One point that has been forgotten in the modern age (i.e., 1900 and forward) is that, until that time, architecture was considered one of the three major forms of art, with painting and sculpture being the other two. This may help explain the status of the doll house.
I agree the Queen Mary dollhouse is fantastic but for me the Colleen Moore in Chicago is the very best!❤ I grew up in Chicago close to the museum and saw it dozens of times. If you have the chance to see it please do. It's worth it. ❤😊
I grew up there as well. I remember it as a child. For my 10th. birthday? All I asked for was doll furniture...of which I received! Best birthday ever 🎉 ❤ 😉😊
About 15 years ago I was touring Windsor Castle (I'm Canadian) completely unaware of the existence of Queen Mary's Dolls House. I saw a sign leading the way to a "doll house" and thought, "Meh, I have time. I'll check it out." It completely floored me. I spent a long time trying to take in every detail -- an impossible task -- and I've wanted to go back ever since.
@@michelles2299 Queen Mary's Dollhouse wasn't constructed for a child, Royal or otherwise. It was a gift from Princess Marie Louise, a cousin of QM's husband King George for the Queen. The Princess commissioned artists and designers of the day to put together a surprise. As it was. The Dollhouse was unveiled in 1924 and has been an attraction ever since.
Awesome! I love dollhouses! I find old ones and fix them back up and try to make them look more realistic, but they're nothing like these of course lol!😊❤
UPDATE : All price estimates where taken from an old web article that turned out to be wildly innacurate on the Dutch houses in particular. Petronella and Sara Rothe dollhouses value are jointly as inestimable as Mary's house. Prices may vary over time too. Sorry for any confusion caused. X
Fascinating, thank you. I've read Empty Mansions more than once and her devotion to her Japanese houses as well as the craftsmen and their families is such a statement about her.
My Father...a builder, created doll houses, in his retirement.. beautiful houses.. he had quite a following..Princess Ann has one of his houses. The first house he made me, completely took up my whole bedroom. We sold it, and I had him build me a row style...furnished it electrified it...beautiful!
Hands down, Colleens dollhouse was the best and provided funds To those less fortunate with it's tour around the country!! She was a great person!!! I still have my personalized autographed doll house book from her!!!
I am a 57 year old metalhead and i thoroughly enjoyed this . Thank you for sharing this video. Lost count of how many times I said " WOW!". Peace, love and respect my artisan loving sister.
They are all magnificent. My doll house was built my my dad, he wired it so the rooms lit up and I made furniture out of matchboxes, he wallpaperpered it and used scraps of lino for the floors and Mum mad little rag rugs for it. I loved playing with it. I bought my daughter one years later and she wasn't interested at all.
Wonderful video! As a doll house enthusiast, owner, and maker of my own doll house and furnishings, I can’t begin to tell you how much I enjoyed seeing all these extraordinary creations together in one video. Thanks so very much!
All of these dollhouses are beautiful. The amount of work, artistry and dedication to building each one is amazing. My favorite is the Queen Mary dollhouse. My sister, who is six years older than me, had a very simple wooden dollhouse. I remember it was painted red, green and white. I got to play with it too but by the time I was old enough to play with it, whatever items that had been inside the house were gone. I would love to still have it today; by now it would be about 90 years old. I'm a new subscriber and very much enjoyed learning the history of these dollhouses.
I was racking my brains, trying to remember why Tiania's Palace appeared familiar to me. I did a bit of digging online. In 1969 it was displayed at Wookey Hole in Somerset. This now solves the problem for me, as i remember visiting Wookey Hole, with my mother, around that time. I would have been around 13/14 years old.
My parents viewed the Colleen Moore dollhouse before I was born. I was fascinated by the photo souvenir book which our family had. Until recently, I couldn't remember the name of this fantastic creation. Thank goodness for the internet
I had a feeling the, Queen Mary Dollhouse, would be number one. I watched a documentary about it a few years ago. It's exceptionally detailed, even down to the garage.
@@rachellechristelle7271 I forget. I think it was a BBC documentary. Even if it wasn't, I'm sure a quick Google should point you in the right direction. My line is; Google first. Ask questions later.
