Wrought iron pendulum knocker. The plate framed with twists has three compartments. The two outer compartments are decorated with a nice orbit work on a background of old velvet. The central part houses the elongated dragon-shaped door leaf whose tail curls up to the top of the decor. The dragon, chiselled in a round hump, is placed on a hammer-shaped support. The quadrangular axis turns in two small notched housings. The plate is surmounted by a stylized crown of openwork iron. The lock is from the 15th century or early 16th century. On the other hand the casement and its dragon and the axis are posterior. Width: 14 cm - Height: 28,5 cm

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