#143

German Wooden Doll Rooms by Gottschalk with Original Cornices
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$1,400
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31"w. x 13"h. x 13"d. A wooden framed two-room house has decorative pilasters at the front in blue,grey and gold colors,and the entire exterior in original ochre and grey paint and finished window frames. The larger room has two window frames,and the smaller has one,each with a rectangular high window set above two bottom windows that hinges inward,and each with original cornice and original sateen draperies. Each room has original wallpapers with decorative complementary borders,and each has parquet-designed lithographed paper floor. A door with silver-metal door handle opens between the two,and is finished with lithographed paneling (that is a match to #142). The house is marked 2928 in pencil on the underside. Excellent condition with some typical wear to original papers. Germany,attributed to Gottschalk,circa 1900.