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Pair of Early 20th Century Chinese Courtyard Doors

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  • Pair of Chinese Black Lacquer Courtyard Doors, C. 1850
    Located in Chicago, IL
    This impressive set of doors dates to the turn of the century and originated as the outermost entrance gate to a traditional courtyard home in northern China. The pair is crafted of northern elm (yumu) and finished with dark black lacquer and hand-worked iron hardware. Bands of studded iron reinforce the fronts and simple iron plates secure the door latch and round door pulls...
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    Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Doors and Gates

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    Iron

  • Pair of Chinese Iron Bound Courtyard Doors, c. 1900
    Located in Chicago, IL
    This impressive set of doors dates to the turn of the century and originated as the outermost entrance gate to a traditional courtyard home in northern China. Crafted of locust wood and hand-worked iron, the rustic doors have developed a fantastic texture from years of use. The original layer of dark brown lacquer has eroded with an inimitable crackle, revealing the beautiful wood grain underneath. The door fronts are reinforced with studded iron bands and decorative iron plates in the shape of clouds or ruyi. The doors are fitted with a simple iron latch and four round door pulls...
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    Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Doors and Gates

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    Iron

  • Pair of Chinese Courtyard Doors with Iron Butterflies, c. 1850
    Located in Chicago, IL
    This imposing set of doors dates to the mid-19th century and once enclosed the inner courtyard of a Qing-dynasty home in northern China. The double doors are crafted of northern elm (yumu), a common hardwood appreciated for its strength, warm coloring and expressive grain. The fronts are reinforced with iron bands studded with brass hobnails and decorated with hard-worked iron plates with a foliated design. A square lock plate secures two round door pulls and a simple door latch, engraved with an everlasting knot, lotus blossoms, and ornamental koi. Little iron butterflies flit across the front, auspicious symbols of blessings, happiness and longevity. The monumental doors...
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    Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Doors and Gates

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  • Pair of Chinese Iron Bound Courtyard Doors with Frame, c. 1850
    Located in Chicago, IL
    This monumental pair of doors dates to the mid-19th century and once enclosed the inner courtyard of a grandQing-dynasty home in northern China. The courtyard doors are crafted of northern elm (yumu) and are complete with the original door frame comprised of thick wood beams. The door fronts are reinforced with studded iron bands and decorative iron plates with a foliate design. The doors close by a simple iron latch and open with two round door pulls...
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    Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Doors and Gates

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    Iron

  • Set of Four Chinese Courtyard Door Panels, c. 1850
    Located in Chicago, IL
    A hallmark of Chinese architecture, tall door panels such as these were used in provincial courtyard homes to easily open up a room to the outdoors. Designed with solid wood panels instead of lattice windows, these door panels were likely installed facing the street, used to protect the home rather than provide decoration. The doors were originally linked by hinges set in opposite directions, allowing the doors to fold upon themselves as they open. Instead of the elaborate carvings often found on Qing-dynasty doors...
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    Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Doors and Gates

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    Brass

  • Pair of 19th Century Chinese Quatrefoil Doors
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    This pair of doors is over a century old and originally decorated a Qing dynasty home in China’s Fujian Province. The thin cedar slats mimic bamboo and overlap the quatrefoil windows...
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    Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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  • Pair of Early 20th Century Italian Window Protector Grilles
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  • 10 ft+ Tall French Pair of Glass Paneled Wood Doors from the Early 20th C.
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