A collection of brass doorstops, 20th century and later, comprising a pair of neoclassical design with pendant husk and rosette decorations above square domed bases, together with one of brass bouquet form, 31 cm and 38 cm high
Unmarked Hobsonville Pottery salt glaze dog doorstop, seated with open sections, chain and lock highlights, rich dark brown salt glaze, height 18 cm. Family provenance: Grandfather worked at Hobsonville pottery.
An New Zealand colonial pottery salt glazed dog doorstop, the seated dog with characterful smiling face. and cut away sections. Chipping to base, height 17.5 cm. Note: Exler, Crum, Homebush and other colonial Potteries made similar dogs. Based on the…
A rare Luke Adams (Sydenham Pottery) hare doorstop, press moulded in rich brown glaze on buff body, printed mark. Literature: Gail Henry, 'NZ Pottery' pg.88. Small chip right paw, length 33 cm
Three cast brass door stops, circa 1860 and later, including two Victorian and later, one with lion and cub, another with lion and snake, the third a basket of fruit, tallest 41 cm high
Three brass and cast metal door stops, 19th century, two cast as lion paws, the other cast as a knight (3), approx. height 45 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Lady Gabriella Brenner, Bellevue Hill, NSW