probably French, 17th century, hand forged heavy door plates with decorative open work leaf design, iron slide bars with door knob handles, faint numbers (accession number ?) painted on underside of bolt, (plate only) 19-1/2 x 6-1/2 in. - Provenance: A New York State Educational Institution; Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, October 13 and 14, 1943, lot 199, (accompanied by copy of page from catalog); Estate of Paul W. Doll, Jr., Lake Toxaway, North Carolina
Condition
overall good condition with fine old patina, minor pitting and some creases in iron as made, loss to tip of one plate, separations and upper crack to back of one plate