Schaub 253 2-7/8" Siena Large Oval Cabinet Knob

The Siena 253 oval knob uses an 8/32 thread with a 1 inch screw, which is the standard machine screw size for cabinet knobs and suits a 3/4 inch door or drawer front. If you are mounting through a thicker slab front or a door with an applied panel, you'll need a longer 8-32 screw, since the supplied 1 inch length only leaves enough thread for standard stock.

It measures 2-7/8 inches across the oval and projects 1-1/2 inches from the face of the door. That's a large knob, so check the swing clearance where two doors meet at an inside corner and any drawer that runs under a countertop overhang before you commit to it across a full kitchen.

Zinc is the base material on the Siena 253. That's a cast knob, which is how the rustic Siena texture and the oval form are achieved. If your spec calls specifically for solid brass, look at the Deltana KRB175 round knob with groove, which we list as solid brass in a 1-3/4 inch diameter, or the Delaney solid brass cabinet knob.

The Schaub 253 Siena knob is a large oval at 2-7/8 inch diameter with a 1-1/2 inch projection, which is a lot of knob on a narrow stile or a small drawer front. The Deltana KRB175 is a round knob with a groove in a 1-3/4 inch diameter solid brass body, so it reads much smaller on the face and sits closer to the door. Orca Hardware CK-18032 Mission round cabinet knob is another round-profile option if you want a plainer face than the Siena oval.

One hole. It's a knob, not a pull, so it mounts on a single bore with one 8-32 screw through the back of the door or drawer front. If you are replacing existing pulls on center-to-center bores, you'll be filling one of the two holes or moving to a backplate.

Two: Ancient Bronze (ABZ) and Vibra Nickel (VN). Ancient Bronze is the darker rustic option that suits the Siena collection's hammered look; Vibra Nickel is the brushed silver-tone choice. If you're specifying a whole job, order all units at once so the finish lot matches, which matters most on the bronze.

At 2-7/8 inches the Siena 253 is deliberately oversized, which reads well on tall pantry doors and large slab drawers but can overwhelm a run of small upper doors. For a smaller footprint, the Deltana KRB175 is a 1-3/4 inch round knob. The Orca Hardware CK-18032 Mission round knob and CK-19032 Whistler knob are other cabinet knob options if you want a different profile in the same function.

The 253 is part of Schaub's Siena collection, so the surest match is other Siena pieces in the same Ancient Bronze or Vibra Nickel finish. If you need a coordinating look from a broader line, Emtek carries Schaub Collection cabinet knobs and pulls, including the Emtek 8665 Select, Allerton, Art Deco and Astoria Glass knobs, which give you a knob/pull option where the Siena knob alone won't cover a long drawer.

The Schaub 253 is a rustic-style knob from the Siena collection. Emtek also offers Schaub Collection cabinet knobs in several series that give you different design directions on the same cabinet run: the Emtek 8665 Select, the Allerton, the Art Deco, and the Astoria glass knob. Each is catalogued as a cabinet knob or pull, so they are used the same way on a door or drawer front, but the Siena oval is the one carrying the rustic styling.

They install the same way as cabinet knobs, but they are not the same item. The Schaub 253 is a zinc-body rustic oval at 2-7/8 inch diameter, offered in Ancient Bronze and Vibra Nickel. The Emtek Astoria is a glass cabinet knob from the Schaub Collection, so the face material and the look are entirely different. Use the Astoria when you want a glass face, not when you are trying to match an existing Siena run.

The base measures 3/4 inch. That's the contact footprint against the door face, so any old finish ring or wear mark from a previous knob with a larger base will still show. On a refinish or a partial hardware swap, plan on touching up the face.