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Posted on 20 August, 2016

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Colleen Moore and the Fairy Castle, found on Last Looks: With Myke The Makeup Guy

Colleen Moore’s Fairy Castle

Consider this a belated birthday card to Colleen Moore. Kathleen Savage Browning reminded us on her Facebook Page that Moore was born August 19, 1899. I’m glad Kathleen is keeping track, and hope she is doing it for other notable figures in the dollhouse miniature universe. It gives us all a greater appreciation of the individuals that have elevated the hobby to an art form when the work is at its best.

Following is the story of Colleen Moore’s the Fairy Castle, which I found on the Chicago Museum of Science & Industry website:

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Posted by Susan Downing

Categories: amazing miniatures


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Posted on 03 August, 2016

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Werner Marestra and the Domus Project

Domus Project

Werner Marestra got the idea to create a replica of a noble Genoese house of the late 18th century, and the Domus Project was born. It is built in 1:50 scale (approx. 1/4 scale), but is not really a dollhouse. It is an architectural model, built of real materials or their surrogates. More unusual for a model, Werner’s construction methods are those used by medieval craftsmen.

After Werner spent months of research and study, the work began in July 2009, at his home in Granada, Spain. “It’s a little ‘far from the city of origin,” he says. “But in the end, even Columbus came here to ask for the ships to sail to India.”

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Posted by Susan Downing

Categories: amazing miniatures, artisans


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Posted on 16 May, 2016

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The Spanish Mansion Dollhouse, French doors open.

Spanish Mansion Dollhouse

The Spanish Mansion dollhouse was made in the late 19th century. It is 4 1/2 feet tall and features a facade with 12 French doors that open to reveal three stories of elaborately furnished rooms. They including a nursery, gentleman’s study, lady’s sitting room, and private chapel — a status symbol for wealthy Spanish families. Carolyn Netter Sunstein added the Spanish Mansion dollhouse to her collection in 1983, paying $20,000.

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Posted by Susan Downing

Categories: amazing miniatures, Great Dollhouses


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Posted on 05 May, 2016

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Peter Riches Dolls House exterior, found on TheRichest

Peter Riches Dolls House

Miniaturist Peter Riches is planning his first world cruise after a Canadian fan spotted this 23-room dollhouse online and purchased it for $82,000. The 1:12 scale, 10-bed miniature has its own servants’ quarters, a music room with grand piano, a hand-crafted games room with snooker table and a library with over 1,000 separately bound books. It took Peter Riches a painstaking 15 years to complete.

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Posted by Susan Downing

Categories: amazing miniatures, Victorian


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