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Lot 253
American Dollhouse, Circa 1973-1975
First House, so called because it was the first acquisition in what eventually evolved into the dollhouse collection of the Dollhouse and Miniature Museum of Cape May, is American-made and was built by a gentleman named Thompson (no allusion to Noel Thomas intended) between 1973 to 1975. The dollhouse was created from the top portion of a vintage hutch. The dollhouse has three stories, nine rooms and a central staircase which extends from the first to the third level. One room is clearly a kitchen complete with linoleum floor. The floor and wall tiling in another room denotes the bathroom. A large room on the first floor is embellished with a fireplace and a hand painted mural (rustic woodsy scenery) on all three walls. The built in bookcases in yet another room designate it as the library. The two large rooms on the second level have a more formal air that suggests they be used as the parlor and dining room. The third floor rooms work well as master and children’s bedrooms. With the exception of the kitchen and bathroom, all of the rooms have finished wooden floors and wainscoting. The parquet pattern and the style of the wainscoting differs in each room! Paint and or paper complete the treatment of the interior walls. Portions of the dollhouse are wired for electricity. The light fixtures attached to these wires will remain. The dollhouse has a Mansard type roof which is shingled. The dollhouse is accessed from the front which is completely unobstructed. When originally purchased the dollhouse had glass doors (left over from the original hutch). These were removed as they added an enormous amount of weight to the structure, took up a great deal of space when open and obstructed the view of the interior. The sides and back of the dollhouse are painted sky blue. The dollhouse rests on a platform which has attached castors for ease of mobility. The dollhouse is in very good condition and is 55” high, 69” wide and 16 “ deep.
CONDITION: Very Good
Estimate: $400 - $600 |
