German Roof Dollhouse by Moritz Gottschalk with Painted Attic Curtains

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26" (66 cm.) h. x 17"l. x 12"d. A two-story wooden dollhouse has original lithographed brick paper on the second floor and stone-work paper on the first; the remainder of the house, including roof and all architectural details, have original painted finish including stonework details and outlines of window frames, balcony and porch. There is a second floor balcony with opening door, front porch with columns and arched window above the porch roof, two full-length bay windows on the first floor, and two dormer windows at the attic roof. The house rests on original base. There are two large rooms inside and the house has original wall and floor papers, and original curtains (frail on the second floor). A unique feature of the house are the painted cardboard curtains of the attic dormer windows. Excellent original condition with some minor rubs. Germany, Moritz Gottschalk, model #9, circa 1890. A very rare dollhouse, it was featured in The Genius of Moritz Gottschalk by Evelyn Ackerman, page 27.