And then there are these, which clearly are doll's houses, up for auction at Christie's in late January.
Top: AN EARLY VICTORIAN SIX-ROOM DOLL'S HOUSE CIRCA 1840. Modelled as a brick house, on stand, the interior including Walterhausen pieces, Grodnerthall dolls and a collection of doll's house furniture. 61½ in. (156 cm.) high; 39 in. (99 cm.) wide; 17 in. (43 cm.) deep, estimated at GBP2,500-4,000.
Lower: A REGENCY OCHRE-PAINTED SIX-ROOM DOLL'S HOUSE EARLY 19TH CENTURY Modelled as a villa with pilasters and balustraded double staircase, the interior with a large collection of later doll's house miniature furniture. 65½ in. (66.5 cm.) high; 72 in. (182.8 cm.) wide; 32 in. (81 cm.) deep, estimated at GBP6,000-10,000.
Although of approximately the same period of manufacture, the architectural design elements happily demonstrate, (however superficially), the beauty of neoclassicism over Victoriana.
And as with the other doll's house mentioned in the previous post, the Regency style house would make a very bold design piece if it were placed on a complementary stand.
No comments:
Post a Comment