A Moritz Gottschalk furnished dolls’ house, circa 1885, elaborately made as a grand double-fronted

A Moritz Gottschalk furnished dolls’ house, circa 1885, elaborately made as a grand double-fronted house, the central porch flanked by bay windows, French doors on the first floor flanked by pairs of arched windows, the detailing in cream against the red brick ground, the interior with original wall and floor papers with attractive paper borders, arranged as one large ground floor room and one large first floor room, together with two Evans & Cartwright tinplate fireplaces within wooden surrounds, the furnishings including large scale 'Yellow Cherry' pieces and a cast metal chair, 90cm high.Illustrated by Jean Latham, Dolls’ Houses, A Personal Choice, (1969), p.154 and 155. The underside of this house is marked in pencil '1901'. A similar house is illustrated by Evelyn Ackerman 'The Genius of Moritz Gottschalk' (1980), p.34***CONDITION REPORT***The roof coloured green, the exterior papers throughout in generally good clean condition with only minor cosmetic blemishes commensurate with age, the facade lacking several glass panes, the hinges working freely to reveal an interior with mostly original papers.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.