Very Large Early 19th Century Italian bronze door Knocker ( sold )
An Italian, very large scale, early 19th century bronze door knocker, depicting Neptune and seahorses, after Alessandro Vittoria, Italian, 1525-1608. The Nemean lion mask surmount above a figure of Neptune within a pierced cartouche of opposed sea horses on a shell, the circular striking plate cast in the form of a patera.
Provenance: Jeffrey Whitehead, Esq., The Mayes, East Grinstead, until sold Christie's, London, 4-5 & 9 August 1915, lot 870;
Willam Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme, acquired from D.L. Osaac's (invoice 1 September 1915, £14), at The Hill, Thornton Manor;
The Leverhulme Collection, Thornton Manor,
Wirral, Merseyside, Sotheby's, 26-28 June 2001, lot 1077.
This door knocker is noted in the inventories in the collection of Jeffrey Whitehead. Although, little is known of him, he appears to have been a stockbroker and a passionate collector of works of art and embroidery.
Italy circa 1830
Sold
Provenance: Jeffrey Whitehead, Esq., The Mayes, East Grinstead, until sold Christie's, London, 4-5 & 9 August 1915, lot 870;
Willam Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme, acquired from D.L. Osaac's (invoice 1 September 1915, £14), at The Hill, Thornton Manor;
The Leverhulme Collection, Thornton Manor,
Wirral, Merseyside, Sotheby's, 26-28 June 2001, lot 1077.
This door knocker is noted in the inventories in the collection of Jeffrey Whitehead. Although, little is known of him, he appears to have been a stockbroker and a passionate collector of works of art and embroidery.
Italy circa 1830
Sold
H 24" x W 11" x D 4"
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