Bronzes / Brass /Pewter etc >> 19TH C BRASS GRIFFIN DOOR PORTER
A 19th Century Brass Door Porter.
The door stop in the form of a very fierce griffin. The beast in profile, roaring as he holds a scrolled cartouche. The griffin seated on a gadroon capped plinth, the concave edge fronted by a scroll and medallion front panel, and finished with a stepped rectangular foot. The rear with lead loading.
Date circa 1850.
Height 10 inches, 26cm.
Width 7 1/2 inches, 19cm.
Depth 2 1/2 inches, 6cm.