I put in a bid on some dollhouse furniture because I love the Arts and Craft style of furniture.
This lovely Arts and Crafts set was manufactured when Arts and Crafts furniture was in style the first time.
This lovely living room set, complete with tobacco felt rub and wall art is 100 years old. It is Gottschalk. Made in Germany before the first World War.
Some of the chairs are missing stretcher bars, and the clock seems to be missing the pendulum, but I couldn't be more thrilled to own this wonderful set of antique furniture.
It will be perfect in my antique dollhouse.
Hmmmm. I wonder what else will show up for this house. We will have to wait and see.
My birthday is over, but Christmas is coming.
Hugs,
Susan
What an awesome find! I know the feeling, I have a real antique arts and crafts miniature mirror myself and I'm so thrilled to own such a gem! I love both the furniture, the carpet and the wall art, they are real treasures and your antique house will be a perfect home for them!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous furniture set! What a great surprise to find it's orginal. I'm sure it's going to look lovely in the living room.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful house, love the room colors too! Your Gottschalk furniture will look wonderful in it!
ReplyDeleteFabulous collection of Gottschalk!!!! It will look so perfect in the Schoenhut house!!! Very exciting! Jessy says I am using !!! too Much!!!Ha! CM
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful surprise. The set is beautiful. I really like your antique dollhouse!
ReplyDeleteWOW! This furniture is wonderful! What a great find! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteWow! How lovely to discover it's the real thing! Even more exciting than bidding on the real thing and winning! It will look wonderful in your Arts and Crafts house - look forward to seeing it there (and who lives there, too).
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone! I really do feel like the Birthday fairy waved her magic wand over this lot of furniture. I am so happy to have won it. I have seen similar items on dealers' lists and felt I couldn't justify spending what they are asking for it, so this set means a lot to me.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Susan
Rebecca, I don't know who will live in the house yet. I have a bisque maid who is the right size, but the dollhouse dolls of that period are so expensive. I guess I will have to wait for them to come to me just as the house and furniture did. Maybe Santa is listening and deciding where he will hide them this year.
ReplyDeleteI will hold that thought.
Hugs,
Susan