Victorian Cast Iron John Bull Door Stop Or Porter

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We are offering this unusual, Victorian John Bull Cast Iron Door Porter or Door Stop in its original black painted finish. He has a British Bulldog on a lead.

John Bull originated as a satirical character created by Dr John Arbuthnot, a friend of Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope.. Bull first appeared in 1712 in Arbuthnot's pamphlet Law is a Bottomless Pit. The same year Arbuthnot published a four-part political narrative The History of John Bull. In this satirical treatment of the War of the Spanish Succession John Bull brings a lawsuit against various figures intended to represent the kings of France (Louis Baboon) and Spain (Lord Strutt) as well as institutions both foreign and domestic.

Originally derided, William Hogarth and other British writers made Bull "a heroic archetype of the freeborn Englishman."

Starting in the 1760s, Bull was portrayed as an Anglo-Saxon country dweller. He was almost always depicted in a buff-coloured waistcoat and a simple frock coat (in the past Navy blue, but more recently with the Union Jack colours). He also wears a low topper (sometimes called a John Bull topper) on his head and is often accompanied by a bulldog. John Bull has been used in a variety of different ad campaigns over the years, and is a common sight in British editorial cartoons of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Material: Cast Iron

Weight: 5.73 lbs - 2.60 kg

Height: 8 3/4" - 22.25cm

Maximum width of base: 8" - 10.25cm

Condition: Very good. The door stop has been polished with grate polish, which gives it a gunmetal colouration and stops rust.

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Period Victorian Antiques Material Cast Iron Origin British Item code as237a1703 Status Sold

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