{"title":"Hardware","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"pair-of-vintage-black-louvered-shutters-with-aged-brass-lion-head-pulls-c-1940s-1950s","title":"Pair of Vintage Black Louvered Shutters with Aged Brass Lion-Head Pulls, c. 1940s–1950s","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-69ff110c-a3fc-83e8-b838-aaad75fb79fc-14\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"relative w-full overflow-visible\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-69ff110c-a3fc-83e8-b838-aaad75fb79fc-14\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-69ff110c-a3fc-83e8-b838-aaad75fb79fc-14\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-52\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"6108754f-a05e-4159-a882-71986d99b616\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5-thinking\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1bcf42u\" data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"103\"\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"105\" data-end=\"512\"\u003eA striking pair of \u003cstrong data-start=\"124\" data-end=\"160\"\u003evintage wooden louvered shutters\u003c\/strong\u003e, dating to approximately the \u003cstrong data-start=\"190\" data-end=\"205\"\u003e1940s–1950s\u003c\/strong\u003e, newly refinished in a rich black painted finish and accented with aged brass \u003cstrong data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"308\"\u003elion-head ring pulls\u003c\/strong\u003e. Tall, narrow, and architectural, these shutters have the kind of dramatic vertical presence that makes a wall, cabinet, or display area feel instantly more considered. Civilization survives another day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"514\" data-end=\"852\"\u003eOriginally painted blue, the shutters have been thoughtfully updated in black, giving them a cleaner, more elevated look while preserving their vintage wood character and original decorative hardware. The brass lion-head pulls are the standout detail, showing beautiful age, oxidation, and patina that adds depth against the black finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"854\" data-end=\"1020\"\u003eSold as a pair, these pieces work beautifully as architectural salvage, wall decor, cabinet doors, closet accents, retail display panels, or layered interior objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1vshzo8\" data-start=\"1022\" data-end=\"1045\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1047\" data-end=\"1393\"\u003eLouvered shutters have long been used for ventilation, light control, privacy, and architectural detailing. By the mid-20th century, wooden louvered shutters appeared in homes, cabinets, closets, built-ins, and decorative interior applications, especially in spaces influenced by colonial revival, tropical, Mediterranean, and traditional design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1395\" data-end=\"1684\"\u003eThis pair carries that functional architectural history, but the updated black finish gives them a more modern decorative edge. The aged brass lion-head ring pulls introduce a Neoclassical and Regency-inspired note, adding a sense of old-world character to the otherwise clean linear form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1686\" data-end=\"1985\"\u003eThe result is a pair of shutters that feels both historic and highly usable. They have the structure and age of vintage architectural pieces, but the black finish allows them to move easily into current interiors, from moody traditional rooms to boutique retail displays and collected gallery walls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1bw7wp4\" data-start=\"1987\" data-end=\"2009\"\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2011\" data-end=\"2365\"\u003eThis pair of vintage louvered shutters is constructed from wood with horizontal slats, framed panels, and aged brass lion-head ring pulls. Each shutter has been repainted in black over an earlier blue finish, giving the pair a more refined and versatile appearance while still allowing the underlying vintage texture and wood character to remain visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2367\" data-end=\"2586\"\u003eThe brass hardware shows authentic patina, including darkening, oxidation, and surface wear. The lion-head design adds sculptural detail and contrast, making the shutters feel more elevated than standard utility panels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2588\" data-end=\"2883\"\u003eThese pieces may be leaned decoratively, mounted as wall panels, used as cabinet or closet doors with proper hardware, or incorporated into a retail or interior display. They are especially strong when styled against plaster walls, dark wood, brass lighting, antique mirrors, or layered artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"4zmfa9\" data-start=\"2885\" data-end=\"2906\"\u003eProduct Attributes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TyagGW_tableContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"group TyagGW_tableWrapper flex flex-col-reverse w-fit\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003ctable data-start=\"2908\" data-end=\"3988\" class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\"\u003e\n\u003cthead data-start=\"2908\" data-end=\"2931\"\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"2908\" data-end=\"2931\"\u003e\n\u003cth data-start=\"2908\" data-end=\"2920\" data-col-size=\"sm\" class=\"\"\u003eAttribute\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth data-start=\"2920\" data-end=\"2931\" data-col-size=\"lg\" class=\"\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody data-start=\"2942\" data-end=\"3988\"\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"2942\" data-end=\"2993\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2942\" data-end=\"2949\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eItem\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2949\" data-end=\"2993\" data-col-size=\"lg\"\u003ePair of vintage wooden louvered shutters\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"2994\" data-end=\"3032\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2994\" data-end=\"3011\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eEstimated Date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"lg\" data-start=\"3011\" data-end=\"3032\"\u003eCirca 1940s–1950s\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"3033\" data-end=\"3072\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"3033\" data-end=\"3044\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"lg\" data-start=\"3044\" data-end=\"3072\"\u003eWood with brass hardware\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"3073\" data-end=\"3130\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"3073\" data-end=\"3082\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eFinish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"3082\" data-end=\"3130\" data-col-size=\"lg\"\u003eNewly repainted black over prior blue finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"3131\" data-end=\"3177\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"3131\" data-end=\"3142\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eHardware\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"lg\" data-start=\"3142\" data-end=\"3177\"\u003eAged brass lion-head ring pulls\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"3178\" data-end=\"3289\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"3178\" data-end=\"3186\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"lg\" data-start=\"3186\" data-end=\"3289\"\u003eArchitectural salvage, Neoclassical, Regency-inspired, colonial revival, traditional, moody vintage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"3290\" data-end=\"3344\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"3290\" data-end=\"3297\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eForm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"lg\" data-start=\"3297\" data-end=\"3344\"\u003eTall rectangular louvered shutters \/ panels\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"3345\" data-end=\"3371\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"3345\" data-end=\"3356\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eQuantity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"lg\" data-start=\"3356\" data-end=\"3371\"\u003ePair of two\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"3372\" data-end=\"3437\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"3372\" data-end=\"3393\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eApprox. Dimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"lg\" data-start=\"3393\" data-end=\"3437\"\u003eAbout 55–65 in tall x 12–16 in wide each\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"3438\" data-end=\"3472\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"3438\" data-end=\"3454\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eApprox. Depth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"lg\" data-start=\"3454\" data-end=\"3472\"\u003eAbout 1–1.5 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"3473\" data-end=\"3512\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"3473\" data-end=\"3490\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eApprox. Weight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"lg\" data-start=\"3490\" data-end=\"3512\"\u003eAbout 8–14 lb each\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"3513\" data-end=\"3676\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"3513\" data-end=\"3525\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"3525\" data-end=\"3676\" data-col-size=\"lg\"\u003eVintage condition with age-related wear, surface texture, imperfections, old paint history, and patina to brass hardware. Recently repainted black.