Extraordinary Doors

We get a lot of doors at Artefacts and, while some are stock and standard (if that’s even a thing?), every now and then we get some that are decidedly not.  Maybe it’s their size or their finish or a crazy beauty that stands above?

Here is a list of currently available doors that don’t fit the norm.

A:  Gothic double doors that once graced a church in Clinton.  Board on board pine measuring roughly 73″w x 111″h.

B:  A beautifully grain painted pine interior pair of doors – the same finish on both sides.  Picked up in Conestoga but it’s not clear that they came from there.  Roughly 61″w x 89 1/2″h x 1 3/8″ in a new frame.

C:  One honkin’ big industrial door that just happens to come with its rollers and track.

D:  My favourite, by far.  Double folding Italianate doors in faux rosewood paint and featuring dazzling etched ruby flash glass – c 1880.  Removed from a home in downtown London about 40 years ago they measure roughly 98″w x 100″h.

E:  This Abby Normal pocket door is actually two doors affixed as one big roller in oak.  Lucan c1920.  72″w x 88″h.

F:  One of the biggest pocket doors we’ve ever had, this pine monster measures 63″w x 96″h and came from a modest farm house near Staffa.  It’s sister door was 72″ wide!

G:  Drop dead double doors from Southampton c1885.  Bold bolection molding and cut glass to die for.  52″w x 96″h x 1 3/4″.  Now sold, sorry.

H:  One of a large group of oak and bevel glass doors recently removed from an Arts & Crafts home in Aldershot.  They all have this feel but vary in the glass design and overall size. Widths between 26″ and 32″ x about 80″ high.  There is one pair at 53″ x 80″ x 1 3/4″.

J:  This handsome double door was removed from a church in Fergus and date from around 1910.  Don’t they make a statement?  56 1/2″w x 89 1/2″h x 1 3/4″.

K:  One of the prettier doors we’ve had over the years and I don’t think it’s just the red paint.  Salvaged just prior to the demolition of a house outside of Ingersol that was built in 1905, this heavy pine door features gorgeous carved elements and a healthy bevel on the glass.  35 3/4″w x 83 1/2″ x 1 3/4″.

L:  I love the colour of this front door from the country outside of Blyth and dating to about 1905.  The modified bead and reel trim, which can be overwhelming at times, is used to great effect here.  The door is 34” x 81” x 1 /3/4” and is in excellent shape but is now sold, sorry.

M:  We bought these dynamic doors about 6 years ago and, though they sold right away, they never left the shop.  We repaired them and finished them to order but their intended use disappeared during the renovation so they’re back on the market.  Measuring 52” x 85” x 1 3/4” and suitable for interior use.

N:  A recent and strikingly different take on the Queen Anne form, these doors from downtown St Catharines feature the classic trimmed window frame but the windows themselves are multiples of bevels set into 3 dimensional copper came – a design choice that has kept the glass in perfect condition for over 120 years.  Roughly 64 1/2″ x 86 1/2″ x 1 3/4″.

This is, of course, only a few of the doors we have on hand.  Best to come in for a closer look.