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October 6, 2009
Butler's Pantry for Sale
[Ed: You gotta check this out!] I apologize for the repost, but I really want to see this beautiful piece go to a good home. A few people have shown interest, and then when it came time to make an offer, they disappeared. This butler's pantry is listed on craigslist for $1000, but ALL OFFERS WILL BE CONSIDERED.
Dimensions for this beautiful butler's pantry are below. Buyer must be able to come to our Park Slope apartment and remove it. Feel free to call me at 917.373.4267
Dimensions:
The entire pantry - 133" W x 87" H x 22" Deep
Doors - 80" x 28"
Glass Mirror - 14" W x 26" H
Just the center (from moulding to moulding) 58" W
Comments
Sounds like a job for Eddie Hibbert, Olde Good Things, or Moon River Chattel.
Posted by: mopar at October 5, 2009 3:58 PM
I am thinking about it...It's quite a big thing, can understand why people haven't taken the plunge, and I think it's admirable you are still trying to sell it directly to somebody. Hold it until you can't no more and then sell to a middleman...
Meanwhile I (and others I'm sure) are still thinking about it... ;)
Posted by: townhouser at October 5, 2009 5:30 PM
This exact piece was destroyed in my house when the formal dining room was converted to a downstairs bedroom. Why are you taking it out? Are you knocking out the wall? Hard to imagine any reno could surpass the value of such a beautiful built-in.
Posted by: Frederick Law Homestead at October 5, 2009 5:33 PM
Well, since Fred jumped in first....it's true. You can use it as a bedroom with the woodwork intact. Your daughter will probably treasure it. No use wrecking the house.
Posted by: mopar at October 5, 2009 11:21 PM
Is it an authentic Jonathan Butler pantry???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 6, 2009 11:00 AM
I agree with Mopar. Don't remove it from your house. It is so beautiful, and well-preserved. You will kick yourself down the line.
Posted by: Maly at October 6, 2009 11:01 AM
I totally agree, please don't take it out! But if you must...I might be interested.
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Posted by: RAR at October 6, 2009 11:13 AM
I really think people selling coop apts, condos and browndos in Park Slope should be buying these kinds of period salvage pieces and installing them. That market has a big glut right now and units are moving slowly if at all. Anything that makes a place fit the historic brownstone neighborhood and market better and sets it apart really helps. Could help a landlord get higher rent and better tenants too, to offer a historic interior. Most apts, coops and condos are SO boring.
Posted by: traditionalmod at October 6, 2009 12:31 PM
It's beautiful! But what I really need is a butler.
Posted by: Brenda from Flatbush at October 6, 2009 12:32 PM
I'd settle for a pantry.
Posted by: IMBY at October 6, 2009 12:51 PM
I left you a msg... hope to hear back!
Posted by: hooky at October 6, 2009 3:34 PM
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