Early German Wooden Doll Rooms Attributed to Christian Hacker with Period Furnishings

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31" x 12" x 14". A wooden-framed two room box features a larger room with two four-pane windows at the back and a smaller room with one four-pane window. The rooms have original wall and floor papers with star patterns and geometric floor design to simulate inlay woods. Old paper borders edge the top of each room. A beautiful pale blue door opens between the two rooms,with paneled design heightened by dark blue striping. The larger room has a superb early glass chandelier and is furnished with period Biedermeier furnishings including desk with drop front,sofa with four matching chairs with rose silk upholstery,pedestal table,cupboard,and various accessories including a pair of paintings on tin,bisque busts,porcelain figures,glass tea service and more. The smaller room has another set of fine early furnishings with original gold velvet upholstery and embossed gilt paper edging,along with two chests,a small table,round tea table,tin Maerklin stove,lamp with milk glass globe,porcelain figurines,framed mirror and prints,and more. The house is peopled by a bisque mother and three small children,each with sculpted hair and antique costumes. Structurally excellent,glass panes missing,wall papers are original albeit faded. Germany,attributed to Christian Hacker,mid-19th century,a nearly identical room is shown in Kohler's book,Christian Hacker,page 233. This is a lovely room box with desirable original papers,superb chandelier,beautiful opening doors and fine period furnishings