#132

Fine Early Furnished Dollhouse Room with Stenciled Cabinet
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$3,250
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13" (33 cm.) A thick wooden box-shaped room has a slanted ceiling with glass top and two back wall windows to allow natural light into the room, hinged double front doors that appear as windows when closed form a larger wing when opened. The exterior is paint-grained and stencil-outlined, with a fancy scrolled decoration at the crest. The interior has original painting with trompe d'oeil wainscot, blue painted walls, and fancily painted floor to simulate a tapestry carpet. The house is furnished with a fine selection of Biedermeier style furniture, various decorations, and two dollhouse dolls. Circa 1860,a rare style of miniature room with original finish being well preserved.