Grand and Rare German Red-Roofed Double-Sided Dollhouse by Moritz Gottschalk

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20" (51 cm.) l. x 28"h. x 27"d. The three-story dollhouse with complex detail of construction to allow exposure to the rooms from two sides,as well as front and back stairs and porch entries,features a multi-angled red wooden roof,set-back back entry with outside stairways,second floor balcony,and four doors to interior rooms,and a separate toilet closet with toilet; a front entry side with semi-circular railed porches on all three floors with outside lattice-window doorways at each floor. There are six open-front rooms,four with angled windows,each with original factory curtains,and two attic rooms as well as an attic storage room with access from exterior hinged door. The house has original cream,yellow and green painted finish with gilt stencil accents,and there is a trellis at the outside that matches the elaborate cardboard window panes. Overall excellent condition with some minor paint wear and rubs,original exterior and interior finishes throughout. Germany,Moritz Gottschalk,model 5674,circa 1920. The house is shown in The Genius of Moritz Gottschalk by Evelyn Ackerman,page 99,described as "an extraordinary achievement in the inspirational ways it is arranged for maximum play opportunities."