DOUBLE LEAF DOOR AND VESTIBULE IMPOST FOR A PARISIAN BUILDING Molded wood, the two leaves and impost each with a recessed reserve holding a glass pane with frosted fillet decoration, the molded wood frame. 1877. Overall dimensions. Height. 285 cm; Width. 160 cm. Including transom. Height. 40 cm; Width. 148 cm. + 50 mm of the period cover mouldings, whose use is optional. Two door leaves: Height. 235 cm; Width. 74 cm. Sold by designation. PROVENANCE. Post-Haussmanian building in the Odéon district, Paris, built in 1877. The door and its impost can be seen on site by the purchaser.

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