Salvager: Serious Stuff from Fort Greene Brownstone
The person overseeing the renovation of a grand old home in Fort Greene dropped us a note to try to find a home for some of the beautiful pieces of architectural salvage that are going to be removed. In addition to the mahogany pocket doors above, there are mantels, mirrors and a gorgeous bathtub that…
The person overseeing the renovation of a grand old home in Fort Greene dropped us a note to try to find a home for some of the beautiful pieces of architectural salvage that are going to be removed. In addition to the mahogany pocket doors above, there are mantels, mirrors and a gorgeous bathtub that will be available. If you are interested, please email jane AT janeherships DOT com for more photos and to arrange an appointment.
I think they posted the email that way to avoid spammers. Anyways….I contacted Jane and no response. Maybe it’s all gone already.
I agree. Some people have no taste. What a shame but her loss in another’s gain of course. What is up with that email? Can someone post it again?
shortsighted. At least someone will use it, but still, shortsighted. sigh
she’s not getting rid of everything — only items that don’t fit with the renovation. you can’t keep every single original detail when you update a brownstone. good for her for at least trying to ensure that the pieces find a new home.
what is this jane lady doing? jesus freakin christ, keep it! if you’re gonna plunk down millions on an fg brownstone, at least keep/integrate such beautiful original details. and this comes from a modernist at heart. i live in an fg brownstone and can attest that a paulin chair or two makes one of these place quite moderne…
I don’t even have a Brownstone yet, but I’ll take em!
This looks like Cuban mahogany, which is among the most beautiful woods in the world. All the Cuban mahogany trees were chopped down over a hundred years ago and there ain’t no more.
Just FYI.
PS: most of what goes for mahogany today is a pale imitation that comes from another species of tree that grows in the Phillipines and in Indonesia.
wow. i’ll ask the question everyone’s thinking. why are they getting rid of this stuff?