5" x 2" x 2"
Cast Iron, Comes with Hardware
Foz Do Sousa

Doesn't the hand speak for itself? Knock-knock. Hand door knockers such as this are commonly found in France, Italy, Spain, Mexico and Portugal, Morocco, Egypt and god only knows where else, I have seen them on two doors in the West Village . As you know, door knockers come in many shapes and sizes; the female hand with a ruffle sleeve and ring first appeared in the 19th Century. Ours is produced by a cast iron factory near Porto that has been in operation for more than 100 years. It is interestingly offered in both right and left handed models. In France the hand often holds a pomegranate or apple, in Portugal it holds what looks like a soccer ball. Often I have seen this described as being a Victorian, westernized version of the hand of Fatima. Although it is thought to be from Victorian times I think it resembles a hand from the 1700's.