Thank you for this video! I grew up in Chicago, so I'm partial to Colleen Moore's Fairy Tale Castle. I went to the Museums quite a bit growing up, but the Museum of Science and Industry was my favorite. No visit there was complete until I viewed the Castle, which instilled a love of miniatures for the rest of my life. My father built miniature models for architectural firms and did restoration work on the Thorn Room miniatures at the Art Institute (Chicago). After finishing those projects, he built four 18th century miniature rooms, of course my mother and I helped him with decor items to furnish those rooms. He still has two of the rooms left and built a special cabinet to showcase them. Eventually I became an interior designer and of course I relished the opportunity to build miniatures for my class projects.
This was amazing. I’ve built doll houses in the past, some very intricate. My favorite part of the building process is decorating and creating my own miniatures!
Seeing Colleen Moore's castle takes me back to being a kid. I've visited the Museum of Science and Industry dozens of times. Seeing that and all the miniature rooms in the basement of the Art Institute, Chicago, were among my favorite museum memories as a kid.❤
I grew up visiting Colleen Moore's Fairy Castle and it inspired a love of miniatures and doll houses for my whole life. This was an absolutely wonderful video.
I was very lucky. We'd visit the museum about once a year and I have several Fairy Castle souvenirs. For an exhibit that is always busy, the museum does an absolutely amazing job of creating a magical and intimate viewing experience. It's truly wonderful.
If I had one these miniature houses. I would invent a shrinking machine.Make myself really small and simply move in.🤗🤗 All these dollhouses are so amazing.
The Titania's Palace at Egeskov Castle, Funen, Denmark is priceless and considered one of the most valuable dollhouses in the world. It is owned by the Lego Foundation. I am Danish and have seen Titania's Palace several times and have been mesmerized each time. Egeskov Castle is a great place for the whole family with great collections of planes, motorcycles,, old costumes and armour, old toys, a haunted doll and much more. It is definitely worth a visit if you are on holiday in Denmark.
When I was little I got a dollhouse for Christmas. It was two story and it was made of metal. It came with all the furnishings.I provided the imagination.🤗
My Aunt did Dollhouses and they were gorgeous. She could make bread, cakes and candies that looked delicious. She made all her own dishes and pottery. Handmade flowers that you could practically smell 🙂. What a wonderful video.
@@phoenixivyroots7084 Clair O'Neil or Clara's cuties. She passed away but her stuff was in magazines and news papers. She lived in Ocala and further down south before that
I have had the great good fortune to see Queen Mary's Dollshouse and it is truly one of the most beautiful works of art I have ever seen. Thank you for such a wonderful video! There is a wonderful book on Queen Mary's Dollshouse that is readily available and well worth the cost.
I loved ALL the dolls houses you showed us here, but I have to admit that I'll always have a soft spot for Queen Mary's doll house. I live in Melbourne, Australia, but I was born in England, and every time I go back I visit Queen Mary's doll house, because it's so unbelievably gorgeous. The last time I saw it I was really lucky because there were no other people around so I got to stay there for ages and walk around it and see everything. I'd love to see all of the doll houses you showed us here. Love from Amanda in Melbourne, Australia
This was fun. Queen Mary's dollshouse has always been a favorite of mine. Having a dedicated room just for a massive dollshouse would be nice too. Thanks
I'm a fan of #4. I saw it as a child, & remember it to this day. It may not be the most expensive. However, the feature not mentioned? Took a child's imagination soaring. A handheld phone receiver was provided, describing each room. As a story line. I would certainly, visit again as an adult. If I still lived in the Chicago area ❤️ Thank you for such a beautiful made video 🏘 🎯
There was a lady in Amarillo, Texas, Mrs. Bivins, from one of the families that settled the city in the 1800s and early 1900s. They made their money from cattle. She loved doll houses and her sons bought her a store to show, make, and sell doll houses, shadow box rooms, and furnishings. I worked for her for about a year, doing sales and also making some of the shadowbox rooms for the store. One I made was a big library with a lot of books in mahogany stained bookshelves, a few paintings, a desk and chair, typewriter, pipe and ashtray, a few manuscript pages, a sofa, an old victrola, and electric lighting. I loved making it and Mrs Bivins let me use anything we had in stock. There was a woman whose husband bought it for her when she found it in the shop. I miss making them, it was such fun. And I'm in awe of the houses you have in this video.
