The Antique Doll House

You are exploring the antique doll house world. An amazing journey for sure. People from around the world simply love collecting and participating in dollshouse collections. Our main focus is fashion doll ideas and such but for now we will explore this field too. Possibly we will gain some added inspiration that will lead to more creative elements with Barbie. Now on with our Exploration . . .

Have you heard of Tara's Palace?

Tara's Palace History

This was a work of art that started in Ireland and eventually had various components supplied to it by nations great and small.

Because of the loss of another grand dollshouse, Tara's Palace came into being to start with. Ireland had gotten word that Titania's Palace was not going to be returned to the country that had created it. Ireland.

The Country of Ireland was the chief creator in the instance of Tara's Palace as well! But Denmark had come into possession of one of their unique collectibles. Read on to find out what they did as a result.

My Irish Viewpoint...

To bad really that things go sour in the collectibles world sometimes ... I hate hearing that collections are lost.

I am myself an Irish descendant. Are you Irish? Not that I'm going to clearly cry over spilt milk or anything. A dollshouse is what it is, a child's toy and then some...

Quite possibly as we research the loss of any collector items we will discover sometimes for one reason or another the collections had to be sold... or were at times even stolen.

Not that this particular collection was stolen but... such is mankind and history in general.

And one can not live depressing over every little piece of history we encounter. Can we? Especially if we are going to continue being child like and have a fair bit of fun with our own creations.

Furnished Dollhouses: 1880s - 1980s (A Schiffer Book for Collectors). Read this book for more info on Houses in our history

Enter Tara's Palace...

1. The creation of Tara's Palace antique doll house began in 1978.
    
2. It incorporated the wonderful craftspeople of Ireland again, as it had with Titania's Palace.
    
3. With determination they began creating and they hoped this would be another work of art from out of Ireland. They definitely succeeded.
    
4. Crafted in 1:12 scale as the previous dollshouse had been.
    
5. It was a 22 room masterpiece inspired by three different Irish buildings of the 18th century. Castletown, Carton, and Leinster.
    
6. Plus it continued on with the tradition of fundraising for children's charities as Titania's Palace originally had.

Many People get Involved with Tara's Palace

"Friends and antique dealers donated miniatures they had collected and treasured. Individuals and companies sponsored rooms, artists and crafts people created new miniature works. Ordinary people, who became aware of the project, were inspired to contribute everything from needlework to miniature peat buckets, to parquetry flooring made from ancient bog oak."
Quote from Tara's Palace Trust & Museum of Childhood

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Titania's Palace briefly...

Two Views of Titania's Palace on Display in Denmark

Click the photos for a larger view.

Titania's Palace was a miniature castle build in Ireland by James Hicks and Sons. It was intended for Sir Neville Wilkinson's handicapped daughter Guendolen.

Titania's Palace took 15 years to build between 1907 and 1922. Little wonder they sincerely were depressed when they were told it would not be returned. It is simply breathtakingly beautiful!

And what was it that removed it from the Irish heritage? It was eventually sold to Legoland, Denmark in an auction.

And what can we learn from this historical event? Be absolutely sure you really want to sell your collection. And if you do, place it where you want it and turn your back and walk away.

Antique Doll House: Vintage Queen Anne

The Beginning...

To start with Lady Anne had a royal background. As would be expected by the name. If anything could be more obvious to us the word "queen" is a dead giveaway. And yes we are being funny when we state that fact.

However when was she in power ... Well she reigned from March 1702 to August 1714. She was also born and lived between February 6, 1665 – August 1, 1714 and had no children.

What about her Miniature Mansion?

Concerning antique dollhouses though, truly we are not as interested in her reign or the years of her life as we are in her dollshouse. Are we?

Now tell the truth... We definitely just want to know the "skinny" about the vintage doll house and the history lesson we will leave for someone else.

But for those who truly desire the history, and we know you are out there, we have provided the following additional page:

• Anne of Great Britain
  

Moving on to Antique Dollhouses and the Main Story...

Okay so what it looks like is... Anne was a revered lady of her day. So basically speaking as with what happens at times... Someone, namely Richard Shaw in the 1860s, in honour of her began constructing houses in England with her name attached to them.

And what beautiful houses he constructed.

Later these same housing patterns came to America where others began constructing them. The very first house that arrived in North America is slightly hard to pin point.

But enough said... it was early such as in the mid 1800s to the early 1900s... It obviously had to have been after the first ones in England were created in the mid 1860s.

Now on to that Vintage Queen's Dollshouse:

This is where people presently have copied styles of particular eras and made them into classic antique dollhouses. The two pictures featured here indicate that's just what has happened.

The Vintage Doll's Mansion

North American house copying the Queen's style of England

Some of this structure's special features include:

• Complete Kit includes everything you need to finish as shown
• Unique Side-Opening Access
• Step-by-step instructions with detailed drawings
• Grand entryway
• Large, well shaped rooms, 13 rooms in total
• Windows and door are custom designed
• Overall Dimensions: 49" H x 50" W x 24" D
• 1" = 1' Scale

Fashion Doll Project Idea

Imagine Barbie in the setting of a queen's estate.

1. Her dwelling would be rather large since the scale is every two inches equals one foot.
   
   
2. This scale has rarely been given this kind of attention. So it could be quite enterprising to create and then to display.
   
   
3. Imagine all the fun details to include such as: wall décor, room furnishings, costumes, personal accessories ...

And no ... do not purchase plastic items. Use your own ideas to come up with every element in this creative project. It is, after all, the object to have as much fun as possible while making this miniature environment. Whether one room to start or a whole ginormous palace one room at a time.

Two Videos for your Viewing Pleasure:

This first video comes with music. If you like quiet just don't turn on the sound. But this doll house is amazing. Look at the very fine details they have added and drool. Enjoy, and begin to think of your own desires in construction. Yes it can be as nice! We encourage you!

This second video gives you ideas as to how the assembly of your doll's home should go. And our advice? Read the instructions FIRST.

Finally here It is

The Vintage Anne Dollhouse

Real Good Toys Queen Anne Dollhouse Kit Click the above image to Get More Info. Sale: ? ? ? ?  The price was about $1400 at one time. At present it would be almost $2000 if available. However, regrettably it is no longer being sold anywhere at the writing of this page. Boo hoo it is such an amazing house.

Whether you're currently living in a today atmosphere in your construction journey, such as fashion doll designs or copying from some other century with your existing doll house projects... Always be looking in historical events to add interest and grandeur to all you plan for your antique dollhouses today.

Keep on building your fashion doll's home and learn from history. Look in these antique doll house books for even more clues about historical doll homes still around today.

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