Lot 12 , ‘Kits Coty House': An important G. & J. Lines furnished dolls’ house, dated 1912

‘Kits Coty House': An important G. & J. Lines furnished dolls’ house, dated 1912, modelled as double-fronted villa with bay windows and a balcony above the wide front door, the mansarded roof with dormers, a widow's walk and a clock tower, the four-roomed interior with staircase and interior doors, original finishes and fireplaces, the furnishings of later date, 110cm high.

This house bears a brass plaque engraved 'Kits Coty House, Harleston, 1912'. It is illustrated by Jean Latham, Dolls’Houses, A Personal Choice, (1969), p.145 and discussed at p.134. It is from this house that all other houses of this type take their name. 'Kits Coty' is in fact a megalithic burial ground on the North Downs in Kent.
£1,000-1,500

Condition:
Some tears and losses to original roof papers but architectural elements present, the wider facade with blemishes and wear commensurate with age, the hinged doors opening well to reveal a partially papered interior.

Sold for £950