These were on doors in Dorsoduro. I had asked permission of the woman who lives there, to take the photos. She told me, justifiably proudly, that they were probably 300 (or more) years old. Aren’t they splendid?
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Hello World · Walk along with me
Hello World 
I don’t know whether to be disappointed or relieved that these aren’t the photos your title led me to expect.
Also, for just a moment, I was afraid you had turned into an exhibitionist.
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Now, listen here, Faux Son, you know you’re only pencilled into my will, don’t you? I’m keeping a list, checking it twice, etc.
How’s Milano?
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Canova’s bums, men in shorts and now knockers!! No wonder this is one of the most active blogs I’ve been on. I want to be around after a couple of spritz, I bet it gets really interesting 🙂
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Don’t look at me, it’s all those other folks who leave strange comments, OY!
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Yeah, yeah, and you’re Mother Superior 🙂
I love some of the door furniture in Venice, as Natalie says, most of them are older than Adelaide !!
Rob
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Hey, Rob! You’ve seen right through my disguise!
Who is this Adelaide?? She must be really old. 🙂
I was thinking about those door knockers today, and wondering if they had been forged, not cast. What do you think?
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Extraordinary when you consider who, exactly, has been using these knockers over the years.. n years. xxx
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I’d have to agree with you, lemniscate!
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Then you can go in the back way to Ca’ Rezzonico, and see the garden, too.
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I’ll look for them in November.
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Don’t talk about yourself that way Yvonne! 😉
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🙂 back to you, Susie!!
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🙂 they really are beautiful and so unique.
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Now, which/what are you talking about, Susie!? 😉
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Would be great to hear some of the stories those knockers could tell us if only they could speak.
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Isn’t that so, Al! I wonder if they were originally cast in Venice, or brought from elsewhere?
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That’s a nice couple of knockers you have there, Yvonne!! 😉
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And, so old! 🙂
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Someone had to say it!! 😀
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There goes the neighbourhood, lemniscate! 🙂
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Now, I thought it, and wanted to say it, but did I say it? Did I?
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Now if I asked a geriatric neighbour if I could take photo’s of her old knockers I think they’d lock me up!!
Rob
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Yay! The bad crowd has turned up.
That’s where being a woman comes in handy, we can get away with stuff like that, usually.
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They are splendid and isn’t it amazing that no one tries to steal them?
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There doesn’t seem to be much of that sort of crime in Venice, Darlene.
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Lovely
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They surely are, Andrew.
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Wow! Did the woman just happen to be outside as you prepared to take the photo? Good timing! I wonder if I keep my eyes open as I walk around Dorsoduro if I will see them soon.
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I was standing there, admiring them, when she came out. So, I was lucky to be able to find out a little bit about them, wasn’t I? I’ll go and check the photos before and after these beauties to let you know where you might find them.
(I just checked, and I think you’ll find them on Fondamenta Rezzonico.)
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They are indeed
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They are such a different style to most that you see in Venice, Joanne.
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Oh my….just think of all the history…..the generations of hands that have used those knockers!!
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It really gave me a special feeling, to see them, Linda.
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