German Wooden Stable Attributed to Christian Hacker

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22" (56 cm.) h. to top of steeple. 23"w. A wooden stable is fancifully shaped with scrolled sides and roof-line, shapely front columns, and a small cottage apartment above the carriage room. The stable is painted in original pale green and ochre with stenciled dark green, black and red trim to simulate half-timbers and bricks; there are cut-out windows at front and sides (four with faux stained glass windows), and opening shutters at the front. The carriage room with paper-carpet floor and two wooden horse carts, and three horse stalls each with hitching post and metal feeding tray. Excellent condition, small repair to upper crest.. Attributed stylistically to the workshops of Christian Hacker, circa 1890.