pubrunner
Legendary Member
Hi All,
Every 5 years or so, we'd have a clear out of old tat from our pub; we'd build a large bonfire on our larger carpark, made up from rubbish from the pub, hedge cuttings - basically, anything that was surplus to requirements. Kindly passers-by (presumably under the cover of darkness) would take the opportunity to dump their
old tat - including old TVs and car tyres, on the same bonfire.
About 15 years ago, I was adding more stuff to the bonfire, when I found that amongst the stuff that had been kindly donated from other sources, were two doors - as shown in the image below.
I thought that they were too good to burn and decided to keep them - I stuck them in the pub's attic for a few years. I now live in a house - something that I'm still getting use to - after so long in the pub. The two doors were taken from the attic of the pub - & to the delight of my missus
, they now languish in our attic.
I'm really not sure what to do with these doors - both of them have a lip on the inner vertical upright, so presumably, there must have been a vertical centre piece. I've considered having them made into a piece of furniture - I can't think of anything other than a Drinks Cabinet, but given my personal history, perhaps that's understandable.
I know very little about antiques and old relics - apart from having met @rich p ; has anyone any idea what the metals in the inlay might be ? Copper, Nickel ?
And how old are these doors ? I'm guessing that they're Art Nouveau(ish), so 1900 - 1910 ? And what wood are they ? (it's not veneer and they are quite heavy)
I'd love to know who made them, 'cos the workmanship looks first-rate.
If these were your doors, what would you do with them ?
Every 5 years or so, we'd have a clear out of old tat from our pub; we'd build a large bonfire on our larger carpark, made up from rubbish from the pub, hedge cuttings - basically, anything that was surplus to requirements. Kindly passers-by (presumably under the cover of darkness) would take the opportunity to dump their
old tat - including old TVs and car tyres, on the same bonfire.About 15 years ago, I was adding more stuff to the bonfire, when I found that amongst the stuff that had been kindly donated from other sources, were two doors - as shown in the image below.
I thought that they were too good to burn and decided to keep them - I stuck them in the pub's attic for a few years. I now live in a house - something that I'm still getting use to - after so long in the pub. The two doors were taken from the attic of the pub - & to the delight of my missus
, they now languish in our attic.I'm really not sure what to do with these doors - both of them have a lip on the inner vertical upright, so presumably, there must have been a vertical centre piece. I've considered having them made into a piece of furniture - I can't think of anything other than a Drinks Cabinet, but given my personal history, perhaps that's understandable.
I know very little about antiques and old relics - apart from having met @rich p ; has anyone any idea what the metals in the inlay might be ? Copper, Nickel ?
I'd love to know who made them, 'cos the workmanship looks first-rate.
If these were your doors, what would you do with them ?
