Oval Passage Knob

Oval bronze passage knob dating from the 1890s…strong design, fine color, very nice condition…

Cast bronze oval passage knob with a critter scooting across the scene...if you are Canadian it is a beaver, if you are from the South it is a raccoon...if you are from...as found...

Two oval passage knobs from with New York City public schools…one cast brass and the other cast aluminum…both good as found

Oval bronze passage knob from the Park Lane hotel New York, a landmark building from the mid-20th Century. As found, with decades of historical handshakes included.

Bronze passage knob from a Statler hotel…dates from the early 20th Century…very nice condition and shows some traces of an old gold wash…

We begin this auction with a bronze passage knob with an unusual profile…a variant of the Empire pattern that Corbin brought out in the 1890s…note the big cats amongst the classical foliage, which

Green bisque passage knob with two winged putti in raised relief…European, and thus only 2” in diameter…note that the threaded ferrule is missing from the shank, but as this knob can be found in

Bronze passage knob and plate in the Kelp pattern from Yale, c.1890…a great reticulated design…the plate measures 7” x 3”…excellent color and condition…

Passage knob from the Commonwealth Atlantic National Bank building, Boston...from Yale c. 1900...as found condition.

This large plate is 9.5” x 2.25” and retains the swing cover. The doorknob is passage size and accepts a passage size spindle. Both pieces are in excellent condition.

Never too many examples of MCCC in a serious collection. This is just a beautiful passage knob and triangle plate. Note the traces of original gilding, which was a popular finish back in the day. As f

Fine Agrillo glass passage knob with a rich red color and a dished and polished top…based in a nickel plated shank…excellent condition…

Pressed Wood Passage Knob and rosette...walnut c. 1870...very good condition.

Bronze Passage Knob from Sargent c. 1900...named Jelsi design in the catalog...note the strong Greek fan motif and decorated finger band. As found condition.

An entry and a passage knob from Branford c.1880 in a strong star-burst design...good as found

Fine passage knob from c.1870. This Corbin design is a collector favorite and is compression cast from bronze. Great condition and nice old color.

"Touraine" Passage Knob from Corbin c. 1890s...note the rope & bead outer border...as found condition.

Another nice early American cut glass knob dating from the 1860s…this one is passage size and was cut in a floral design…the silvered center has oxidized…tapered brass shank…excellent conditio

Four nice passage knobs from H&D and dating from the 1880s…an excellent design in relatively low relief…note that one knob has a screw set in the center…this may be an unusual variation for this

Bronze drum form Passage Knob with Shells...strong relief casting...Reading c. 1890...as found condition

Heavy bronze passage knob from Robinson of Boston c. 1869s…note he parasol top and nicely knurled finger band…also note the footed shank…overall very nice condition…

Entry & passage knobs from Corbin c. 1880s...very good as found condition

Pair jumbo size bronze oval knobs, 3.5” x 2.25”…undecorated, but who needs distraction with this set of front doors?...nice old color, excellent condition…

Here is the best known Empire pattern from Corbin…compare it to Lot #1…note the sunken center and strong swirling ribs…fine old color and great condition…