#118

Furnished Dollhouse of Shirley Temple, Handmade by Her Mother
Live Auction

$2,800
sold
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Description
40" (102 cm.) l. x 16" d. x 21" h. The wooden framed dollhouse has five various-sized rooms and a staircase, and is furnished in a variety of styles including some Schoenhut pieces (piano signed) and a table signed Tynietoy. The dollhouse was handmade from a kit by Shirley's mother, Gertrude Temple, and is lettered on the underside "1933 Doll House". Included is a vintage photograph of Shirley playing with this house. The dollhouse was presented in the original auction of Shirley Temple childhood memorabilia, "Love, Shirley Temple", and is from her original archives, perfectly preserved.