Antique Brass Cabinet Knobs

Antique brass cabinet knobs with the age already in them

Antique brass is a warm yellow-brown finish with the recesses darkened and the high points left brighter, so the form of the knob shows through the surface. It arrives looking settled rather than new, which is the practical appeal: you get the look of aged brass without waiting for an unlacquered finish to get there on its own. On panelled doors and painted furniture it reads as though it has always been there.

Who makes the antique brass knobs here

Carpe Diem Hardware supplies most of this page, with Hickory Hardware, Elements Hardware and Notting Hill Hardware behind it. Carpe Diem and Notting Hill are decorative makers, so expect sculpted and ornamental profiles alongside plain rounds and surface-design rounds. Style tags run traditional and Arts and Crafts, which is where this finish does its most natural work.

Sizes and mounting

These are standard decorative knob diameters, mounted on a single screw, so there is no center-to-center spacing to match. Check the screw length against your drawer front thickness before ordering a set - thicker fronts and applied mouldings need a longer screw than the one supplied in the box. A matching set of pulls is available if you want knobs on doors and pulls on drawers.

Antique brass against polished and unlacquered brass

Polished brass is bright and even and stays that way under lacquer. Unlacquered brass starts bright and darkens with handling, so it keeps moving. Antique brass is finished aged and holds its tone, which means it will not stay matched to a living brass over time. Pick one approach per room. The same logic applies if you are replacing a single broken knob years later: an aged brass can be matched from stock, while a living brass on the neighbouring doors will have moved on. Antique brass knobs on shaker cabinets and antique brass knobs for bathroom vanities show it in both rooms.

Explore all antique brass cabinet hardware, browse every cabinet knob, or shop the matching antique brass cabinet pulls. Brass names drift between makers more than any other finish, so book a free design consultation with Kayla before mixing brands.