The Background

A turn-of-the-century apartment building in Brooklyn, New York was being gutted in advance of some major renovations. We were invited to come and salvage what we could and were pleased to rescue some beautiful items.

The Building

Sterling Place is the middle unit of five limestone-fronted townhomes. Built circa. 1900, it housed eight apartments on four levels. Each apartment consisted of a double parlour facing the street, a dining room, two bedrooms, a kitchen and pantry, as well as two bathrooms.

The parlours were divided by beautiful half-wall, pillared, fretwork spandrel units. Only two were in their original state; the other six had been hidden behind new walls of 2 X 4s and drywall! The parlour in Unit 8 was the source of our 8 ft X 5 ft. beveled glass mirror, framed by fluted pillars and with a 3 1/2” oval shelf below.

Every apartment in this building had raised panel baseboard in each room, measuring 18” high. Several kitchens had pressed tin ceiling panels. There were two small claw-foot tubs and quite a number of unique double basin porcelain kitchen sinks. Other goodies we found include decorative brass hooks, (single and double), ceiling and wall mounted light fixtures, tin dumbwaiter doors, brass doorbells, and lots and lots of doorknob sets. Interior doors were made of beech and measured 89” X 32”, were 1 3/4” thick and in almost perfect condition.

Architectural Items

ITEM	PHOTO	PRICE
PARLOUR MANTLEPIECE Solid oak. Approx. 6 ½ ft. high by 4 ½ ft. wide. Two sections. Bevelled mirror, carved posts. Partially stripped of white paint.		$1,200
PIER MIRROR Solid oak. 8ft x 5ft framed wall mirror with fluted pillars each side and oval shelf at base. Painted white.		$800
TIN CEILING PANELS 4 sheets of various sizes to cover approx. 9 ft. x 7 ½ ft. ceiling. Includes various lengths of cornice. Painted white.		$100
SET OF MIRRORED DOORS 2 doors from built-in china cabinet. Multi-panes of mirrored glass. Includes original brass hinges and knobs. Painted white. Measures approx. 2 ½ ft. wide by 4 ½ ft high.	PHOTO NOT  AVAILABLE	$75 each
TIN DUMBWAITER DOOR Insulated tin door from dumbwaiter shaft. Raised panels, original hardware. Painted matte black. Approx. 2 ft. by 3 ft.	PHOTO NOT  AVAILABLE	$50
SPANDREL ROOM DIVIDERS 3 sets of  oak built-in room dividers. Each set consists of: 3 frieze panels, 2 half-walls, 2 pillars and wall supports. Amazing detail. Two are painted white, one is in original condition. Total length of installed frieze is approx. 10 ft. Total height approx. 9 ft.		2 sets painted $800 each 1 set original condition $1,000
MEDICINE CABINET Wall-hung bathroom medicine cabinet with mirrored door. Three interior shelves. Original hardware. Painted. Approx. 35” high, 27” wide, 8” deep.	PHOTO NOT  AVAILABLE	$50
BOOKCASE Oak bookcase with two doors, missing glass. Egg and dart trim. Approx. 38” wide by 34” high and 1 foot deep.	PHOTO NOT  AVAILABLE	$50
BASEBOARD Various lengths of oak, raised panel baseboard. 18” high, 1” thick.		$15 per foot

Hardware Items

ITEM	QUANTITY	UNIT PRICE
PEEPHOLES	8	$20 each
DOORBELL SETS	4	$20 per set
EXTERIOR ENTRANCE SET   Plain brass knobs Plain plates With Deadbolt	1	$60
EXTERIOR ENTRANCE SETS Egg/Dart knobs Egg/Dart plates With deadbolt	3	$75
INTERIOR PASSAGE SETS Plain knobs Egg/Dart plates	5	$30
INTERIOR PASSAGE SETS Oval glass knobs Egg/Dart plates	2	$50
INTERIOR PASSAGE SETS Round glass knobs Plain plates	1	$50
INTERIOR PASSAGE SETS  Round glass knobs Egg/Dart plates	5	$50
INTERIOR PASSAGE SETS Glass knobs Round plates	1	$50
INTERIOR PASSAGE SETS  Round glass knobs Silver Deco plates	2	$50
INTERIOR PASSAGE SETS Egg/Dart knobs Egg/Dart plates	24	$40
CLOSET SETS  Single-door style Oval glass knob Egg/Dart plate	1	$40
CLOSET SETS  Two-door Style Egg/Dart knobs Plain plate/round plate	1	$30
CLOSET SETS Two-door style Egg/Dart knobs Egg/Dart plates Round plates	8	$35
CLOSET SETS Single Door Egg/Dart knob Egg/Dart plates	1	$25

Other Items

ITEM	PRICE
CEILING FIXTURE Ceiling light fixture with two sockets.	$50
SET OF SIDELIGHT WINDOWS FOR ENTRANCE DOOR 4 pieces. Raised panel with 4 panes of glass above. Two interior (6ft. 8” by 14”) and two storms (6ft. 10” by 15 ½”) . Saved from a house in Bracebridge , Ontario .	$200 per set
IRON FIREPLACE HORSESHOE Black iron insert for fireplace. Approx. 32” high by 26” wide.	$20
PORCELAIN BATHROOM SINK Circa. 1920. 2 feet wide by 19” deep, including backsplash.	$20
VICTORIAN LADIES PARLOUR CHAIR	$300
ANTIQUE WOODEN IRONING BOARD Folding. Pine.	$30
ANTIQUE BISSELL CARPET SWEEPER	$30
WOODEN ROCKING CHAIR Woven wicker chair and back.	$80
MISC. DOORS

Prices are in Canadian funds and do not include applicable taxes.

Terms: Cash or Cheque made payable to Graeme Fenwick.