I saw Cinderella castle in museum of science and industry when I 12 and fell in love with it...over the years I have gone back several times and I make a point of visiting...it is one of my most favorite things in the world.
I've seen two of them. Colleen Moore's and Queen Mary's, both are fantastic. Queen Mary's even has a working Hoover vacuum cleaner, that works. Just mesmerizing, both of them!
I have always been fascinated by miniatures. I made my four year old niece a simple 5 room dollhouse when l was 18 and had a great time handmaking furniture for it. I even made upholstered chairs, a grandfather clock, and carved wooden tables. She still has it 48 years later, but there are only remnants of the furniture left after she played with it through her childhood years. The Queen Mary's Dollhouse is a great work of art. I would love to see it in person.
While I didn't see Colleen Moore's castle when I visited Chicago because I didn't know it existed, I did see the Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute. I bought the book on them also. Unfortunately I moved around so much that the book was lost many years ago. The miniature furniture I built was also lost.
That really escalated quickly, from $12,000 to the moon. I was astonished to see to Titania’s Palace at Number five. I never dreamed that there could be anything more elaborate than that. I think it’s still my favorite but I would love a deeper dive into any of these houses.
Thank you, fascinating! I knew about Colleen Moore's Fairytale Castle, but not the others with amazing details! Her castle was said to have electric lights and running water as well and a fountain. The Boston's Children Museum also has a couple of huge Victorian dollhouses , too. I had a dollhouse when I was a child in the 1950s that was modern but not plastic, it had a hip roof, two bedrooms, with windows with small window panes, a bathroom with a built in shower with a shower curtain, a stair case, a kitchen with a counter and big picture window, a dishwasher that opened up for miniature dishes with a stove/oven that opened up and a fridge that opened up, a dining room with a built wide cupboard with a cabinet underneath, a living room with another same built-in cupboard that we stacked with groups of wooden books, and furniture including a grand piano. It also had a garage with a metal door that went up and down. We bought fake food for the kitchen and dining room like a miniature turkey, pies, a plate of donuts etc. I had hours of fun playing with a family of five, a mother, father and two kids and a baby and it got handed down to my three daughters. Hours of fun creative play!
Beautiful as these dollhouses are, in my heart none can ever compare with the one my dear Dad hand-made for me as a child. It may not have had all the bells and whistles which these high-end houses have, but it was fully electrified with beautiful carpeting throughout. I loved it and wish I had it with me now.
I do love miniatures. Those houses n castles are gorgeous! I wanted to have one for my girls but I didn't want to invest a lot of money on it.. I just admire the work of all those people who spent lots if time abd money to come up with those jewels! Thks for sharing ❤
Oh, this is so good. I love all the close-ups and details and the dive into a craft I never really thought about before. Definitely subbing to see what you explore next - thank you!
The Nurenberg (toy) museum is an absolute Must for all Dolls' houses and Toys, Go at Christmas to also enjoy the market. In the National Museum there are also Holbeins and Durers.
Would love to go to Nuremberg To check out the museum My family has actual toys in the museum. My father,s 16th cousins, Andreas and Johann Georg Hilpert made a type of tin soldier known as a flat.They were the first to mass produce then and made whole armies,plus other tin items.
Incredible! I love the one of the man who was in his 60s when he began to create. I’m also in my 60s and have just re-established my love for dolls and for building door furniture. However, I like the 16 inch dolls and the scale of 1/4 as it’s easier for my hands.
theses remind me of the first time I saw paintings at the Detroit museum of art. it was called "flemish". I swear the brushes had one lone hair! the detail was extraordinary!
I remember some of the happiest times my dear (departed) friend and l shared years ago was assembling and making items for the dollhouse my husband had built for our four year old daughter. Unfortunately my daughter broke the contents of the dollhouse faster than we could fabricate them. I had a basket where the damaged goods would go. We jokingly called it sick bay. The house is gone, but my love for miniatures lives on.
