The Detroit Gatsby
Artifacts For Sale from the Motor City's Gilded Age
This is your chance to own a piece of Detroit's automotive legacy!
A rare, incredible private collection has emerged for sale that includes numerous pieces of custom-designed woodwork, exquisite stained glass and other architectural decor from vintage Motor City gilded-age homes owned by Alvan Macauley (former president of the Packard Motor Company), Stella Dunbar Ford and her husband Joseph B. Schlotman (Stonehurst Estate) and Anna Dodge (Rose Terrace).
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Item # 021 - 8 foot pillars, from Macauley estate, provenance on the back (set of two)
Item # 024 - Intricately carved antique mirrored doors (set of five)
Item # 027 - 79.5" x 29" Leaded glass double doors (very thick, well made!)
Price: $3,500
Item # 022 - 74" x 22" Antique hand-carved telephone booth doors (set of two)
Item # 025 - 83" x 27" Back/Side door from Macauley estate
Item # 023 - 42" x 19" Antique arched wooden window-doors (set of two)
Price: $1,000
Item # 026 - 83" x 27" Front/Side door from Macauley estate
Item # 028 - 79" x 29.5" Antique bi-fold wooden doors (photo 1 of 2)
Item # 029 - 79" x 29.5" Antique bi-fold wooden doors (photo 2 of 2, showing hinge)
Item # 030 - 86" x 31" Back/Side wooden door, 3" thick from Macaulay estate
Item # 031- 79.5" x 30" Leaded glass door **DAMAGED**
Price: $800
Item # 032 - 78.5" x 31" Leaded wood bi-fold doors, set of two
Price: $1,600
Item # 033 - 79" x 34" Antique wood door with unique lock (photo 1 of 3)
Item # 036 - 75.5" x 32.5" Antique wood door with lead glass window
Price: $8,000
Item # 034 - 79" x 34" Antique wood door with unique lock (photo 2 of 3)
(Other side view of # 36)
Item # 035 - 79" x 34" Antique wood door with unique lock (photo 3 of 3)
Item # 037 - Medieval wooden doors with wrough iron accents (inquire for dimensions)
Price: $8,000
Item # 038 - Triple star red oak cornice from the Macauley mansion
Item # 039- Entryway panels from the Macauley mansion
Item # 040 Wooden crest cornice from the Macauley mansion
Example of documented provenance of the wood panels and decor from the Alvan Macauley mansion
Item # 041 -- Wood wall panel from Macauley mansion, 8'8" x 4', documented provenance
Item # 042 -- Lot of miscellaneous wood trim from turn of the century auto baron's estate in Grosse Pointe
Item # 043 --Antique French Doors, with heavy 3" leaded glass, 80" x 35.75"
Price: $9,000
Item # 044 --Thick Macauley Estate entryway door, 83" x 35" x 2"
Item # 045 --Unique antique door with ruby-colored crystal doorknob, size N/A
Item # 046 --Antique double doors with lead glass, 79" x 30"
Price: $5,000
Item # 047 --Arched wooden door, 78.5" x 34"
Item # 048--Gorgeously detailed wooden bi-fold closet doors, set of four
Item # 049 --Leaded glass door 6' 7.5" x 35.25"
Price: $3,500
Item # 050 --1 Corner piece and 3 pillars, red oak from Macauley estate
Item # 051 --2 wood panels, hand carved red oak from Macauley estate
Item # 052--Exquisite hand-carved entryway (originally was a closet entryway) Macauley Estate
Item # 053 --Hand carved corner of entryway (molding, cornice, etc.)
Item # 054 -- Gorgeous hand-carved wood cornice molding, 7 ft
Item # 055 -- Exquisite hand-carved wooden frieze depicting Greek scene. Signature "PA Barnes" - history and provenance unknown
Price: Please inquire
Item # 056 -- Magestic, intricately hand-carved stunning wooden entryway with face. Provenance to Schlotman/Ford estate, 10 ft tall
Item # 056 -- Magestic, intricately hand-carved stunning wooden entryway with face. Provenance to Schlotman/Ford estate, 10 ft tall
Item # 056 -- Magestic, intricately hand-carved stunning wooden entryway with face. Provenance to Schlotman/Ford estate, 10 ft tall
Item # 056 -- Magestic, intricately hand-carved stunning wooden entryway with face. Provenance to Schlotman/Ford estate, 10 ft tall
Item # 056 -- Magestic, intricately hand-carved stunning wooden entryway with face. Provenance to Schlotman/Ford estate, 10 ft tall (Close-up of door)
Item # 056 -- Magestic, intricately hand-carved stunning wooden entryway with face. Provenance to Schlotman/Ford estate, 10 ft tall (Close-up of door)
Item # 057 -- Gorgeous wood paneled wall from music room of Schlotman/Ford Estate (Stonehurst) documented provenance
Item # 057 -- Gorgeous wood paneled wall from music room of Schlotman/Ford Estate (Stonehurst) documented provenance - top part of wall
Item # 057 -- Gorgeous wood paneled wall from music room of Schlotman/Ford Estate (Stonehurst) documented provenance - bottom part of wall
Item # 057 -- Gorgeous wood paneled wall from music room of Schlotman/Ford Estate (Stonehurst) documented provenance - bottom part of wall
Item # 058 -- Close up of hand-carved stair case finials
Item # 058 -- Exquisitely detailed hand carved staircase banisters from the Stonehurst Estate (Joseph Schlotman, Stella Ford) Set of two, and each are 5' 3" wide.
Item # 058 -- Original photo of Stonehurst estate, showing the provenance and matching detail carving and scrollwork
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