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"3677\" data-end=\"3819\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"3677\" data-end=\"3695\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eFunctional Note\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"3695\" data-end=\"3819\" data-col-size=\"lg\"\u003eSold as decorative architectural salvage. Installation hardware and mounting method not included unless otherwise noted.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"3820\" data-end=\"3960\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"3820\" data-end=\"3838\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eRecommended Use\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"lg\" data-start=\"3838\" data-end=\"3960\"\u003eWall decor, cabinet doors, closet doors, retail display, architectural accent, room divider detail, photo styling prop\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"3961\" data-end=\"3988\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"3961\" data-end=\"3972\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eLocation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"lg\" data-start=\"3972\" data-end=\"3988\"\u003eReno, Nevada\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1gibbba\" data-start=\"3990\" data-end=\"4007\"\u003eCondition Note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4009\" data-end=\"4275\"\u003eThese shutters are vintage and show age-related wear, including surface irregularities, older paint texture beneath the new finish, minor scuffs, wood imperfections, and patina to the brass lion-head pulls. They have been repainted black over an earlier blue finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4277\" data-end=\"4496\"\u003eThe shutters are sold as decorative architectural salvage. Any functional installation should be completed with appropriate hardware and professional mounting, because apparently gravity still insists on being involved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1gegj36\" data-start=\"4498\" data-end=\"4530\"\u003eWhy This Belongs in Your Home\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4532\" data-end=\"4885\"\u003eThese shutters bring instant architecture to a space. The black finish gives them a clean, moody presence, while the louvered slats add texture, shadow, and vertical rhythm. The aged brass lion-head pulls keep them from feeling flat or overly modern, adding just enough patina and ornament to make the pair feel collected rather than newly manufactured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4887\" data-end=\"5227\"\u003eThey would be beautiful mounted on either side of a mirror, used as cabinet or closet doors, leaned behind a console, or styled in a retail display with art, textiles, lighting, and antique objects. They also work well as a backdrop for a layered vignette, especially in interiors that mix dark finishes, brass, wood, and historical detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5229\" data-end=\"5245\"\u003eStyle them with:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5247\" data-end=\"5457\"\u003e→ Antique mirrors\u003cbr data-start=\"5264\" data-end=\"5267\"\u003e→ Brass sconces or lamps\u003cbr data-start=\"5291\" data-end=\"5294\"\u003e→ Oil paintings\u003cbr data-start=\"5309\" data-end=\"5312\"\u003e→ Dark wood furniture\u003cbr data-start=\"5333\" data-end=\"5336\"\u003e→ Linen upholstery\u003cbr data-start=\"5354\" data-end=\"5357\"\u003e→ Woven baskets\u003cbr data-start=\"5372\" data-end=\"5375\"\u003e→ Stone or ceramic vessels\u003cbr data-start=\"5401\" data-end=\"5404\"\u003e→ Leather, iron, and collected architectural pieces\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5459\" data-end=\"5703\"\u003eThe strength of this pair is the contrast: black painted wood, ribbed louvered texture, and aged brass hardware. They feel refined, dramatic, and useful without losing their vintage character. A small miracle, considering they started out blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Viridian Eclection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43210997334121,"sku":"VE-0918","price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/0093\/9369\/files\/WoodenVintageShuttersBlack-Viridiain.png?v=1778407412"},{"product_id":"pair-of-vintage-brown-molded-plastic-double-wall-hooks-c-1960s-1970s","title":"Pair of Vintage Brown Molded Plastic Double Wall Hooks, c. 1960s–1970s","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a4768df-f0d4-83e8-a060-bd37c175700e-3\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a4768df-f0d4-83e8-a060-bd37c175700e-3\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a4768df-f0d4-83e8-a060-bd37c175700e-3\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-42\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\" class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ed1d3875-80f3-4598-94dc-405e1ae3b14c\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5-thinking\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"70czwu\" data-start=\"1169\" data-end=\"1184\"\u003eThe Design\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1185\" data-end=\"1566\"\u003eA pair of vintage molded plastic double wall hooks in a warm caramel-brown finish, each formed with a rounded lower hook and taller upper hook for hanging coats, hats, towels, robes, or bags. The sculpted profile gives the pair a soft mid-century utility look, practical but still more visually considered than modern hardware, which often looks like it gave up during the meeting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1568\" data-end=\"1760\"\u003eEach hook includes an attached screw mount for installation. One retains an original \u003cstrong data-start=\"1653\" data-end=\"1675\"\u003e39¢ retail sticker\u003c\/strong\u003e with stock number \u003cstrong data-start=\"1694\" data-end=\"1707\"\u003e5190054-9\u003c\/strong\u003e, giving the pair a deadstock hardware-store quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"i2she1\" data-start=\"1762\" data-end=\"1789\"\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1790\" data-end=\"1912\"\u003eLikely \u003cstrong data-start=\"1797\" data-end=\"1815\"\u003ec. 1960s–1970s\u003c\/strong\u003e molded plastic wall hooks. Original retail sticker remains on one hook. No maker’s mark visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1914\" data-end=\"2024\"\u003eCondition is vintage with minor surface wear, light scuffing, and age-related marks. Screw mounts are present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"189qedo\" data-start=\"2026\" data-end=\"2044\"\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TyagGW_tableContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"group TyagGW_tableWrapper flex flex-col-reverse w-fit\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003ctable data-start=\"2046\" data-end=\"2500\" class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\"\u003e\n\u003cthead data-start=\"2046\" data-end=\"2068\"\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"2046\" data-end=\"2068\"\u003e\n\u003cth data-start=\"2046\" data-end=\"2058\" data-col-size=\"sm\" class=\"last:pe-10\"\u003eAttribute\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth data-start=\"2058\" data-end=\"2068\" data-col-size=\"md\" class=\"last:pe-10\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody data-start=\"2079\" data-end=\"2500\"\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"2079\" data-end=\"2140\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2079\" data-end=\"2093\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eObject Type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2093\" data-end=\"2140\" data-col-size=\"md\"\u003eDouble wall hooks \/ coat hooks \/ robe hooks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"2141\" data-end=\"2160\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2141\" data-end=\"2152\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eQuantity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2152\" data-end=\"2160\" data-col-size=\"md\"\u003ePair\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"2161\" data-end=\"2188\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2161\" data-end=\"2170\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003ePeriod\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2170\" data-end=\"2188\" data-col-size=\"md\"\u003ec. 