Nelling, Inc.
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Suite of French Doll Furniture |
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In Original Presentation Box $2175. |
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Contained in the original box are seven pieces of delightful French doll furniture, painted a fresh pink, including a pair of pink satin upholstered chairs twin bed with a matching upholstered cover and cylindrical pillow. The chairs can be pulled up to the rectangular table with marble top dresser as a sideboard for a dining set or incorporated into a grand bedroom scene that, along with the bed, has an armoire with shelves and a mirrored door, a marble top bedside table with front door and compartment, and several pieces of bedding, linens and table covers. |
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Not to mention the chamber pot that can be stored in the bedside table or on the bottom shelf of the dresser. Inside the box are the original magenta ties and tissue wrapped excelsior that held all the piece in place for storage and transport. Condition is excellent throughout except for some minor, age old soiling on the box. Measurements: Box 21" x 13.5" x 6", Armoire 10 3/4" tall, Bed Table, 5" tall, Dressing Table or Side Table, 5 3/4" tall. (The 9" all bisque shown enjoying the furnishings is found for sale on the all bisque page.) |
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Fine Grand Piano for Your Fashion |
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Beyond Furniture! ON LAYAWAY |
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Providing a magnificent display piece for your fashion dolls, this carved wood piano is a near to real as it can be, without actually being playable. It may be a salesman's sample or just an artistic endeavor to bring the romance of the piano down to tabletop size. |
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The keys are of bone and the inner workings of the cabinet are just like the real instrument with metal strings strung across an iron frame. The piano lid can be left closed or positioned open with use of a support arm, and there is an adjustable sheet music support and space for placing fixtures such as a vase, candle holders or candelabra. The metal foot pedals supply more realism and the wooden bench has the same carved edging as does the piano. The piano is 13 1/2" tall, 21 3/4" long and 16 1/4" wide, with the bench bing 8 7/8" long by 3 3/4" deep by 5 7/8" tall. At the keyboard this evening is the Louis Doleac lady found on the Fashion Page. |
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Art Nouveau Bronze Display Cabinet |
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Opens on Two Sides! $1950. |
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A French masterpiece in bronze and beveled glass with the fluid, sweeping botanical lines that ruled the art and design world at the end of the 19th century. The Art Nouveau movement put nature and a human aspect into art, furnishings, fashion, architecture and everyday life, everywhere you looked! This display cabinet makes for an extraordinary way to show a special collectible like a doll, of course! |
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And on top of it being just remarkable in design, weight, and workmanship, it has beveled glass doors that open on the front and back. The front is determined by a higher rise in the ornamental bronze molded detail that sweeps across the top of the piece. It has raised feet that continue the bold, dramatic design all the way to the inflated bottom edge. It is 14 1/4" tall overall, 8" wide and 6 1/"deep. Visiting from the all bisque page is a 7" Sustrac mignonette, not included. |
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Shell Covered Furniture 6 1/4" x 5" x 3 1/4" |
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Seaside Whimsy $450 |
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These decorative pieces, ranging in from the Edwardian to early Victorian periods, are said to have been commercially made souvenirs sold in the port towns of Northern France, Holland and England. It is also written that they served as "Valentines" that sailors would purchase for their loved ones at home, and also that during that time of great enthusiasm for items covered with shells, the a home hobby was born and lovers of the sea could create these whimsical works of art at home. This one is actually a box, in the form of a vanity dresser with a diamond-shaped mirror and three faux drawers. Lined in salmon-colored paper, it serves as an accessory for you doll collection or as a functional mini-storage art box for you as well! |
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Early Biedermeir Hall Mirror $695. |
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Flanked on each side by polished, circular bone columns giving it a palatial feel, shown here is a larger dollhouse sized hall mirror from the Biedermeir period and style. The mirror, inset into the columns and an arched top, is dingy from time and is original. The piece has a storage drawer in the base. It measures 12" tall, 2 7/8" deep and would be perfect to display with small, early dolls. |
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Huret Inspired French Bed and Accompanying
Screen $1250 for Both Together |
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A dreamy pair of decorator pieces for the boudoir that offer flexibility in scale for either a fashion doll or small bebe. The French daybed of carefully twisted gold metal that includes a draped canopy hovering above, has the flavor of the much sought after Huret furniture. Working caster wheels provide nice detail and mobility. Layers of soft, French lace cascade from the upper hook down on to the satin covered mattress and linen covered pillow. A metal bed warmer waits to do its comforting work. |
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The two-paneled screen has a wood frame with original olive green paint, and the original, muted peach silk, broidered panels are sweet and understated. The possibilities are endless for a magical setting for one or many dolls. The measurements are as follows: Bed - Screen - |
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Doll-sized School Desk |
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$245. |
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| A nostalgic piece of class room furniture for your setting, completely made of wood and perfectly sized for medium sized dolls, is this antique school desk with connecting chair and desktop that includes a built-in storage compartment. The desk surface includes a groove for securing pencils and other supplies. At the tallest part, the chair back is 9 3/4", the piece is 10" long from back to front, and 6 3/4" wide. |
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Dressing Table ca. 1870 |
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Marble Top $395. |
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Useful prop to accent a setting for fashion dolls or small child dolls and to also use to display other accessories. The veined white marble top, ornate turned wood details, mounted swivel mirror, single front drawer and lower shelf make for a versatile piece that can be useful in the bedroom, dressing room, or bathing room. From floor to top of mirror frame is 16 3/4", width including handles is 12", and the depth from back to front is 6". The the dresser set trio is sold separately. |
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Biedermeier Daybed |
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$595. |
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Perfect for a small early doll setting, shown here is a regal wooden daybed of the Biedermeier period, that has its original soft blue silk upholstered mattress and two bumper cushions. There is some wear to the edges of the pillows, but not substantial enough to warrant any restoration and disrupt the originality. Measures 9" long, 4 3/8" tall, 4 7/8" wide. |
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Early French Brittany Cradle $275. |
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An antique wooden cradle from the northern region of Brittany in France that is perfect to provide rest for many types of early babies. It has the typical carved detail and turned wood medallions in the design and is finished with an antique mattress, pillow and sheet cover. The cradle measures approximately 10 1/2" in length, 5 1/2" in width abd 7 1/4" in height at the longest points of dimension. Sweet dreams for some lucky infant such as the Motschmann body china seen in one of the photos who can be found in more detail on the Early Dolls page. |
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Brittany Chest |
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Versatile Storage |
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A versatile chest for function and or storage in any room of doll settings that can serve as a linen cabinet, clothing armoire, china or collectible storage and more. It is of dark wood from Brittany in the northern part of France in a style of furniture that spanned the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries. First you see the open work with turned wood spokes, an don closer look you notice the etched designs on the top and sides. It is shown on the top left with just one idea for use. The piece measures 14" long, 14" tall and 5 1/8" deep. $295. |
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Brittany Table |
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Hidden Compartment |
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A hidden compartment enhances the possibilities for use of this wonderful Brittany table from the north of France. The table top slides to the side to reveal a chamber for valuable storage space or for storing something valuable! The carved detail designs, the turned wood spokes and etched detail are typical of the style and the look is complimentary to many styles of decor. 10" long, 6" tall and 6 1/2" deep. $195. |
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