Lot 21 , A suite of Paul Leonhardt larger scale dolls’ house furniture, circa 1925

A suite of Paul Leonhardt larger scale dolls’ house furniture, circa 1925, painted in cream with gold highlights, comprising a display cabinet, desk, sofa, pair of chairs, armchair, piano stool and two round marble-topped tables.

Illustrated by Jean Latham Dolls’ Houses, A Personal Choice, (1969), p.119. Exhibited at The First Convention of the Doll Club of Great Britain 1974. Similar pieces are illustrated in the 1925-26 Universal Toy Catalogue of John Hess. The factory is discussed by Margaret Towner, Dolls’ House Furniture (1993), p.50.
£300-400

Condition:
Some re-glueing to chair frames, the marble top tables possibly later re-painted, the stool with later turned spindle and re-glued leg, the settee missing three back rail spindles, condition throughout generally worn commensurate with age and use.

Sold for £420