1960s–1970s\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"2189\" data-end=\"2238\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2189\" data-end=\"2200\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2200\" data-end=\"2238\" data-col-size=\"md\"\u003eMolded plastic, metal screw mounts\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"2239\" data-end=\"2280\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2239\" data-end=\"2247\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eColor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2247\" data-end=\"2280\" data-col-size=\"md\"\u003eCaramel brown \/ reddish brown\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"2281\" data-end=\"2351\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2281\" data-end=\"2292\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eMarkings\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2292\" data-end=\"2351\" data-col-size=\"md\"\u003eOriginal 39¢ retail sticker with stock number 5190054-9\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"2352\" data-end=\"2431\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2352\" data-end=\"2364\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2364\" data-end=\"2431\" data-col-size=\"md\"\u003eVintage; minor surface wear and original retail sticker present\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"2432\" data-end=\"2500\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2432\" data-end=\"2438\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eUse\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"2438\" data-end=\"2500\" data-col-size=\"md\"\u003eWall-mounted hooks for coats, hats, towels, robes, or bags\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1mwgqex\" data-start=\"2502\" data-end=\"2534\"\u003eWhy It Belongs In Your Home\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2535\" data-end=\"2905\"\u003eThese are small but useful pieces of vintage hardware: warm in color, simple in form, and easy to integrate into an entryway, mudroom, bathroom, closet, workshop, or restoration project. The original 39¢ sticker gives them that excellent old-store-stock charm, back when hardware had personality and didn’t arrive in a blister pack with branding louder than the product.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-center\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Viridian Eclection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47764475969641,"sku":"VE-1189","price":64.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/0093\/9369\/files\/CCBBAE55-69A8-4DDD-8ABB-4325EA4F7583_1_105_c.jpg?v=1783410283"},{"product_id":"salvaged-wood-window-sash-chippy-green-over-white-paint-with-original-glass-american-c-1910-1940","title":"Salvaged Wood Window Sash, Chippy Green over White Paint with Original Glass, American, c. 1910–1940","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA wonderfully weathered salvaged window sash with exactly the paint history collectors hunt for: a soft sage-green top coat worn back through to an older white beneath, chipping and flaking across the rails and stiles in a way no one could reproduce on purpose. The frame is solid wood joined at mortise-and-tenon corners, and it retains its original glass — look through it at an angle and the glazing ripples and bends the reflection, the unmistakable tell of early sheet glass. The top rail still carries its cast-metal sash lift, thick with old paint and worn smooth where hands pulled it for decades. Dried glazing putty, old nail holes, and honest edge wear complete the picture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWood sash windows were the standard glazing of American houses from the colonial period until aluminum and vinyl replacements swept through in the second half of the twentieth century. The single-light and simple divided-light configurations here belong to the early decades of the 1900s, when improved sheet glass made large panes affordable and the multi-pane grids of earlier eras gave way to cleaner divisions. Millions of these were pulled and burned during the replacement-window boom, and what survived did so mostly by accident — stacked in barns, garages, and basements. That scarcity, plus the wavy old glass and the layered paint, is why salvage sashes became one of the most in-demand architectural fragments of the last two decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003eField\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eObject\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSalvaged wood window sash\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAmerican\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePainted softwood frame; original glass; cast-metal sash lift\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDecoration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLayered chippy paint — sage green over white; original hardware\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRectangular sash, mortise-and-tenon joined\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEra\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ec. 1910–1940\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGood, as-found architectural salvage. Frame sound and square with all glass present and intact. Heavy paint loss and chipping throughout, old glazing putty, nail holes, and edge wear — all original to the piece and the reason to want it. Paint is untested and should be assumed to be lead-based; sold as a decorative object, not for use as glazing or in a child's room. Condition Guaranteed.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne of a Kind — 1 Available\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy It Belongs in Your Home\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA salvaged sash is one of the fastest ways to give a flat wall depth and age. Hang it as-is over a bed, a sofa, or a mantel and it reads as a window onto the plaster behind it — instant architecture in a room that has none. Back it with a mirror, and it becomes the best-looking mirror in the house. Others clip photographs, dried botanicals, or seasonal greenery to the muntins, or lean it on a mantel and leave it entirely alone. Against limewash, exposed brick, or a deep matte paint, that green-over-white chippiness is the whole point.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viridian Eclection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47914894950505,"sku":"VE-1305","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/0093\/9369\/files\/salvaged_wood_window_sash_chippy_green_over_white_paint_with_original_glass_american_c._19101940941813579786536218989707369.jpg?v=1787623056"},{"product_id":"salvaged-six-light-wood-window-sash-weathered-sage-green-paint-american-c-1900-1940","title":"Salvaged Six-Light Wood Window Sash, Weathered Sage Green Paint, American, c. 1900–1940","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA generous salvaged sash with six lights arranged in three uneven tiers — two tall panes above, then a shallower pair, then a shorter pair at the base — a rhythm that gives the grid far more interest than an even division would. The frame wears a soft, weathered sage green worn back across the stiles and rails until the bare wood shows through in long streaks, with the slender muntins left a pale cream. The result is quiet and sun-faded rather than chippy, closer to old European shutter paint than to farmhouse distressing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAll six panes are intact, with the faint mottling and haze of old glass in the upper light. The joints are mortise-and-tenon with pin holes still visible at the corners, and the wood is dry, light, and honest throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWood sash windows were the standard glazing of American houses from the colonial era until aluminum and vinyl replacements swept through in the second half of the twentieth century. Divided-light configurations like this one — a tall upper pair over shorter tiers — were used through the early decades of the 1900s in cottages, farmhouses, and outbuildings, where the sash was built to the opening rather than to a catalog dimension. Millions were pulled and burned during the replacement-window boom, and the ones that survived mostly did so stacked in barns and garages. That accident of survival, plus the old glass and the weathered paint, is what turned salvage sashes into one of the most sought-after architectural fragments of the last twenty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003eField\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eObject\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSalvaged wood window sash, six-light\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAmerican\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePainted softwood frame; original glass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDecoration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeathered sage green paint worn to bare wood; pale cream muntins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRectangular six-light sash, mortise-and-tenon joined\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEra\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ec. 1900–1940\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGood, as-found architectural salvage. Frame sound and square; all six panes present and intact. Softly weathered paint with wear to bare wood throughout, light haze and mottling to the upper glass, old nail holes and edge wear — all original and the reason to want it. No sash hardware present. Paint is untested and should be assumed to be lead-based; sold as a decorative object, not for use as glazing or in a child's room. Condition Guaranteed.