Lot 751: A Mid-20th Century British Commercial Shopfront Dollhouse
A vintage two-part commercial dollhouse of wood and composite board construction with printed paper facades. The first section consists of a two-storey building with a tan brick-effect facade, featuring a ground-floor shopfront for a General Stores Post Office with period-style window advertisements for Winalot, Rinso, and Oxo. The adjoining second section is a taller three-storey building with a red brick-effect facade, featuring a central architectural plaque for J. Brown Quality Hall. The ground floor of this section includes two large curved bay windows for Drapers and Furnishers, with a middle-floor window marked Cafe. Both buildings are topped with pitched roofs finished in grey tile-patterned paper. The hinged front-opening interior reveals multiple rooms decorated with a variety of floral and geometric wallpapers. Interior features include miniature light fittings and a small black fireplace. A small selection of loose furniture is present, including a wooden chair and several blocks. Several non-original red circular stickers, some bearing the Dole brand logo, are applied to the interior walls.
Condition report:
The dollhouse shows visible signs of age and play wear throughout. There is lifting, staining, and some loss to the printed paper surfaces, most notably on the top left corner of the roof and around the edges. Some window glazing is missing. The interior wallpaper shows age-related discolouration and staining. No maker\'s marks were identified.
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