#176

French Dollhouse Salon Ensemble with Original Upholstery
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$1,300
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Description

5" (13 cm.) (5"w. piano). Of light pinewood, the ensemble is decorated with white paint wash and decorated with gilt paper edging and floral decoupage; the original silk upholstery is of soft apple green. Included are a window drapery with valance and lace liner, piano with lithographed paper keyboard, turtletop pedestal table, fireplace with silk hearth cover and tall mirror, decorated with mantel clock (paper face missing) and a pair of three-arm chandeliers, fernery filled with colorful flowers, settee, two arm chair, two side chairs, and a gilded metal framed engraving for the wall. The furniture was made by the French firm of Bolant (successor to Prive and Badeuille), circa 1893. Superb original condition of the rare and complete ensemble including drapery.