Beautiful Victorian Front Doors and Transom

[Willa]

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-renovation-window-door-trim/london/antique-doors/1475541495

Near London, Ontario. Seller is asking $ 5000.00 (CAN) though. Allegedly from near Kingston, ON. The painted and fired stained glass is unusual:

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[1918ColonialRevival]

Those are really nice. I'd guess them to be mid to late 1880s from the style of the doors. Those may have been from a commercial building or a very high end residence.

Even though they are nice, I think the asking price is a tad optimistic. One of the corner blocks is missing and would have to be reproduced using one of the others as a template. For that price, I'd expect them to be ready to go.

[Manalto]

For that price, I'd expect them to be ready to go.

For that price, I'd expect them to cure my lumbago and make me breakfast.

[Gothichome]

Well aren’t those a thing of beauty. No debating the Eastlake styling at it’s best. 1870 to maybe 1890. But for five grand, wow. But I suppose, if you have a grand period home and it has lost its grand doors, I can see some one, maybe in Toronto buying them.

[1918ColonialRevival]

...I can see some one, maybe in Toronto buying them.

I believe that's what the seller is hoping for, though they may be hanging onto them for a while.

I noticed a lot of this in the mid to late 2000s just before the Recession hit, especially when it came to antiques. People held out until they got the price they wanted. Sometimes it meant keeping the item indefinitely. There was an antique dealer a couple of hours from here who had an original c.1830 Empire style sleigh sofa in his shop around 2004 that my wife really liked. He thought the thing was priceless and it sat in his shop for a decade or more. I made a few offers on it over the years only to have them turned down. The guy passed away about 5 years ago and we ended up buying it from his estate at a reasonable price.

[Manalto]

If I wait for somebody to die, it might be me!

[1918ColonialRevival]

If I wait for somebody to die, it might be me!

Don't think like that!

We didn't intentionally "wait him out". It just happened by chance that my wife received the announcement for the auction in her email. We hadn't been to his shop in a few years by that point. The guy lived well into his 90s.

[Willa]

As of right now, the conversion to USD comes to $ 3753.05.

Still, not cheap.

I think the asking price is too high. If the door and transom were complete, and in excellent shape, with the door frame and moldings then the price might be appropriate ? They need work, and the buyer will need to find a competent carpenter to install that transom...

[phil]

very beautiful windows. thanks for sharing the pics. Its nice that they aren't broken and that piece could be re-created. I agree the price is hopeful.

[Gothichome]

If I wait for somebody to die, it might be me!