Large German Doll Rooms with Original Papers and Trim,Attributed to Moritz Gottschalk

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40"w. x 15"d. x 15"h. A wooden-framed house has three windowed rooms,each with a hinged door opening into the next room. The rooms are fronted by pilasters with architectural detail and applique gesso decorations in the shape of tassels,and the house exterior and base are painted original tan and ochre with dark brown striping; the windows are framed on the exterior. Each interior room is finished with original elaborate wallpapers and floor paper. The interior doors are finished on both sides with lithograph paper to simulate elaborate paneling,have silvered knobs,and the door in the middle room is framed with elaborate wooden cornices and has its original cream color with gold striping. Each of the windows has an elaborate wooden cornice to match the door cornices; the two outer rooms have square three-part windows with inner-opening lower windows,and the middle room has a very large five-part window with arched upper section. Excellent condition,completely original with some typical minor paint and paper rubs,water stain on lower bottom salon wall,and missing cornice crest on large window. The rooms are unsigned,but are likely by Moritz Gottschalk based upon stylized columns,silvered door and window knobs,and base construction. Circa 1900.