#689

German Wooden Dollhouse Rooms by Gottschalk with Raised Corner Alcove
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40" (102 cm.) w. x 14"h. x 16"d. The two-room dollhouse setting is highlighted by an unusual corner alcove accessed by two steps and set-off by a railing with gilded metal grills. The rooms are fronted by cream-painted pilasters with gold accents and have a center opening doorway and three large windows with painted panes. The walls have old paper and the floors are lithographed-paper to simulate parquet. Old silk or velvet draperies hang at each window with wooden cornices. The smaller room contains four original pieces of Gottschalk bedroom furniture,with original cream paint with red striping. Very good condition,some wear to wall and floor papers. Germany,Moritz Gottschalk,circa 1910,the house is marked "Gesetzlich Geschutz 3542" on the underside.