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How do door knockers work?
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Door knockers work because of their hinged design. After you mount the back plate onto a door, the striker portion hangs from the frame on the hinge, allowing you to raise it up and strike it against the backing. On 1stDibs, find a range of antique and vintage door knockers.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Continental Austrian Brass Door Knockers
Located in Queens, NY
2 Continental Austrian style (20th Century) brass door knockers with double headed eagle design
Category
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
English Georgian Brass Lion Door Knockers
Located in Queens, NY
2 English Georgian style (modern) brass lions head door knockers. (PRICED EACH)
Category
20th Century British Georgian Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
$800 / item
Pair of Bronze Door Knockers, Italy, 1980s
Located in Palermo, IT
Pair of bronze door knockers, Italy, 1980s
Found in a warehouse, they have never been used. Intact
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Spanish Art Deco Architectural Wrought Iron Door Knockers, c. 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of Art Deco ornamental door knockers in cast iron.
Spain, 1930s
Large size.
Monumental antique
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Doors and Gates
Materials
Iron
French Empire Style Bronze Dore Door Knockers
Located in Queens, NY
2 French Empire style (20th Century) bronze dore door knockers with swan head (PRICED EACH).
Category
20th Century French Empire Architectural Elements
Materials
Bronze
$1,200 / item
Antique Style Cast Bronze / Brass Lion Head Door Knockers, Sold Individually
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking and substantial cast bronze / brass lion head door knockers, modeled in the grand European
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass, Bronze