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne of a Kind — 1 Available\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy It Belongs in Your Home\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA six-light sash is the most useful size in the salvage world — big enough to anchor a wall on its own, small enough to hang without a stud finder and a friend. Put it over a bed, a sofa, or a mantel and it reads as a window onto the plaster behind it, giving a flat room instant architecture. Back it with a mirror and it becomes the best-looking mirror in the house. It also takes clipped photographs, dried botanicals, or seasonal greenery beautifully across the muntins, and it hangs just as well horizontally as vertically. That soft sage is the real asset here — it sits comfortably with limewash, warm whites, natural linen, and aged brass without shouting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viridian Eclection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47914895474793,"sku":"VE-1306","price":321.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/0093\/9369\/files\/salvaged_six-light_wood_window_sash_weathered_sage_green_paint_american_c._19001940941813592893736219006091369.jpg?v=1787623052"},{"product_id":"brass-speakeasy-door-knocker-with-eagle-and-wreath-grille-colonial-revival-c-1930-1960","title":"Brass Speakeasy Door Knocker with Eagle and Wreath Grille, Colonial Revival, c. 1930–1960","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA substantial cast brass entry set that does three jobs at once — knocker, viewing grille, and peep door — and looks handsome doing all of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe backplate is shaped in the Colonial Revival manner: a broken-scroll pediment at the top and a pierced fleur-de-lis apron at the bottom, both cut clean through so the profile reads as silhouette against the door. Set into the center is a rectangular frame carrying the \u003cstrong\u003espeakeasy grille\u003c\/strong\u003e, and behind it a solid inner door swings on its own pair of knuckle hinges, so the occupant can open the little door and speak through the grille without opening the main one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe grille panel is where the design lives: a finely stippled ground, an \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican eagle with outspread wings above a laurel wreath\u003c\/strong\u003e in raised relief, and small four-petal rosettes at the lower corners. The knocker itself is a hinged brass bar that swings from the top and strikes the plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe visible faces have been polished bright to a warm yellow gold; the reverse retains its untouched surface, dark and lightly verdigris'd in the recesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe speakeasy grille is one of the most literal pieces of hardware ever made — a small hinged door at eye level so you can see and speak to a caller before deciding to let them in. The form is old, descending from monastery and fortress wickets, but it entered the American house in force during the \u003cstrong\u003eColonial Revival\u003c\/strong\u003e, the movement that dominated domestic architecture from roughly 1900 through the 1950s and dressed new houses in the vocabulary of the eighteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe decoration is that movement's signature. The \u003cstrong\u003eeagle above a laurel wreath\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Federal emblem, drawn from the Great Seal and used relentlessly on Colonial Revival hardware, mirrors, and mantels as shorthand for American patriotic classicism. The broken-scroll pediment on the backplate is borrowed straight from a Chippendale highboy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe name attached to the grille is not accidental. The Prohibition-era slang for a hidden bar came from exactly this piece of hardware — the little door you had to be recognized through — and hardware catalogs have called them speakeasy grilles ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" class=\"overflow-x-auto w-full pl-[var(--msg-block-inset,0.5rem)] pr-2 mb-6 print:overflow-x-visible\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"min-w-full border-collapse text-sm leading-[1.7] whitespace-normal\"\u003e\n\u003cthead class=\"text-left\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\" class=\"text-text-100 border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.6)] py-2 pr-4 align-top font-bold\"\u003eField\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\" class=\"text-text-100 border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.6)] py-2 pr-4 align-top font-bold\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003eObject\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003eDoor knocker with speakeasy grille and viewing door\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003eAmerican\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003eSolid cast brass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003eDecoration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003eEagle above laurel wreath in relief on stippled ground; corner rosettes; broken-scroll pediment and pierced fleur-de-lis apron\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003eForm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003eShaped backplate with hinged grille panel, hinged inner door, and swinging knocker bar\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003eEra\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003ec. 1930–1960\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003eVery good. Solid and heavy with all components present; both hinges and the knocker bar operating freely and the inner door closing correctly. Visible faces polished bright; reverse retains original untouched surface with light verdigris in the recesses. Casting crisp throughout with no cracks, losses, or repairs. Mounting holes present. Condition Guaranteed.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003eOne of a Kind — 1 Available\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy It Belongs in Your Home\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDoor hardware is the one thing in a house that every single visitor touches, and almost nobody upgrades. A cast brass speakeasy knocker turns an ordinary front door into an entrance — it announces the house before anyone is inside it, and it costs a fraction of what a comparable new one does from a reproduction hardware supplier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIt genuinely works, too. The grille and inner door still do what they were made for, which is more than most decorative hardware can claim. On a solid front door, a garden gate, or a studio entrance it's both useful and handsome, and the brass will keep warming as it weathers — polished bright if you like it that way, or left to go soft brown and green, which is arguably better.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viridian Eclection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934285119593,"sku":"VE-1331","price":402.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/0093\/9369\/files\/brass_speakeasy_door_knocker_with_eagle_and_wreath_grille_colonial_revival_c._19301960942031975229736231391019113.jpg?v=1787622889"},{"product_id":"kodak-vigilant-junior-six-16-folding-camera-kodet-lens-in-dak-shutter-eastman-kodak-company-rochester-new-york-c-1940-1948","title":"Kodak Vigilant Junior Six-16 Folding Camera, Kodet Lens in Dak Shutter, Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York, c. 1940–1948","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA self-erecting folding camera in black enamelled steel and pebbled leatherette, the size of a thick paperback when closed. Press the catch and the bed drops, the chrome struts snap out, and the lens standard rides forward on its bellows into shooting position in one motion — the mechanism that made these cameras pocketable and that still works exactly as designed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lens board is the focus of it. KODET LENS is stamped across the top of the shutter face with T, B and I settings above, and DAK below over an aperture scale reading f\/12.5, 16, 22, 32. Above sits the small folding optical viewfinder in polished chrome, hinged so it drops flat when the camera closes. The bellows are deep black and finely ribbed, still crisp at every fold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe nameplate on the inside of the bed reads KODAK VIGILANT JUNIOR SIX-16, MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, ROCHESTER N.Y. Open the back and Kodak's original instruction label is still in place: USE KODAK 616 FILM.