THE SMITH FAMILY BABY HOUSE: A PAINTED PINE DOLL'S HOUSE IN THE FORM OF A REGENCY TOWNHOUSE, LATE 19TH CENTURY |

painted and glazed, with two hinged doors to the front opening to reveal four papered interior rooms replete with furniture and fittings from the late 19th century onwards in a variety of mediums including wood, ceramic, pressed metal, glass and textile with two dolls, redecoration (qty)

Probably Nancy Oswald Smith (1895-1962)

Inventory of the Property of Guy O. Smith at Shottesbrooke Park, 1928, vol. I, probably 'Store Room / 3ft. 0-in. Dolls' House and furniture'
 

An amazing object. Much played with but in good order considering. Detailed images available on request. Glass with wear. Papered walls with lifting and marks. Some re-decoration.
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For comparison see Vivien Green, English Dolls' Houses of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century, London, 1979, p.204-206. Green illustrates The Henderson Doll's House a 19th century doll's house which shares similar features to the present lot. It too has a similarly painted brick arrangement to the upper section and a balcony on the piano nobile whilst taking the form of a townhouse.