A Rare Pair of 17th Century Doors

Name: A Rare Pair of 17th Century Doors
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA584105
Availability: SoldOut

17th century

Sold by Youngs Antiques

Description

A rare pair of 17th century English doors, made from oak these doors comprise of one side having fifteen heavily molded panels and the other side three large plain boards. One door has a rich dark patina and the other has a dry patina, both doors have some old damages and ware commiserate with age but are very strong and remain completely untouched.

Overall condition is very good

Measurements

Door with patina - Height 189cm X Depth 4cm X Width 81cm

Door without patina - Height 183.5cm X Depth 4cm X Width 81cm

Provenance - These doors were salvaged from Whitley Court in 1937 after the great fire that led to its ruin.

Whitley court - Great Witley, Worcestershire, England is a ruined Italianate mansion. Built for the Foleys in the seventeenth century on the site of a former manor house, it was enormously expanded in the early nineteenth century by the architect John Nash. Subsequently, sold to the Earls of Dudley, a second massive reconstruction by the architect Samuel Daukes took place in the mid nineteenth century, creating one of the great pleasure palaces of Victorian and Edwardian England.

The declining fortune of the Dudleys saw the sale of the court after the First World War to a Kidderminster carpet manufacturer. In 1937 a major fire caused great damage to the court, the estate was broken up and sold and the house was subsequently stripped of its fittings and furnishings. Forty years of decay followed before the house and grounds were taken into the care of The Department of the Environment in 1972. Since that point, significant restoration and stabilisation have secured the house as a spectacular ruin.

Physical Dimensions

Height

189cm (74.41")

Width

81cm (31.89")

Depth

4cm (1.57")

Declaration

Youngs Antiques has dated this piece to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA584105

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Description

A rare pair of 17th century English doors, made from oak these doors comprise of one side having fifteen heavily molded panels and the other side three large plain boards.

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One door has a rich dark patina and the other has a dry patina, both doors have some old damages and ware commiserate with age but are very strong and remain completely untouched.

Youngs Antiques

fig 1. A rare pair of 17th Century doors — fig 1. A Rare Pair of 17th Century Doors

Overall condition is very good

Measurements

Door with patina - Height 189cm X Depth 4cm X Width 81cm

Door without patina - Height 183.5cm X Depth 4cm X Width 81cm

Provenance - These doors were salvaged from Whitley Court in 1937 after the great fire that led to its ruin.

fig 2. A rare pair of 17th Century doors — fig 2. A Rare Pair of 17th Century Doors

Whitley court - Great Witley, Worcestershire, England is a ruined Italianate mansion. Built for the Foleys in the seventeenth century on the site of a former manor house, it was enormously expanded in the early nineteenth century by the architect John Nash. Subsequently, sold to the Earls of Dudley, a second massive reconstruction by the architect Samuel Daukes took place in the mid nineteenth century, creating one of the great pleasure palaces of Victorian and Edwardian England.

fig 3. A rare pair of 17th Century doors — fig 3. A Rare Pair of 17th Century Doors

The declining fortune of the Dudleys saw the sale of the court after the First World War to a Kidderminster carpet manufacturer. In 1937 a major fire caused great damage to the court, the estate was broken up and sold and the house was subsequently stripped of its fittings and furnishings. Forty years of decay followed before the house and grounds were taken into the care of The Department of the Environment in 1972. Since that point, significant restoration and stabilisation have secured the house as a spectacular ruin.