#122

Early Furnished Danish Dollhouse Known as "Tordis Hus"
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$6,750
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Description

35"h x 37"w x 16"d. A two story wooden house with faux-brick paint, full-height faux-stone coigning at each corner, steepled roof with center chimney, four front casement windows, and 4 side windows, features beautiful paneled double doors at each front floor; the 1st floor door is protected by a columned pediment with the painted name "Tordis", and the 2nd floor doors are fronted by a circular shaped balcony with metal balustrade. There is one small ceiling light in each room, old (but possibly not original) paper and paint on the walls and floors of the four interior rooms, and lace and silk curtains at the windows. The furnishings include cherrywood pier mirror, Biedermeier pieces such as game table, pedestal table, 5 chairs, marbletop washstand, cupboard, washstand with fancy backsplash and bed, 2 walnut pedestals, other walnut furnishings comprising table, recamier, footstool and 2 chairs. Accessories include a fireplace with metal garniture and candles, music stand, 2 alabaster pedestals with bisque busts, towel bar, clock under dome, ormolu pedestal table, wooden kitchen rack with wooden plates, copper bed warmer, wooden dishes and more. There are four bisque dolls "living" in the home. From the early collection of Estrid Faurholt before its acquisition by the Lego Foundation Museum, the home was described in the 1965 book A History of Doll Houses by Jacobs, page 232. Danish, circa 1875, the home is named "Tordis" indicating the name of its original 19th century owner.