Wonderful Early German Wooden Furnished Kitchen by Christian Hacker

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29" x 18" x 20". The wooden-framed kitchen has two six-paned windows on each side wall,and is painted original pale green on the interior including the chimney,and light grey on the exterior with darker grey edges and red stripes. The floor is a rich pattern of black and white diamonds edged by red and blue blocks,and having a faux-marble splashboard around the edges. A rare early cast iron stove has a detachable stove-top oven. The kitchen is amply-furnished with painted green furnishings decorated with red stripes,including cupboard with pierced tin "pie doors" at the bottom,work table,center table with bottom shelf,chair,hanging shelf,hanging tool rack,butcher block,salt box,four small lidded boxes,and a rare chair that converts to a step ladder. There are 23 copper molds,pans or kettles,and a number of other pots. White earthenware crockery has original black stenciled foods in old Germanic script,There are various tin graters and tools. An early fine German paper mache lady rules the kitchen,along with a tiny pet mouse. Excellent original condition,with rare matching furnishings and accessories. Germany,mid-19th century,attributed to Christian Hacker,ex-collection Landsberg Museum.