Large German Red-Roof Wooden Dollhouse by Moritz Gottschalk

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25" (64 cm.) l. x 26"h. x 13"d. A two-story wooden dollhouse with painted red roof,painted timbers at the eaves,and overall-painted grey and cream with green doors,has an elaborate front with full-length porches on both first and second floors supported by four two-story columns. The porches are fronted by cardboard railings with designs that match the cardboard window panes in each window,and the doors open at the center and are decorated with fancy cardboard inserts in the windows,and pencil-stripe stencil around the door frames. A separate attic room has a dormer window,side window with flower basket,and a hinged roof. The entire front hinges open for access to the interior with two large rooms,one small room and one entry foyer with stairway and a toilet closet with toilet. The sides and back are solid wood with painted curtained windows at the side. Very good condition with all original finishes and papers,there is some fraility to cardboard railings. Germany,Moritz Gottschalk,circa 1920.