I was curious if the Fairy Castle in Chicago would make the cut. Delighted it did. It's one of those memories that stands the strongest of my trip there. I love doll houses and made my friends crazy by wanting to linger so long to admire the details as long as I could. I'll have to go see Titania's Palace when I next go to Denmark. Thank you! :)
I CANT BELIEVE that the “Titanias palace” #5, is ONLY $256,500!!! That’s a crazy cheap price for the countless hours that went into making that piece of art! The materials, hours and skills…CrAzY!! I would think it would be past the million dollar mark! I would love to see it in person someday! Daaang it’s unbelievably beautiful, and absolutely stunning.
In the early 1950s, the child I was was delighted by spending an hour viewing the Colleen Moore dollhouse in Chicago's Science & Industry Museum. It was absolutely enchanting. ❤
Hi there. The Colleen Morre dollhouse was my favorite. I saw it when I was a child and I am glad it is still at the Museum of Science and Industry. There is a readable Bible on a lecture in the library. Every page of the Bible is in there. It's a wonderful experience to see it. If you get a chance go and view it you will not be disappointed. Thank you for the list. Stay safe out there. Take care and God bless.(edited for spelling)
I first learned about Queen Mary's Dollhouse from an article in NatGeo Magazine back in the early Eighties. I was about 14 and thought it was the coolest thing I'd ever seen! The attention to detail by the miniaturists was second to none. Replicating anything one-twelfth its original size is no small feat!!
I've never been able to resist miniatures. I find fascinating pieces that I'd ignore if they were full scale. Those are some amazing houses. I can't imagine having water piped in to Queen Mary's dollhouse though! Thank you for sharing.
Wow! Jaw dropping is right! The price of these doll houses certainly does jump! That first big jump, 82,000.00 to 256.500.00!! That’s a big jump! They are all just beautiful though. Enjoyed the video very much. Thanks! ❤️💜💚
Absolutely amazing! I had no ideas about these houses! It makes me feel better though that some took 30 years to build….I’m on my 2nd year with my Victorias dollhouse!
Inspired by the Fairy Castle, I’m making a miniature Church with real materials, relics, and even a Particle of the Blessed Sacrament. I’ve spent over $1,000 dollars already, and it’s almost 3 years in the making. I plan on doing a video of it when it’s all done
Awesome! I’ve seen the one in the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry as well as the outstanding Thorne Rooms at the Chicago Museum of Art. I have known about Queen Mary’s Dollhouse, but none of the others. Thank you so much! ❤ SayessDesign
OMG thank you for sharing these amazing doll houses. When i was around 12, I😂🎉 would go to Knoxberry Farm in California, Mrs Knox had an entire room devoted to wonderful doll houses. It was around 1959 or 60 and it was only a quarter to get in. It was something I always looked forward to. ❤😊
The pink Barbie toy is still a dollhouse, even if it’s a dollhouse for playing. A playhouse is something children can actually fit in themselves, whereas as dollhouses are miniature.
So amazing. I remember seeing an article about a dollhouse in National Geographic when i was a kid and have been fascinated with miniatures ever since. Thank you for sharing and to me they are all priceless so no worries if you got incorrect numbers from some article!
Queen Marie’s doll house has always been my favourite because it’s exquisite inside and of course every girls dream doll house.Loved all the others which of course were still beautiful and wonderfully decorated .But so many you would be so nervous to open up,let alone move furniture ,or change things around..So I will stay with the beautiful one I chose as my favourite,and knowing it was made here for theQueen Mary. I just love that one 🥰
After I graduated nursing school, I was exposed to miniature dollhouses. I had two, an English country home and a poorer quality of the box hone. Loved every hour I worked on them. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
The only one of these dollhouses I've seen is Titania's Palace when it stood in Legoland, Billund. I knew it was moved but I didn't know to where. Now I know i can find it on The Castle of Egeskov. Thank you.
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Blue prints as well also have seen used as a teaching aid for social studies or charm....