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Vigilant Junior was built by Eastman Kodak in Rochester from 1940 to 1948 — a run that spans the Second World War, when Kodak's consumer output largely stopped and civilian cameras became scarce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was the economy model of the Vigilant line, and it is honest about that. Where the standard Vigilant carried a multi-element Bimat lens in a Dakon shutter with timed speeds, the Junior used a single meniscus Kodet lens in the simpler Dak shutter, offering only Time, Bulb, and a single Instant setting. The result was a camera an ordinary family could afford that still produced a genuinely large negative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat negative is the point. The Six-16 designation means 616 roll film, which Kodak introduced in 1932 — the same frame as the older 116 format but on a slimmer spool so the camera could fold smaller. It yielded negatives of roughly 2½ by 4¼ inches, close to postcard size and large enough to contact print without an enlarger. Kodak discontinued 616 film in 1984, and it has not been manufactured since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"8\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\"\u003eField\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eObject\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFolding roll film camera\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York, United States\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSelf-erecting folding camera with drop bed, chrome scissor struts, ribbed bellows, and folding optical viewfinder\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEnamelled steel and pebbled leatherette with chrome-plated fittings and glass lens\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMarks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNameplate to the bed: KODAK VIGILANT JUNIOR SIX-16, MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, ROCHESTER N.Y. Shutter face marked KODET LENS and DAK. Original KODAK 616 FILM instruction label to the interior. KODAK badge to the back door.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEra\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ec. 1940–1948\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVery good. The folding mechanism operates correctly and the camera erects and closes smoothly on sound struts. The bellows are intact and supple with crisp folds and no visible splits. Leatherette is complete with light wear at the corners and edges, and the chrome retains good brightness with minor spotting. The nameplate and original interior film label are both present and fully legible. The lens glass shows internal haze and mottling. Sold as a decorative and display piece. Condition Guaranteed.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne of a Kind — 1 Available\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Belongs in Your Home\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFolding cameras are among the most satisfying objects of the twentieth century to have on a shelf, because they do something. Closed, this is a clean black rectangle with a small chrome badge. Opened, it becomes an architecture of struts, bellows and glass, and it holds that pose without support. Displayed open on a bookshelf, a desk, or a mantel, it reads as a piece of industrial design rather than as a relic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is history in the specific object too. A camera built in Rochester between 1940 and 1948 belonged to a family who took it to birthdays, beaches and back porches, and whose photographs came back as postcard-sized contact prints. It is worth knowing that the pictures it made were physically larger than most of what any digital camera prints today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA note on use: 616 film has not been made since 1984, so this camera cannot be loaded with anything bought off a shelf. Experienced photographers do respool 120 film onto 616 spools and shoot these, but that is a project rather than a purchase, and the lens haze here would soften any result. We sell it as a display piece and price it accordingly. Keep it out of damp and direct sun, work the bellows open and closed occasionally so the folds do not set, and dust it dry — never oil the mechanism or apply leather dressing to the covering.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viridian Eclection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48028141846633,"sku":"VE-1420","price":248.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/0093\/9369\/files\/IMG_3656.jpg?v=1788984650"},{"product_id":"cast-iron-three-hook-rack-with-hand-painted-setter-and-potted-tulip-c-1990-2020","title":"Cast Iron Three-Hook Rack with Hand-Painted English Setter and Potted Tulip, Brazed Hand-Forged Hooks, American, c. 1925–1955","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eA small wall rack cast in iron and hand-painted, and the design is a little scene rather than a plaque. A long-coated setter walks the top of a rail fence, nose up and tail out straight behind it, and at the far end of the rail sits a terracotta pot with a single red tulip standing in green leaves. The dog is caught mid-stride with one forefoot lifted, which is what gives the whole thing its motion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eThe painting is done by hand over the raw casting. The dog is white with black ticking sponged across the flanks, a black muzzle and ear, a black eye and a red mouth line. The tulip is scarlet over a yellow-ochre pot, the leaves a flat spring green, and the rail is left dark. The white has been laid on generously enough that it has run over the outline and shows around the edges on the reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eBelow the rail hang three hooks, and they are forge work rather than cut stock. Each one tapers along its length, swells again where the tip turns up, and finishes in a rounded return that has been upset — thickened under the hammer — rather than simply bent. The screw hole through each shank is punched rather than drilled: slightly out of round, with a raised lip on the exit side where the hot metal was pushed through. Two further holes pass through the backplate itself, so the rack fixes to the wall at five points.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eThe reverse is raw dark iron with the sand-cast texture left as it came out of the mould, and the openwork of the fence rails and the dog's legs is cut clean through, so the wall shows between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003ch3\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eThe image is a durable one in decorative ironwork. Sporting dogs — setters, pointers, spaniels — have been cast into doorstops, bootscrapers, hooks and door knockers since the nineteenth century, and a white setter with black ticking is one of the most reproduced subjects in the whole tradition. The potted tulip on a rail belongs to a different lineage, the painted cottage idiom, and the two together are a decorative combination rather than a documentary one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eThe making is what dates it, and it is all hand work. The backplate is sand cast, and the reverse still carries the coarse, pitted, irregular texture of the mould with no cleaning up — a face nobody was meant to see, left as it came out. The openwork between the fence rails and beneath the dog's legs is cut clean through, which on a casting means a cored mould: extra pattern work, extra cost, and the first thing dropped when a design is made for volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eThe hooks are hand-forged and \u003cstrong\u003ebrazed\u003c\/strong\u003e to the plate at the head of each shank. The joint is the tell: the filler has \u003cem\u003eflowed\u003c\/em\u003e into the junction and pulled itself into a smooth concave fillet that wraps the shank and wets out onto the casting, and it carries the warm golden cast of a brass or bronze rod. An electric weld does none of that — it sits proud of the surface as a raised bead of the same grey metal it joined, and it does not