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The Astolat Dollhouse Castle was inspired by Alfred Tennyson's poetry about the Lady of the Lake and built between 1974 and 1987 by miniaturist Elaine Diehl. It was appraised over $1 million in 2006 and at $8.5 million in 2015 primarily because of the upgrade to the interiors and pieces.
By way of comparison, Petronella de la Court's dollhouse, for which 1,600 pieces of furniture and paintings and 28 fine dolls were commissioned, was sold in 1744 for 1,200 guilders. [2] [5] Already celebrated in the 18th century, Oortman's dollhouse was bought by the state in 1821 and purchased by the Rijksmuseum in 1875. [5]
The Astolat Dollhouse Castle was acquired by collector L. Freeman in 1996 and moved to the Nassau County Museum of Art. [18] Freeman is an avid collector of dollhouses and since her acquisition of the Astolat Dollhouse Castle she has continually upgraded its interiors with additional one-of-a-kind antique miniatures, tiny antique furniture, and paintings in addition to those that already ...
When Molly Whiting noticed her son's frustrations with playing with his sister's dollhouse, she took matters into her own hands and made a custom superhero-themed one for him
Barbie Dreamhouse (sometimes stylized DreamHouse) is a dollhouse introduced by Mattel in 1962. [1] The toys have several rooms, Barbie accessories, and recognizable features like a pink slide and elevator. Dreamhouses are designed to be “architecturally implausible” according to Carol Spencer, who designed Barbie’s outfits from 1963 to ...
There have been many other styles of Lundby dollhouse introduced over the years, such as the 'Stockholm' House in 1975 (and a newer, more modern, version in 2005). Lundby houses, furniture and accessories are 3/4 inch scale, also known as 1:16 or today as 1:18 scale , where 1 foot in real life is 3/4 inch in dollhouse size.