Thank you have seen several ..😊
One point that has been forgotten in the modern age (i.e., 1900 and forward) is that, until that time, architecture was considered one of the three major forms of art, with painting and sculpture being the other two. This may help explain the status of the doll house.
I agree the Queen Mary dollhouse is fantastic but for me the Colleen Moore in Chicago is the very best!❤ I grew up in Chicago close to the museum and saw it dozens of times. If you have the chance to see it please do. It's worth it. ❤😊
I grew up there as well. I remember it as a child. For my 10th. birthday? All I asked for was doll furniture...of which I received! Best birthday ever 🎉
❤ 😉😊
the museum spent over a million dollars helping preserve the doll house!
Me too!
I grew up in a small Chicago suburb and was absolutely fascinated with Colleen Moore's dollhouse. It was so enchanting!!
About 15 years ago I was touring Windsor Castle (I'm Canadian) completely unaware of the existence of Queen Mary's Dolls House. I saw a sign leading the way to a "doll house" and thought, "Meh, I have time. I'll check it out." It completely floored me. I spent a long time trying to take in every detail -- an impossible task -- and I've wanted to go back ever since.
I also had the privilege of viewing Queen Mary’s Doll House. It was extraordinary. I too spent much time trying to take in as much as possible.
Yes royal children totally spoilt
@@CeeCee8689it truly is amazing!
@@michelles2299 Queen Mary's Dollhouse wasn't constructed for a child, Royal or otherwise. It was a gift from Princess Marie Louise, a cousin of QM's husband King George for the Queen. The Princess commissioned artists and designers of the day to put together a surprise. As it was. The Dollhouse was unveiled in 1924 and has been an attraction ever since.
Awesome! I love dollhouses! I find old ones and fix them back up and try to make them look more realistic, but they're nothing like these of course lol!😊❤
UPDATE : All price estimates where taken from an old web article that turned out to be wildly innacurate on the Dutch houses in particular. Petronella and Sara Rothe dollhouses value are jointly as inestimable as Mary's house. Prices may vary over time too. Sorry for any confusion caused. X
Fascinating, thank you. I've read Empty Mansions more than once and her devotion to her Japanese houses as well as the craftsmen and their families is such a statement about her.
So you didn’t do your homework 😒
Priceless!!! S . Newton
Thank you for this fantastic video. It was a beautiful, educational diversion.
All just fun to watch. Prices change through time as well.
My Father...a builder, created doll houses, in his retirement.. beautiful houses.. he had quite a following..Princess Ann has one of his houses. The first house he made me, completely took up my whole bedroom. We sold it, and I had him build me a row style...furnished it electrified it...beautiful!
wow sounds great would love to know more about that!
Wow you had a very special father.
Wow
Hands down, Colleens dollhouse was the best and provided funds To those less fortunate with it's tour around the country!! She was a great person!!! I still have my personalized autographed doll house book from her!!!
I went to see it in Chicago in 2021…it’s still perfect and beautiful! It’s also fun to watch other visitors admire it
I remember it, as a child. It inspired me to begin the " love of miniatures/dollhouses.
I am a 57 year old metalhead and i thoroughly enjoyed this . Thank you for sharing this video. Lost count of how many times I said " WOW!". Peace, love and respect my artisan loving sister.
@@GARY6661967 Gary glad you enjoyed yourself
I appreciated hearing about how many of these dollhouses were used to benefit people :)
They are all magnificent. My doll house was built my my dad, he wired it so the rooms lit up and I made furniture out of matchboxes, he wallpaperpered it and used scraps of lino for the floors and Mum mad little rag rugs for it. I loved playing with it. I bought my daughter one years later and she wasn't interested at all.
Queen Mary's dolls house - without doubt magnificent
I’ve seen Colleen Moore’s fairy castle several times. It’s a wonder! Really magical!
Wonderful video! As a doll house enthusiast, owner, and maker of my own doll house and furnishings, I can’t begin to tell you how much I enjoyed seeing all these extraordinary creations together in one video. Thanks so very much!
