You can see a antique Spanish wrought iron collection here (photos and texts):
English:
Le blog de Jean P

Lots of interesting items, but kind of a PITA to view the pictures. If you are into old locks the first gallery has a few.

Oh my gosh- these are beautiful! Thank you so much for posting these pictures; each one is fascinating. (to me, anyway) I could look at this work for hours on end- if only they could talk, think of the rich stories we would hear!

Quite a collection. Lots of interesting items in there. I agree with Susan. I enjoy looking at old work, also. Thanks for posting the pics.

I'm blown away by the collection, and I'm thankful that some of it has been shown to the public. I have a special interest in Hispanic iron, being the co-author of "Southwestern Colonial Ironwork" recently re-printed by Sunstone Press. So far, I've glimmed about three quarters of the photos, but if one is taken by the work, they require repeated looks and further study. I notice that if you click on a photo, you get an exploded view. Fortunately, architectural hardware is more collectible than 3,000 pound gates and grilles.

Some of my suspicions have been confirmed. Thumb latches are of the "Norfolk" style, not the "Suffolk." The reverse internal views of the chest locks are not too unlike the Mexican ones that I've seen. The same may be said for strap hinge finials.

For serious students of this style, Byne & Stapley wrote a book, "Spanish Ironwork" in 1915. In 1993, the Museum at Teruel, Spain, published "De lo

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wow this is awesome there is a guy asking for help on door knockers some nice ones in here

Thanks for the wonderful resource of Spanish iron work. Lots of great work. Puts a whole different idea on the importance of the blacksmith.

Great Stuff - lots of inspiration there.
Bookmarked.
Thanks for sharing.