#650

Three German Wooden Dollhouse Desks from Biedermeier Era
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6" (15 cm.) h. desk. Each of ebony or rosewood finish,comprising two cabinet desks with drop-front writing table and lower drawers,and a child's slant-front desk with hinged lid. The desks show variation in decoration although their styles are fairly uniform; decorations include gold stenciling,columns painted to simulate ivory or ebony,crests,and interior arrangements of niches and drawers. Very good condition with minor paper rubs. Germany,Walterhausen,circa 1870.