All of these dollhouses are beautiful. The amount of work, artistry and dedication to building each one is amazing. My favorite is the Queen Mary dollhouse. My sister, who is six years older than me, had a very simple wooden dollhouse. I remember it was painted red, green and white. I got to play with it too but by the time I was old enough to play with it, whatever items that had been inside the house were gone. I would love to still have it today; by now it would be about 90 years old. I'm a new subscriber and very much enjoyed learning the history of these dollhouses.
I was racking my brains, trying to remember why Tiania's Palace appeared familiar to me.
I did a bit of digging online. In 1969 it was displayed at Wookey Hole in Somerset. This now solves the problem for me, as i remember visiting Wookey Hole, with my mother, around that time. I would have been around 13/14 years old.
My parents viewed the Colleen Moore dollhouse before I was born. I was fascinated by the photo souvenir book which our family had. Until recently, I couldn't remember the name of this fantastic creation. Thank goodness for the internet
I had a feeling the, Queen Mary Dollhouse, would be number one. I watched a documentary about it a few years ago. It's exceptionally detailed, even down to the garage.
The name of the documentary please
@@rachellechristelle7271 I forget. I think it was a BBC documentary. Even if it wasn't, I'm sure a quick Google should point you in the right direction. My line is; Google first. Ask questions later.
Thank you for this video! I grew up in Chicago, so I'm partial to Colleen Moore's Fairy Tale Castle. I went to the Museums quite a bit growing up, but the Museum of Science and Industry was my favorite. No visit there was complete until I viewed the Castle, which instilled a love of miniatures for the rest of my life. My father built miniature models for architectural firms and did restoration work on the Thorn Room miniatures at the Art Institute (Chicago). After finishing those projects, he built four 18th century miniature rooms, of course my mother and I helped him with decor items to furnish those rooms. He still has two of the rooms left and built a special cabinet to showcase them. Eventually I became an interior designer and of course I relished the opportunity to build miniatures for my class projects.
Same. Feeling nostalgic…
That is SO COOL
That’s a wonderful story! Thank you for sharing!!
I also grew up in Chicago visiting Colleen Moore’s Fairy Tale Castle. Good Memories.
This was amazing. I’ve built doll houses in the past, some very intricate. My favorite part of the building process is decorating and creating my own miniatures!
Seeing Colleen Moore's castle takes me back to being a kid. I've visited the Museum of Science and Industry dozens of times. Seeing that and all the miniature rooms in the basement of the Art Institute, Chicago, were among my favorite museum memories as a kid.❤
I grew up visiting Colleen Moore's Fairy Castle and it inspired a love of miniatures and doll houses for my whole life. This was an absolutely wonderful video.
So lucky... must have been great.
I was very lucky. We'd visit the museum about once a year and I have several Fairy Castle souvenirs. For an exhibit that is always busy, the museum does an absolutely amazing job of creating a magical and intimate viewing experience. It's truly wonderful.
I've also seen Colleen Moore's dollhouse at the MSI in Chicago. The pictures don't do it justice. It's magnificent!
If I had one these miniature houses.
I would invent a shrinking
machine.Make myself really small and simply move in.🤗🤗
All these dollhouses are so amazing.
Queen Mary's Doll house is unbelievable... definitely the best in the world. Wow.
The Titania's Palace at Egeskov Castle, Funen, Denmark is priceless and considered one of the most valuable dollhouses in the world. It is owned by the Lego Foundation.
I am Danish and have seen Titania's Palace several times and have been mesmerized each time.
Egeskov Castle is a great place for the whole family with great collections of planes, motorcycles,, old costumes and armour, old toys, a haunted doll and much more. It is definitely worth a visit if you are on holiday in Denmark.
When I was little I got a dollhouse for Christmas.
It was two story and it was made of metal.
It came with all the furnishings.I provided the imagination.🤗
My Aunt did Dollhouses and they were gorgeous. She could make bread, cakes and candies that looked delicious. She made all her own dishes and pottery. Handmade flowers that you could practically smell 🙂. What a wonderful video.
That is awesome!
Name?
@@phoenixivyroots7084 Clair O'Neil or Clara's cuties. She passed away but her stuff was in magazines and news papers. She lived in Ocala and further down south before that
@@lauraoneil6408 -Thanks!
