Knocker, Le Maine Giraud, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Iron door knocker featuring a hand and elaborate cuff, on a wooden door at Le Maine Giraud, a 16th century manor house and country estate, in Champagne-Vigny, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The property belonged to Alfred de Vigny 1827-63, who restored it and bought the surrounding land, and later to Louise Lachaud, who ran a Parisian literary salon. In 1938 it was bought by the Durand family who planted the vineyard and produce pineau and cognac. The polygonal tower in the courtyard dates to 1464. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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