I have had a life-long love affair with dollhouse miniatures, and careers in art education and interior design. I hope to combine these life experiences to help other miniature enthusiasts get more out of this wonderful hobby we enjoy, a hobby that often reaches the level of an art form. Susan Downing
The Palladian style Doll’s House c.1735-40. The center pediment shows the Lethieullier coat of arms.
The Uppark Dolls House has a connection to the most famous doll house in the world — Queen Mary’s. The Uppark country estate is now owned by the National Trust. The Hall is often called, “A giant dolls’ house, perched high on a hill …” Legend has it that the architect that designed Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House, Edwin Lutyens, used the Uppark dolls’ house as inspiration.
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Peter Riches Dolls House exterior, found on TheRichest
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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Rococo In Miniature – Sitting Room in one of the mythical Castles of the Vaunted Island
There is no ambiguity about the rococo style. You love it! It’s elegant, witty, playful florid, graceful. Or you might find Rococo grotesque, over-blown, frivolous, a hodge-podge of swirls and bulges. It all began in 1715 when the five-year-old Louis XV ascended to the throne in France, with the Duc d’Orléans appointed as Regent. The Duke had no hopes of becoming King and spent the 8 years of his Regency thoroughly enjoying himself. The aristocracy followed his lead in a passion for beautiful things, and an imagination that often veered to the bizarre. The French upper-class of the mid-18th century is entirely responsible for the outrageous style of art and design known as Rococo.
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Anonymous Artisans work in a folk art museum in Hillsborough, NC
I sometimes get hung-up on museum quality miniatures, as if those exalted works are the only things to strive for. My apologies to all of the talented artisans in the dollhouse miniature universe who are creating incredible works. Not all fascinating work has to be to be in 1:12 scale, either. Folk art is an example. A private collection in Hillsborough, North Carolina has many beautiful works, made by craftsmen who wanted to memorialize a building that had meaning in their lives.
This post links to four sites: that folk art museum in NC, and three of my favorite artisans that who wonderful work … just for the fun of it.
Enjoy.
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