When I was a young girl, I made plates of “donuts” with three Cheerios covered with brown icing
I have had the great good fortune to see Queen Mary's Dollshouse and it is truly one of the most beautiful works of art I have ever seen. Thank you for such a wonderful video! There is a wonderful book on Queen Mary's Dollshouse that is readily available and well worth the cost.
I went to see it 50 years ago, I have had an interest in these houses since.
Do u know the name of the book I'm looking to get a few dollhouse books!
I loved ALL the dolls houses you showed us here, but I have to admit that I'll always have a soft spot for Queen Mary's doll house. I live in Melbourne, Australia, but I was born in England, and every time I go back I visit Queen Mary's doll house, because it's so unbelievably gorgeous. The last time I saw it I was really lucky because there were no other people around so I got to stay there for ages and walk around it and see everything. I'd love to see all of the doll houses you showed us here. Love from Amanda in Melbourne, Australia
This was fun. Queen Mary's dollshouse has always been a favorite of mine. Having a dedicated room just for a massive dollshouse would be nice too. Thanks
I'm a fan of #4. I saw it as a child, & remember it to this day. It may not be the most expensive. However, the feature not mentioned? Took a child's imagination soaring. A handheld phone receiver was provided, describing each room. As a story line. I would certainly, visit again as an adult. If I still lived in the Chicago area ❤️ Thank you for such a beautiful made video 🏘 🎯
There was a lady in Amarillo, Texas, Mrs. Bivins, from one of the families that settled the city in the 1800s and early 1900s. They made their money from cattle. She loved doll houses and her sons bought her a store to show, make, and sell doll houses, shadow box rooms, and furnishings. I worked for her for about a year, doing sales and also making some of the shadowbox rooms for the store. One I made was a big library with a lot of books in mahogany stained bookshelves, a few paintings, a desk and chair, typewriter, pipe and ashtray, a few manuscript pages, a sofa, an old victrola, and electric lighting. I loved making it and Mrs Bivins let me use anything we had in stock. There was a woman whose husband bought it for her when she found it in the shop.
I miss making them, it was such fun. And I'm in awe of the houses you have in this video.
I saw Cinderella castle in museum of science and industry when I 12 and fell in love with it...over the years I have gone back several times and I make a point of visiting...it is one of my most favorite things in the world.
I've seen two of them. Colleen Moore's and Queen Mary's, both are fantastic. Queen Mary's even has a working Hoover vacuum cleaner, that works. Just mesmerizing, both of them!
I'll never forget seeing Queen Mary's dollhouse while living in England almost 60 years ago!
These houses are unbelievable.. mesmerising to see here and to see them in person must be so thrilling. Thank you for sharing.
I was waiting to see if Colleen More's house was to be included! Glad to see that it was.
I have always been fascinated by miniatures. I made my four year old niece a simple 5 room dollhouse when l was 18 and had a great time handmaking furniture for it. I even made upholstered chairs, a grandfather clock, and carved wooden tables. She still has it 48 years later, but there are only remnants of the furniture left after she played with it through her childhood years. The Queen Mary's Dollhouse is a great work of art. I would love to see it in person.
The fairy tale castle in Chicago is my absolute favorite
Great video! All of these doll houses should be in museums! They are so impressive! Im sure minaturists aim to get to this level of skill and talent!
So interesting! I would have loved having a doll house as a child!
It's never too late
I bought my first one at 52! Its so much fun restoring an older one, you can pick them up fairly cheaply too.
While I didn't see Colleen Moore's castle when I visited Chicago because I didn't know it existed, I did see the Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute. I bought the book on them also. Unfortunately I moved around so much that the book was lost many years ago. The miniature furniture I built was also lost.
Colleen Moore house also has some running water in it.
That really escalated quickly, from $12,000 to the moon. I was astonished to see to Titania’s Palace at Number five. I never dreamed that there could be anything more elaborate than that. I think it’s still my favorite but I would love a deeper dive into any of these houses.
Same here. I would love to examine them at my own pace. You miss so much as a museum visitor. Rush, rush, rush.
