#111

German Wooden Doll House Castle Room of Ludwig II of Bavaria
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$3,200
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20" x 13" x 13",A five-side wooden room with yellow painted exterior trimmed with maroon and green,has interior walls with richly-lithographed scenes to simulate castle architecture. The center panel has "paintings" of four Bavarian kings of the 19th century,highlighted by King Ludwig II as a young boy,along with his grandfather,his father and his brother. There is a short curved staircase and gallery,and the room is furnished with mahogany-stained Gothic style ensemble including dessert buffet,writing desk,table,and settee with four chairs having original upholstery and silk fringe,along with a soft metal chandelier,and various decorative accessories. Notably,there is a metal bust of Ludwig II along with a framed image of the famous castle Schloss Neuschwanstein that Ludwig II so famously commissioned during his reign,situated on a mountaintop overlooking his childhood home. Three bisque dolls are in the house,including an all-bisque child costumed in sailor suit to match Ludwig II's image on the wall. Excellent condition,exterior is overpainted. Germany,late 19th-century. A charming historical vignette