flow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eBrazing is also the \u003cem\u003ecorrect\u003c\/em\u003e way to do this, which is the point. Cast iron is genuinely difficult to weld: the carbon content is high, the heat-affected zone cools hard and brittle, and the casting cracks. Brazing works below the melting point of the iron, so the base metal is never melted and never stressed — which is why joining steel to cast iron with a brass rod and a torch was standard shop practice for the better part of a century. Somebody who knew what they were doing made this. Taken with the tapered, upset hooks and the punched holes, it is all the work of a torch and an anvil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eAll of which places it in the great American run of painted cast iron — the tradition that produced figural doorstops, bootscrapers, door knockers and hook racks in volume from the 1920s through the 1950s, cast in the foundry and then hand-painted in the paint shop from a master sample. That is exactly what this is: a production object, but a production object made entirely by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eThe dog is worth naming properly. It is an \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish Setter\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the black flecking across the white coat is not decoration or distressing — it is the breed's actual marking, called belton, which a painter was reproducing faithfully. The long feathered tail, the low ears and the high head carried at the point all confirm it. Sporting dogs were the most popular subject in decorative American ironwork, and the setter was the most popular of the sporting dogs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eStated plainly: there is \u003cstrong\u003eno foundry mark, pattern number, or maker's stamp\u003c\/strong\u003e anywhere on the front, the reverse, or the hooks, so the piece is not attributed. Painted cast iron of this period was frequently unmarked, and the range below rests on the casting, the forge work and the paint rather than on documentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"8\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:collapse;\"\u003e\n    \u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left; vertical-align:top;\"\u003eField\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left; vertical-align:top;\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n    \u003ctbody\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eObject\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eWall-mounted three-hook coat and key rack\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eSubject\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eEnglish Setter in belton marking walking a rail fence beside a potted tulip\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eSand-cast iron backplate, hand-painted; hand-forged hooks brazed on\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eConstruction\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eThree hand-forged hooks, tapered and upset at the tip, \u003cstrong\u003ebrazed\u003c\/strong\u003e to the reverse of the cast plate with flowed brass fillets at each shank head; openwork cut clean through at the fence rails and the dog's legs from a cored mould; five fixing holes, punched rather than drilled — two through the plate, one through each hook shank\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eMarks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eNone. No foundry mark, pattern number, or maker's stamp is present.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eEra\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003ec. 1925–1955. American painted cast iron; unattributed.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eVery good and solid. The casting is sound with no cracks or losses, all three hooks are firmly attached and true, and every screw hole is clear. The hand-painted decoration is bright and complete, with the dog, tulip and pot all fully painted. There is honest paint wear with scattered losses down to bare metal at the high points and edges, exactly where hands, coats and years have rubbed, and white overspill shows around the outline on the reverse from the piece having been painted face up. \u003cstrong\u003eThe paint is original and has not been touched up or restored.\u003c\/strong\u003e No structural rust, no repairs, nothing loose. Condition Guaranteed.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eOne of a Kind — 1 Available\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n  \u003c\/table\u003e\n  \u003ch3\u003eWhy It Belongs in Your Home\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eHooks are the one piece of hardware in a house that has to work every single day, and most of what is sold is a strip of brushed metal that nobody looks at twice. This one does the job and gives you something to look at while it does it — three sturdy iron hooks that will take a heavy winter coat, a dog lead, a bag, a hat, or a set of keys, under a small painted scene that reads from across a room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eIt goes where the hooks are needed rather than where art goes: inside a back door, in a mudroom or entry, in a bathroom for towels, beside a kitchen door for aprons and tea towels, in a child's room, or in the corner of a hallway that has always needed something.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eIt is also an unusually specific gift. Anybody who has an English Setter, or any belton-marked dog, will recognise theirs in it — the painter got the markings right — and a small useful object aimed exactly at somebody is worth more than a large vague one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eAnd for a collector, the thing that matters here is that the paint is original. Painted cast iron of this period is very commonly found stripped, repainted, or freshly “restored,” and every one of those is worth a fraction of an untouched example. This one has its own paint, worn where it should be worn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eA note on installation and care. \u003cstrong\u003eFix it properly.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cast iron is heavy before you hang anything on it, and a loaded coat hook pulls down and out on the fixings — use all five screw holes, into studs or into proper wall anchors rated for the load, not into bare plasterboard. Keep it dry: this is iron with a painted surface, and any chip that reaches bare metal will rust if it sits in a damp bathroom or an unheated porch. Dust it with a dry cloth or a soft brush, working into the openwork where dust collects. Do not wash it, do not use any abrasive or metal polish, and do not touch up the paint — hand-painted cast iron is worth more with honest wear than with a fresh coat over it, and matching that white is harder than it looks. If a chip does go bare in a damp room, a spot of clear wax over the exposed metal will stop it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viridian Eclection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48030734614633,"sku":"VE-0662","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/0093\/9369\/files\/1C83E677-2DFC-415F-AF5A-D28528514B9B.jpg?v=1789016904"},{"product_id":"portuguese-blue-and-white-faience-wall-bracket-shell-fluted-with-acanthus-collar-and-cobalt-drop-marked-pedrangol-c-1975-1995","title":"Portuguese Blue and White Faience Wall Bracket, Shell-Fluted with Acanthus Collar and Cobalt Drop, Marked Pedrangol, c. 1975–1995","description":"  \u003ch3\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA ceramic wall bracket — a small shelf that hangs on the wall to carry something else — hand-painted in cobalt blue on a warm white ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body is modelled as a \u003cstrong\u003efluted shell\u003c\/strong\u003e, swelling out from the wall and narrowing to a point, with the flutes running down the underside like the ribs of a scallop. It finishes in a \u003cstrong\u003edeep cobalt teardrop finial\u003c\/strong\u003e, glazed so heavily that the blue pools almost black.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbove the shell sits a \u003cstrong\u003eseparate collar\u003c\/strong\u003e, a shallow open well with an outward-rolled rim, painted all round with \u003cstrong\u003erunning acanthus scrollwork\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe main face carries a \u003cstrong\u003espray of flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e in the Portuguese manner: broad open blossoms with radiating stamens, painted in washes of pale blue and then drawn over in a darker line, with feathered leaves trailing away beneath them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe back is flat, glazed white, ribbed across the middle for strength, and pierced with \u003cstrong\u003etwo moulded keyhole slots\u003c\/strong\u003e ready for screws. A printed label reads \u003cstrong\u003ePEDRANGOL — MADE IN PORTUGAL\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePortuguese blue and white is not an imitation of Delft. It is a sibling, and it has the better claim.