Today I had great fun at an auction, and a bit of a "dolls house fix"....... The above is an amazing back opening house with a really unusual Lithographed front. I have no idea who made it, but there are a few clues to assist my investigations, It has the letters "CB" and the date 1892. There is also a charming sign above the front door which reads "Dolly's Villa number 1".....
Next is a little house to keep "Bijou" company (see earlier post!) It dates from early in the 20th century and was made in Germany.
and lastly.. a selection of other goodies which I purchased.... some of which I will have to keep, but the rest I will be taking to The New Forest Dolls house fair in Lyndhurst on April 5th. Early entry 10 am. See website for details.
http://www.wendysworldfairs.co.uk/
14 comments:
Ooohhhh! Love the new villa!
Lucky you to attend a fun auction!
xxx
Maggie
What gorgeous houses! You're very good being able to sell any of them...I'd want to keep them all!
I love the dolly's villa!
The Dolls House Fair sounds fun!
Hope you enjoy it.;-)
How nice, you find some wonderful things!
What fun you must be having playing with these sweet houses!
Hi Liz,
I love Bijou's little friend!
And those rose covered chairs and box that I spotted in the last photo are just fabulous!!!
Good luck at the fair - Lyndhurst is a lovely place I seem to remember from my childhood.
Niki x
Thank you for kind comments. I am having a wonderful weekend sorting through all the goodies from the auction. Of course the hardest thing is deciding what I can keep & what has to go into the box for the fair in Lyndhurst..... at least I have another week to decide!
Have a good weekend everyone. Lizzie x
They're gorgeous ! When I was little there was a sort of Family Doll's House . I "inherited" it from a cousin , then when I'd outgrown it another set of cousins got it ( three girls there , so they had it a while ) then it was littlest cousin's turn . As we're a very large family , we sometimes wonder where it is now !
Love your anagram thingy!
Oh I might have to pop to the fair in Lyndhurst. Am not far away in Winchester x
Love your blog x
Hi Mandy
Do come and say hi if you get to the fair on Sunday!
Lizzie x
Hi Liz
I do love your latest acquisition!
It must be hard not wanting to hang on to all the things that you find at auction. This is an area I need to improve on. I have bought things which I intend to sell when my website is up and running, then have decided to keep them afterall! That's no way to run a business and make profit!
Take care
Isabelle x
Hi Isabelle
Yes, it is VERY hard to part with finds.......
Lizzie x
Love the new little house and all the little goodies, I would have a terrible job parting with any of it.
Jan
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