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    Rare Howard Pierce bird midcentury front door escutcheon

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    Posted by: Kate • March 12, 2015

    Howard Pierce metal door plateUpdate Spet. 2016: I saw another one of these on ebay — and it’s Howard Pierce. The ebay listing also had a doorbell cover!

    Vintage front door escutcheon designs are pretty rare to begin with — but have you ever seen one like this before?  Pam spotted this lovely woddity: a midcentury door plate escutcheon with an Evelyn Ackerman-esque (?) bird design on ebay. We have never seen this design before. It may be a rare bird indeed — not just because of its unusual and attractive design, but also because of its massive size — a full 16 inches tall! 

    howard pierce The door plate features two lovely abstracted birds sitting on an angular tree. Just look at the fabulous detail on this piece, it’s a true work of art for your front door.

    From the eBay listing description:

    Mid century door escutcheon plate in the manner of Evelyn Ackerman. Not sure of maker/manufacturer though. Very cool and unique item.

    howard pierceIt looks like there is a maker mark carved into the back side of the escutcheon, what do you think it says? Pierce? Piere? Pierre? I can’t quite make it out. Does anyone recognize it?

    Update Sept. 2014 — Howard Pierce!

    howard pierce door escutcheon back plate howard pierce door platePersonally, I’d love to have this piece, for my front door or to use as a piece of wall decor inside. It is fabulous!

    Mega thanks to eBay seller levialaska for allowing us to feature her photos of this unique piece.

    • Buy this midcentury bird escutcheon on eBay

    And…. want more info on where to buy these new? See our story, 3 places to buy midcentury modern style door plates – including a DIY idea

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    1. Scott says

      March 12, 2015 at 11:21 pm

      Love this. The mid-century home just can’t have enough birds. Brass, glass, ceramic, wood, bring it! 🙂

      The width of this would work on a narrower offsets you seem to have to accept on even the most authentically retro-styled new doors too.

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    2. Rebecca prichard says

      March 14, 2015 at 10:23 pm

      It looks Celtic to me.

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    3. Karen says

      March 15, 2015 at 9:06 pm

      It immediately reminded me of the Franciscan pattern Bird ‘n Hand from the late 60s. Those are the dishes I grew up with. What a lovely find.

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    4. Holland VanDieren says

      January 9, 2017 at 3:58 pm

      I think it was cast by Pier Foundry in Minnesota. Howard Pierce was a ceramics manufacturer.

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      • Dave says

        February 18, 2019 at 3:42 pm

        It’s definitely Howard Pierce, as he displays it in the “metal work” section on his own website.

        http://howardpierceceramics.com/Howard_Pierce_Ceramics/pictures-plus/metal-work.html

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