Three knockers of the 17th and 18th centuries. -... Lot 25 B

Three knockers of the 17th and 18th centuries. - Doorknocker in patinated bronze. It represents a bearded grotesque mask between two leafy and crenellated consoles. Simple lace, covered with a copper leaf on an iron core. - Doorknocker in chased and patinated bronze ring. Of almost circular shape, it figures two dolphins, the body covered with foliage holding the chased leaf of a lion's head. At the top, the tails of the dolphins end in scrolls on both sides of a small iron lace decorated with nets. - Chased bronze ring knocker. In the shape of an almost circular ring, it presents instead of the clapper a mask of grotesque flanked by a succession of volutes. The rest of the ring, fluted, ends with two strong rings enclosing an important circular lace, moulded iron. Chased cast bronze.