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Decorative Miniature Collectable Porcelain Doll In Assorted Country Or Fancy Dress 4.5 $9.95 These decorative miniature porcelain dolls have excellent color and detail such as country and fancy dresses. Sold in 1 assorted style. Ages 3 and up. Would make an excellent gift…. |
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Single, Miniature Porcelain Country Doll in Assorted Style Outfit 5 $4.95 These decorative miniature country porcelain dolls have excellent color and detail such as caps or straw hats with assorted style dresses and detailed faces. Jointed arms and legs. Intended for ages 3 and up. Would make an excellent gift. Great value,excellent detail. Includes 1 doll in an assorted style outfit. If you buy more then one doll, you will get different style outfit dolls per order…. |
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23 Antique-Style Finial Miniature Grandmother Shelf Clock $64.99 Mini Grandmother Clock Item #1631 Detailed feet & finial top Easy to read display Distressed finish Dimensions: 22.5″H x 8″W x 4.75″Depth Material(s): Wood… |
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Polished, Solid-Brass Hinges, two pair 1” L x 3/4” W (25 mm x 19 mm) $3.69 Note: Available in various sizes. 2″L x 1-3/8″W size is shown. Attractive button-tipped hinges sized for a variety of medium to small-scale projects such as chests, cases, small boxes and even cabinets. Each one has been sufficiently lacquered to resist tarnishing. Hinges 2″ long or longer contain three holes per leaf (the rest have two). Available in both polished and antique brass finishes. Fla… |
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Ornamental Solid-Brass Hinges, antique brass, 5/8” L x 2-11/16” W (15.8mm x 68mm) $3.59 Note: Available in antique brass (shown) or polished brass. These solid-brass, surface-mount hinges add an elegant flair to a wide variety of small-hinge applications. With a non-removable pin design and three holes per leaf, they offer ample stability as well. Each hinge is laquered to resist tarnishing and includes matching mounting screws or nails. Priced per pair. Listed dimensions refer to L… |
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National Mfg. N211474 Antique Brass Hasp $1.29 Decorative design, solid brass material and lock accepting hasp feature makes it ideal for crafts, small chests and jewelry boxes. Surface mount. Solid brass screws…. |
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Miniature Cherrywood Antique Replica Rocking Chair $6.99 Cherry wood Antique Replica Rocking Chair. This piece has very realistic detailing, hand carved back and hand strung seat… Exceptional furniture for this price. The chair measures: Seat 1 14/16 wide x 1 9/16 h, The Chair is 2 inches wide x 3 14/16 tall and The Height up to the seat is 1 1/4. … |
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Antique Brass Furniture Pulls – Dollhouse Miniatures $2.99 Antique Brass Furniture Pulls – Dollhouse Miniature designed for the 1:12 scale miniature setting. By Dijon Miniatures from England. Each Measures: 5/16 in wide x 1/4 in long. There are 2 included in each purchase. Made of antiqued metal…. |
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Antique Ceramic Doll Bed with Miniature Doll $16.00 Delightful handcrafted, painted antique miniature bed with porcelain doll…. |
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The Doll House Decorator: The Complete Guide to Do-It-Yourself Furnishings for Dolls and Dollhouses $12.14 A guide to do-it-yourself dollhouse decoration presents full-color, step-by-step photographs that depict each stage in the creation of dolls, furniture, furnishings, accessories, and more, as well as pattern templates and photos of the finished product. 20,000 first printing…. |
Over the years I have had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know many miniature enthusiasts. What fascinates them about seeing familiar objects in a tiny, realistic form?
Much more than a child’s plaything, building doll houses, and ultimately decorating and furnishing them in a theme of your choice, has become an adult hobby. The only way to improve on that, is to have a daughter or grand-daughter who can share that interest and passion with you.
Personally, my miniature interest lies in antique miniatures and dolls, more so than in modern works. The strange thing about that is the fact that antique pieces were seldom created with a true eye to scale, and scale is of utmost importance to me when viewing modern miniatures.
The craftsmanship involved in creating tiny little porcelain dolls, with jointed limbs, often hand blown inset glass eyes, real mohair wigs is amazing. Add to that the primitive conditions within the factories that many of these dolls were created in, adds to my amazement. Many of these tiny dolls have lasted in excess of 100 years , they have been handled, and played with, loved and often abandoned, only to turn up years later in an attic somewhere.
The furnishings of this same era were often handmade, often primitive, and much did not stand the test of time as well as the little dolls did. To find, own and enjoy these pieces today is a delight.
Manufactured doll house furnishings of this era, were often made in Germany as were the little dolls. I had a dear friend of German origin bring her childhood collection over to me to help her sell. She is in excess of 90 years old, a delightful lady who still teaches piano, runs her own household, and dresses her dolls. She had a story to tell about every piece of furniture, and remembers hours spent with her sister in creating the tiny little bed linens, doll clothes and lampshades. I like to think there are similar stories about every antique piece that comes my way.
Also of importance to me is for miniatures to be made of the material they are in real life.
If a bed is representing one made of wood, I cannot tolerate it in plastic. (sorry Chrysenbon) If bathroom fixtures are representing porcelain pieces, then do not make them in wood! Realism is very important in my own collections.
Some enthusiasts enjoy making all of their own furnishings and accessories, even their own dolls. This exacting craft can only be admired by those of us less talented, but certainly makes their fascination obvious.
Some crafters make such exquisite pieces that the prices can command as much as their full size counterparts. There are miniature artists, who paint on tiny canvases each work of art is a one of a kind painting. Other artists paint on tiny plates, even buttons as canvases.
There are miniature artists who do miniature needlepoint, knitting, rug making and pottery as well as wood workers.
One thing I have found is once someone embraces this hobby, it is usually a life long obsession.
About the Author:
For more information on miniatures and doll houses, visit http://www.eloradollhouse.com. Jayne Cremasco has been a miniature and doll house retailer for over 25 years.
Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – The Miniature Doll House Fascination
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