Door Stops

Cast iron door stops with a hand-applied finish — the animal at the foot of the door that everyone comments on. Owl, hare, bear, duck, hen, dog and cat, each cast in solid iron for real holding weight, then finished by hand in antique brass, polished brass or antique nickel.

A door stop earns its keep twice: it holds a heavy door open on a summer afternoon, and it sits there being looked at for the rest of the year. These are made to do both. The iron gives them the mass a door actually needs — no sliding, no scuffed skirting, no wedge of folded cardboard — while the brass and nickel finishes let them sit comfortably against oak, painted panel or worn flagstone.

They make particularly good housewarming and Christmas gifts: useful, unexpected, and hard to buy for yourself. Choose the animal that suits the room, or collect a set across a hallway.

Explore more from the doorway: Door Knobs, Architectural Door Hardware and Front Door Furniture. Or browse our Decorative Objects and Gifts. Designed in England, hand-finished by our artisan partners, shipped worldwide.