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Umbrian–Tuscan elm door – 18th century, with diamond-shaped panels
Door in solid elm wood, made between Umbria and Tuscany in the second half of the 18th century, originally intended for the entrance of a refined urban residence, where the solidity of the timber and the order of its forms lent balance and dignity to domestic architecture.
The two leaves, divided into rectangular panels, display in the upper and lower sections elegant diamond-shaped mouldings, finely carved to give the surface movement and depth.
A construction simple and well-proportioned, yet with a firm character and an authoritative tone.
The elm — a local wood prized for its dense fibre and warm grain — still bears traces of an old turquoise paint, now faded into soft shades of copper green: a colour that seems to hold both light and time within it.
On the reverse, the vertical boards and hand-forged ironwork reveal a solid, honest logic of construction — made to endure.
Not yet restored, it will undergo a careful conservative restoration aimed at returning full stability and function, while preserving the truth of its aged patina and lived charm.
A door capable of conversing with both contemporary and historical interiors, transforming a space with the quiet strength of its ancient wood and the natural authority of its story.
- Material: Elm wood
- Size: cm 100 x 190 (h)
- Condition: Tobe restored
- Period: Late 17th century /Early 18th century
- State: Good conditions
