Door knockers as a separate art direction (25 photos)

With the advent of multi-story buildings, door knockers gradually became a relic of the past. And they turned into a work of art. After all, ordinary devices, the sole purpose of which was to notify the owners of the arrival of guests, as it turned out, can be beautiful and bewitching.





By the way, the practice of creating knockers in the form of scary animal faces or mythical monsters goes back to ancient times, when people tried to scare away all evil spirits in this way. Well, with the development of culture and art, hammers began to take on a variety of forms and incarnations, from restrained classics to funny eclecticism.

1. Eternal love



2. Allow me your pen, madam

3. Formidable guard



4. Elegant classic



5. Scanning gaze



6. Hello, I'm your mouse



7. Baby Guardian



8. Herpetologist's Abode



9. Brainhack Bird



10. Silent scream



11. Test for good intentions



12. Multifaceted symbolism



13. Think ten times



14. Double protection



15. Unhappy Gorgon



16. Defeated kings



17. Naughty dragon



18. Faithful guard



19. Exquisite harmony



20. When you don’t want to work, but you have to



21. Knock slowly but surely



22. This will happen to every enemy



23. Lightness of being



24. For foot and horseback