\u003c\/strong\u003e Portugal's ships were the ones carrying Chinese blue-and-white porcelain back to Europe on the India route, and Portuguese potters were among the first Europeans with the real thing in front of them to copy. By the seventeenth century blue on white had taken over Portuguese ceramics; by the early eighteenth it produced the \u003cem\u003eGolden Age of the Azulejo\u003c\/em\u003e, when demand from Portugal and from Brazil turned tile-making into an industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe technique is tin glaze, and it is unforgiving.\u003c\/strong\u003e An opaque white glaze is laid over the fired body and the cobalt is painted straight onto that raw, powdery surface before the second firing. The glaze drinks the pigment instantly. There is no wiping back, no correction and no second attempt — every stroke is final, which is why the brushwork on good faience has the speed it does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou can see that speed on this piece.\u003c\/strong\u003e The flower petals are laid in as broad washes and then outlined over the top in a darker blue; the stamens are single flicks radiating from the centre; the acanthus on the collar is one continuous running stroke with the loaded brush, thinning as the colour runs out and reloading visibly at intervals. A transfer print has none of that variation — it is even everywhere, and it does not thin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe form is architectural.\u003c\/strong\u003e A wall bracket of this type descends from the carved and gilded console brackets that carried busts, clocks, vases and saints' figures in European interiors, translated here into glazed earthenware. The two-part design does a specific job: the shell is the visible ornament, and the collar above it is the actual seat, with a rolled rim to stop whatever stands in it from walking off the front.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDated on the label and the finish.\u003c\/strong\u003e The mark is a \u003cstrong\u003emodern printed self-adhesive label\u003c\/strong\u003e in a clean sans-serif — not a gummed paper mark, not a stamped or painted backstamp — and the country-of-origin wording is import marking for an export market. The glaze is bright and unworn and the piece is press-moulded from a clean mould with sharp flutes. Dated on those: \u003cstrong\u003ec. 1975–1995\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cem\u003ePedrangol\u003c\/em\u003e is named on the label; nothing further about the firm is asserted here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"8\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:collapse;\"\u003e\n  \u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left; vertical-align:top;\"\u003eField\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left; vertical-align:top;\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n  \u003ctbody\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eObject\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eCeramic wall bracket — a wall-mounted shelf for a vase, plant, figure, clock or candle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003ePortugal. Labelled \u003cem\u003ePEDRANGOL — MADE IN PORTUGAL\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eForm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eFluted shell body tapering to a cobalt teardrop finial, beneath a separate shallow collar with an outward-rolled rim; flat glazed back with a moulded strengthening rib and two keyhole hanging slots\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eDecoration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eHand-painted cobalt on a white tin-type glaze — a flower spray with radiating stamens and feathered foliage to the face, running acanthus scrollwork to the collar, blue line borders. Brushwork, not transfer print.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eGlazed earthenware\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eMarks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003ePrinted self-adhesive label to the reverse reading \u003cem\u003ePEDRANGOL \/ MADE IN PORTUGAL\u003c\/em\u003e. No painted or impressed backstamp.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eEra\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003ec. 1975–1995. Dated on the modern printed import label, the unworn glaze and the clean press-moulding; the blue-and-white idiom itself is three centuries older and carries no date.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eExcellent. No chips, no cracks, no crazing, no restoration and no repairs; both keyhole slots are clear and undamaged, the rim is complete, the finial is perfect, and the painting is crisp and unfaded throughout. \u003cstrong\u003eExpect the ordinary marks of the kiln rather than of use\u003c\/strong\u003e — slight glaze pooling and a few pinholes in the recesses, minor unevenness along the unglazed edge where the piece met the shelf, and the label showing light handling. It appears to have hung, if at all, only briefly. Condition Guaranteed.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eOne of a Kind — 1 Available\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Belongs in Your Home\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wall bracket solves a problem most rooms have, which is a wall with nothing to put anything on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt gives a single object its own stage at eye level — a small vase with one stem in it, a trailing plant, a candle, a clock, a bust, a piece of coral, a favourite cup. Put it in a stair turn, a hallway, a narrow strip of wall between doors, either side of a mirror or a window, or above a console where a lamp would crowd the surface. Two of them flanking something make a doorway out of an ordinary wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe colour is the easiest in decoration. Cobalt on white goes with brown furniture, painted furniture, brass, copper, natural linen, dark green and almost any timber, and it is as comfortable in a kitchen as in a bedroom or a hall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat lifts this above a factory piece is that somebody painted it by hand, at speed, with no second chances — you can follow the brush along the acanthus and watch the blue run out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA note on hanging, and it matters with ceramics. \u003cstrong\u003eFix it into a stud or use proper wall anchors, and hang it low enough that you can see into the collar.\u003c\/strong\u003e Earthenware is heavy and brittle: the two keyhole slots must both take a screw, the screw heads must sit fully into the slots, and the piece should rest flat against the wall rather than on the screw shanks. Keep the load light — this is display, not shelving — and do not stand anything on it that overhangs the front.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA note on care. Dust it with a soft dry brush, which gets into the flutes better than a cloth. Wipe it with a barely damp cloth when it needs more and dry it at once. \u003cstrong\u003eNo dishwasher, no bleach, no abrasive pad and no acid descaler\u003c\/strong\u003e, all of which will dull a glaze and eventually get under it. Keep it out of a frost-prone porch, and lift it off the wall with two hands under the body rather than by the rim.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viridian Eclection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48040938831977,"sku":"VE-0703","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/0093\/9369\/files\/IMG_2027.jpg?v=1789130867"},{"product_id":"six-keeler-brass-company-drawer-pulls-pierced-acanthus-scroll-in-the-french-provincial-pattern-antiqued-white-over-metal-marked-kbc-c-193-c-1960-1980","title":"Six Keeler Brass Company Drawer Pulls, Pierced Acanthus Scroll in the French Provincial Pattern, Antiqued White Over Metal, Marked KBC C-193, c. 1960","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix matching cast drawer pulls, each one an open scrolling cartouche with \u003cstrong\u003eacanthus leaves\u003c\/strong\u003e breaking out at the four corners and a plain curved bar across the middle for the fingers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe casting is crisp. Every leaf is veined and ribbed, the scrolls curl over on themselves, and small beaded buds sit where the volutes meet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe finish is the \u003cstrong\u003eantiqued white\u003c\/strong\u003e that defines the pattern: an ivory paint laid over a darkened metal ground, wiped back so the dark stays in the recesses and the raised leaf edges come up pale. Where the paint has worn there is warm gold-toned metal underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurn one over and the back is bare metal with \u003cstrong\u003etwo integral threaded posts\u003c\/strong\u003e cast into the plate, ready to take standard machine screws through a drawer front. Beside them, cast in relief, is the mark: \u003cstrong\u003eKBC\u003c\/strong\u003e and the catalogue number \u003cstrong\u003eC-193\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKBC is the Keeler Brass Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the mark is worth knowing.