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Wed, Aug 10, 2022 10:00AM EDT
Lot 354

Group of Dollhouse Parlor Furniture and Decoration Objects

Estimate: $200 - $400

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A Group of Dollhouse Parlor Furniture and Decoration Objects, 19th Century,
Comprising of a painted wood slanted fall front desk with four internal compartments.
A painted wood Strombecker sewing table with false paper books.
A painted wood radio, a fixed set of books between two owl book ends, a painted metal smoking pipe, a painted metal candlestick in holder, a metal and glass alarm clock with reverse side compass, a painted metal Erhard and Sohne umbrella stand and a metal stick umbrella with fabric canopy ( ca. 1890), one painted metal German newspaper stand with 'Uber Land und Meer' and 'Die Gartenlaube' newspapers.
Wood slanted fall front desk marked Germany on underside.

Strombecker sewing table is signed Strombecker Playthings Genuine Walnut on underside of table top in painted gilt.

Desk dimensions: L: 3 1/8 x W: 1 1/2 x H: 3 5/8 in.

Book Reference: Jacobs, Flora Gill. ‘The Small World of Antique Doll’s Houses’. New York Lake Isle Press, Inc. 2005. Page 65, 197, 205


From the collection of the Bigelow Family (Lawrence, Massachusetts circa 1879)

Condition

Minor loss of pigment and paint throughout. Top handle lacking on umbrella. Lacking two legs on newspaper stand. Rips and creasing to newspaper.

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