You can almost hear the creaks and groans as you heave this huge old wooden door open, can’t you! Such an expressive photo. You could be forgiven for thinking that the photographer actually went back in time to get this shot, with the traditionally-robed man walking along in the background. We assume he is part of some sort of religious organization, and we love the fact that a beam of light seems to be emanating from his outstretched hand onto the stone wall alongside him – like a divine glow! We have a great range of malleable iron door furniture that would be perfect for this door – it...

Wow – such an awesome door knocker that if you had the chance to put it on your door, you probably wouldn’t even mind that it is a bit chipped. This is what cast bronze can look like as it ages, when it is left un-lacquered – you get some gorgeous contrasts between the protruding metal, which is polished by time and people’s hands, and the receding metal, which collects a layer of time and darkens. Archaeologists believe that this door knocker was made in southern Italy around 1100. Given that there is a lettered inscription in Arabic around the edge, it is interesting to imagine who might...

One of the oldest door knockers known to mankind is this one from the town of Olynthos in Ancient Macedonia, which has been dated at manufacture sometime around 340-430 BC. Nearly two and a half thousand years ago! The knocker is quite well made, considering the tools they would have had at the time to cast metal and so forth. This would have been on the door of one of the wealthiest people in the town … very lucky that we don’t have to be the richest person in our suburb or town to own a little bit of class like this! You can expect the knockers that we sell here to be standing in two and...