Odd Fellows Passage Knob: Odd Fellows bronze passage knob from c. 1900. Excellent color and condition.

0102: Odd Fellows Passage KnobEst. $55-$75Lot Passed

Jumbo Oval Knob: Unusual jumbo size oval knob, 3.25” x 2.25”. Dates from c. 1900 but has a nice modernist design. Note the strong finger bank and the footed shank that would fit into a high collar rosette. Nice

0103: Jumbo Oval KnobEst. $60-$80Lot Passed

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Park Lane Hotel: Oval bronze passage knob from the Park Lane hotel New York, a landmark building from the mid-20th Century. As found, with decades of historical handshakes included.

0104: Park Lane HotelEst. $40-$50

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Two Large Garden Pagodas: Two large cement garden pagodas. Close but not exactly a pair; one is 12” x12” 36” and the other is 18” x 18” x 39”. Both have some age and great style. Call us regarding shipping or

0105: Two Large Garden PagodasEst. $225-$300

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Rockingham Door Knob: This is a nice Rockingham hex knob, 2.5” diameter, based in a tapered brass shank. Likely made Nashua c. 1870. As found, with old paint splatters but otherwise is fine condition.

0106: Rockingham Door KnobEst. $60-$80Lot Passed

Meyer Sniffen Towel Bar: Nice long vintage glass towel bar, 30” long and ½” diameter. The nickel plated ends are solid cast brass and are marked “Meyer Sniffen Co Lt’d New York”. This is one of the best names in

0107: Meyer Sniffen Towel BarEst. $150-$200Lot Passed

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Masonic Doorknob Bookends: Two bookends made from some of the very best Masonic door hardware. Dimensions are 8.25" x 7.75”. Note the symbolic details and the fine quality casting. The passage size knobs are the same design

0108: Masonic Doorknob BookendsEst. $180-$225

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Quality Door Hinge by Sargent: Very decorative bronze door hinge by Sargent, c. 1880s. Marked L 4.5”x 4,5”. Very good condition.

0109: Quality Door Hinge by SargentEst. $75-$95Lot Passed

Clipper Ship Knob: The clipper ship knob is from a Boston savings bank. Example in high relief are hard to find. This one is excellent.

0110: Clipper Ship KnobEst. $170-$200Lot Passed

Louis Sullivan Door Plates from the Chicago Stock: The Chicago Stock Exchange building was design by architects Adler & Sullivan and completed in 1894. Both these creative men were highly regarded at the time and their reputations have grown over the

0111: Louis Sullivan Door Plates from the Chicago StockEst. $2,300-$2,600Lot Passed

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Corbin Entry Door Set: Bronze entry door set from Corbin that matched the design in Lot #1. One entry door plate with double keyholes and a swing cover, 9.5Â” x 2.25Â”; one interior door plate with a single keyway,

0112: Corbin Entry Door SetEst. $175-$250

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Eight Good Corbin Sash Lifts: Eight bronze sash lifts by Corbin in the same design as the previous lot. They measure 3.5” 1.5”. All clean and ready to install.

0113: Eight Good Corbin Sash LiftsEst. $55-$85

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Early Painted Porcelain: An unusual painted porcelain passage knob that dates from the mid-19th. Century. Note the cream color and country blue decoration. Also note the unusual footed brass shank. As found in very nice

0114: Early Painted PorcelainEst. $60-$80Lot Passed

Monel Mail Slot: Nice large mail slot cast from Monel metal. 10” x 3”. It does not appear to have every had a spring function behind the flap. Great Arts & Crafts style.

0115: Monel Mail SlotEst. $35-$45Lot Passed

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Pair of Balloon Knobs with Rosettes: Unusual bronze knobs in the form of air balloons. Both are passage size and retain the original rosettes. Note the hidden plates that were secured to the door and locked the rosettes in place, thus

0116: Pair of Balloon Knobs with RosettesEst. $55-$75

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Pair of Fine Top Hat Glass Knobs: Pair of early American glass knobs with a great top hat form. Passage size with tapered shanks and with the original disc rosettes. Found with the small mortise lock that is marked YALE. Excellent

0117: Pair of Fine Top Hat Glass KnobsEst. $55-$85

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Scarce Oval Knob with Chinese Figure: Fine oval gilded bronze knob with a Chinese figure wearing a robe and a pointed hat, and with a long pigtail. Note that the rosette is attached to the knob so no screws are needed. The knob measures

0118: Scarce Oval Knob with Chinese FigureEst. $325-$400Lot Passed

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Rustic Door Set with Original Folding Key: Great old rustic door set dating from the 1870s. A large surface mounted lock, 6” x 3.5”, that is marked “ M W Co New Haven”; a big, heavy keeper that is 9” long; a big cast iron key hole

0119: Rustic Door Set with Original Folding KeyEst. $60-$80

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Two Colorful Porcelain Knobs with Rosettes: Here are two colorful porcelain doorknobs measuring 2” and 2.5”. There is a patent date of 1907 stamped into bottom of the brass shanks. They look European but take an American passage size

0120: Two Colorful Porcelain Knobs with RosettesEst. $90-$125Lot Passed

Pair of Old Sink Taps: Pair of heavy cast brass sink taps with large, finger molded spring action “Crown” handles. They are 4.75” high and extend 4” from the wall. Marked “’Paragon’ The Sanitary Co.

0121: Pair of Old Sink TapsEst. $75-$100Lot Passed

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