\u003c\/strong\u003e The firm was founded in \u003cstrong\u003e1893\u003c\/strong\u003e in Middleville, Michigan, making hand-cast hardware, and within a few decades of that it was \u003cstrong\u003ethe biggest employer in the Grand Rapids area\u003c\/strong\u003e — which, in the era when Grand Rapids was the furniture capital of the United States, is saying something.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeeler did not stay in furniture alone. The company cast \u003cstrong\u003ehood ornaments for the automobile trade\u003c\/strong\u003e, and during the war it turned out \u003cstrong\u003emachine gun clips and tank treads\u003c\/strong\u003e. It made whatever it had to through the Depression to stay open. It is still in business today under the Belwith Keeler name, past its 130th year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eC-193\u003c\/strong\u003e is a catalogue number. Keeler published thick illustrated hardware catalogues — the Grand Rapids Public Library holds them, including a 408-page volume from 1962 — and every pattern carried a code so a furniture factory could order ten thousand of exactly this pull. Casting the number into the back is a production habit, and it is what makes a piece like this identifiable half a century later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow the dating, stated plainly, because the pattern looks older than it is.\u003c\/strong\u003e The scrollwork is eighteenth-century French vocabulary, but these are twentieth-century American factory hardware and the evidence is on the back. Genuine period hardware is fixed with hand-threaded posts and nuts or with cotter pins through the drawer front; \u003cstrong\u003ethese have machine threads cast integrally into the plate\u003c\/strong\u003e, which is a modern production method. All six castings are identical, with none of the variation hand-finished hardware carries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe finish says the same thing. \u003cstrong\u003eThe white-over-dark antiquing is a factory finish, applied new\u003c\/strong\u003e — it sits evenly in every recess on all six, which accumulated wear never does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd the style is precisely datable as an American furniture idiom. Antiqued white metal pulls with gold, on off-white French Provincial bedroom suites, ran from the \u003cstrong\u003e1960s\u003c\/strong\u003e through makers including Bassett, Lane and Sears, sold as an affordable route to a French look. Dated on the integral cast threads, the uniform castings and the factory antiquing: \u003cstrong\u003ec. 1960–1980\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"8\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eField\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align: top;\"\u003eObject\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align: top;\"\u003eSet of six matching cast drawer pulls\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align: top;\"\u003eMaker\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align: top;\"\u003eKeeler Brass Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan — founded 1893, still trading as Belwith Keeler\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align: top;\"\u003ePattern\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align: top;\"\u003ePierced acanthus-scroll cartouche with a plain central grip bar, in the French Provincial idiom. Catalogue number C-193.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align: top;\"\u003eFinish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align: top;\"\u003eFactory antiqued — ivory paint over a darkened metal ground, wiped back so the dark holds in the recesses, with gold-toned metal showing where it has worn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align: top;\"\u003eFixing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align: top;\"\u003eTwo integral threaded posts cast into each back plate, taking standard machine screws through the drawer front. Screws are not included.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align: top;\"\u003eMarks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align: top;\"\u003eCast in relief to the reverse of each plate: \u003cem\u003eKBC\u003c\/em\u003e with the catalogue number \u003cem\u003eC-193\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align: top;\"\u003eEra\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align: top;\"\u003ec. 1960–1980. Dated on the integral cast machine threads, the uniformity of the six castings and the factory antiqued finish; the scrollwork pattern is far older and carries no date of its own.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align: top;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align: top;\"\u003eVery good and fully usable. All six are present and matching, every casting is complete with no broken leaves, tips or scrolls, none is bent or distorted, and all twelve threaded posts are intact with clean undamaged threads. \u003cstrong\u003eExpect the antiqued finish to show honest wear\u003c\/strong\u003e — paint loss to the raised leaf edges and grip bars where hands touched them, exposing the gold-toned metal beneath, with the wear varying from pull to pull. Light surface tarnish to the bare backs. No repairs, no repainting and no replacements. Condition Guaranteed.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align: top;\"\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align: top;\"\u003eOne of a Kind — 1 Available\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Belongs in Your Home\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChanging the hardware is the cheapest way to transform a piece of furniture, and a matched set of six is exactly what that job needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix covers a three-drawer chest with two pulls to a drawer, a six-drawer dresser with one each, a run of kitchen cabinets, or a bathroom vanity with some to spare. They mount with ordinary machine screws through existing holes, so it is a screwdriver and twenty minutes rather than a project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat they do to a plain piece is out of proportion to their size. A flat-fronted chest, a painted cabinet, a builder's-grade vanity, an IKEA carcase — put six pierced acanthus scrolls on any of them and the whole thing reads as considered. The antiqued white works on white, cream, grey, black, pale blue, sage and bare wood, which is a wider range than polished brass manages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey are also good simply as objects. Cast metal ornament of this quality reads well lying in a dish, mounted on a board as a display, used as small hooks, or given to somebody mid-project who is hunting for six of anything that match.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA note on fitting, and it is the one that saves a wasted afternoon. \u003cstrong\u003eMeasure your existing hole centres before you buy anything else, and check the screw length against your drawer front.\u003c\/strong\u003e These take standard machine screws, which are not included; a screw that is too long will stand proud inside the drawer and a screw that is too short will not catch the post.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA note on care. \u003cstrong\u003eDo not strip them and do not polish them.\u003c\/strong\u003e The antiqued finish is a painted surface over metal, and metal polish, a wire brush or a solvent will take it off in one pass and leave bare castings that cannot be put back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClean them with a barely damp cloth and dry them at once, or use a soft dry brush to get into the leaf veining. Use no abrasive pad, no acetone and no paint stripper. If you want them darker or lighter, a wax finish over the top is reversible; paint is not.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viridian Eclection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48041820913769,"sku":"VE-0710","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/0093\/9369\/files\/90824238-DF3B-4CF4-A912-D32F3F472409.jpg?v=1789140231"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/0093\/9369\/collections\/brass_speakeasy_door_knocker_with_eagle_and_wreath_grille_colonial_revival_c._19301960942031975229736231391019113.jpg?v=1789258492","url":"https:\/\/viridianeclection.com\/collections\/hardware.oembed","provider":"Viridian Eclection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}