Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Door Knockers

I am fascinated by old door knckers, you can still easily find some original ones around here, like this one in “Via Maggi”.Opposite “Palazzo de Larderel”, in “Via de Larderel”. A knocker not in very good shape in “Corso Mazzini”.In “Via Magenta”, clearly not original but it is eye catching.

15 comments:

Luis Gomez said...

These are truly original and beautiful!

Lowell said...

I like door knockers, too...unless they're Mormon missionaries or Jehovah Witnesses...

Nah, just kidding...I do like your kind of door knockers. I can't recall seeing anything similar around here...

Kaori said...

I think I'm more used to seeing the ring-type door knockers. There are very artistic looking, especially the one in the third photo. Nice ;-D

Halcyon said...

These are really cool specimens.

Clueless in Boston said...

Great series of door knockers. Who'd have guessed there was such a variety.

cieldequimper said...

Strange, I've been going around looking for knockers too lately!

I especially like the first one.

joo said...

They are superb!!! I'm also fascinated by door knocers and handles and take photos of them every time I come across one.
It's difficult to decide which I like the most, but I think it's a first one.

Gunn said...

As I have said before, you have eyes for details.
These are really arty and nice. Thanks for sharing.

Dina said...

They are very serious.
Were you ever tempted to try one and to knock really loud?

Wolynski said...

Oh, how quaint. No bells, then? Doors must be really thick if you simply can't knock with your knuckle.

Love your knocker photos.

Lois said...

They are all lovely and very interesting to look at. I really like the color of the door in the first picture!

Cezar and Léia said...

Great idea for this set of pictures, I think these doors are so charming!
Hugs
Léia

Unknown said...

Great selection, VP! All are beautiful!

Kate said...

I like the contrast between the old and the new.

tapirgal said...

Your city has such great hardware. I'm surprised it hasn't been stolen.