Fine German Wooden Dollhouse Rooms Attributed to August Hermann

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40àw. x 15àh. x 16àd. (and 5à d. of alcove). A finely-grained wooden room box with mahogany finish showcases two rooms,and is trimmed with ogee-shaped floor front and ceiling edges,and well-detailed pilasters. The larger room has a set-back alcove in unusual three-sided shape,perhaps designed as a stage for performances or musicians,that is framed with an elaborate fretwork cornice and spindled railing,and reached by three graduated- length steps. The tongue and groove wainscot rises above a paneled border that extends around the room,and the upper walls have original paper with a paper border of abstract butterflies. A tall paneled double door leads to the second room,and has a decorative cornice that matches the original window cornices; there are three sets of double windows that open at the center. The bedroom wallpaper is original and the floors have original lithographed paper in geometric designs. Some early framed engravings hang on the walls,the bedroom has an old carpet,and there is a matched table and two chairs that appear original to the house. The parlor curtains,of rose silk with applique gold trim are original. Excellent condition,some spotting on wall and floor paper. Germany,attributed to Johann Gottfried August Hermann,circa 1900,the room box was featured in their 1904 catalog as model 358/1 (illus. Cieslik,Lexicon der Puppenstuben und Puppenhauser,page 83)