Thank you, fascinating! I knew about Colleen Moore's Fairytale Castle, but not the others with amazing details! Her castle was said to have electric lights and running water as well and a fountain. The Boston's Children Museum also has a couple of huge Victorian dollhouses , too. I had a dollhouse when I was a child in the 1950s that was modern but not plastic, it had a hip roof, two bedrooms, with windows with small window panes, a bathroom with a built in shower with a shower curtain, a stair case, a kitchen with a counter and big picture window, a dishwasher that opened up for miniature dishes with a stove/oven that opened up and a fridge that opened up, a dining room with a built wide cupboard with a cabinet underneath, a living room with another same built-in cupboard that we stacked with groups of wooden books, and furniture including a grand piano. It also had a garage with a metal door that went up and down. We bought fake food for the kitchen and dining room like a miniature turkey, pies, a plate of donuts etc. I had hours of fun playing with a family of five, a mother, father and two kids and a baby and it got handed down to my three daughters. Hours of fun creative play!
The Queen doll house was the very best magnificent & elegance Beautiful 😊
Jaw dropping is an understatement Tasmin, they’re all just absolutely amazing miniatures and houses, tfs x Julie
Stunning workmanship, dedication to detail is outstanding. My heart ❤️ is happy just being able to see them in the video 😮. Mind blown
Priceless sounds like infinite 😮
Queen Marys Dollhouse with 'running water'? 'real wine cellar?' Really!? Amazing! I'm blown away, Wow!!😮
Beautiful as these dollhouses are, in my heart none can ever compare with the one my dear Dad hand-made for me as a child. It may not have had all the bells and whistles which these high-end houses have, but it was fully electrified with beautiful carpeting throughout. I loved it and wish I had it with me now.
The Queen Mary and Titanias Palace are absolutely stunning!
I have loved the video, since my childhood I love miniatures, but this is incredible, I wish to visit all, mansha Allah❤❤
I do love miniatures. Those houses n castles are gorgeous! I wanted to have one for my girls but I didn't want to invest a lot of money on it.. I just admire the work of all those people who spent lots if time abd money to come up with those jewels! Thks for sharing ❤
Wow!!! I collect miniature books, so the libraries in each house were my favorite!!!❤❤❤
Oh, this is so good. I love all the close-ups and details and the dive into a craft I never really thought about before. Definitely subbing to see what you explore next - thank you!
The Nurenberg (toy) museum is an absolute Must for all Dolls' houses and Toys, Go at Christmas to also enjoy the market. In the National Museum there are also Holbeins and Durers.
Would love to go to Nuremberg To check out the museum My family has actual toys in the museum. My father,s 16th cousins, Andreas and Johann Georg Hilpert made a type of tin soldier known as a flat.They were the first to mass produce then and made whole armies,plus other tin items.
Incredible! I love the one of the man who was in his 60s when he began to create. I’m also in my 60s and have just re-established my love for dolls and for building door furniture. However, I like the 16 inch dolls and the scale of 1/4 as it’s easier for my hands.
Sounds wonderful. Creativity has no age limits.
Awww… saw that you listed the music in your comment area.. I found it! Thank you! It went perfectly with your beautiful video of the doll houses 🏡
Beautiful
Amazing at how intricate and beautiful they are.
All are facinating and enchanting
I've seen the doll house in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Absolutely breath taking! I would've liked a few DAYS versus a few hours in that museum!
theses remind me of the first time I saw paintings at the Detroit museum of art. it was called "flemish". I swear the brushes had one lone hair! the detail was extraordinary!
Gorgeous doll houses.
All are beautiful. My favorite are Petronella Oortman & Queen Mary
I remember some of the happiest times my dear (departed) friend and l shared years ago was assembling and making items for the dollhouse my husband had built for our four year old daughter. Unfortunately my daughter broke the contents of the dollhouse faster than we could fabricate them. I had a basket where the damaged goods would go. We jokingly called it sick bay. The house is gone, but my love for miniatures lives on.
I was curious if the Fairy Castle in Chicago would make the cut. Delighted it did. It's one of those memories that stands the strongest of my trip there. I love doll houses and made my friends crazy by wanting to linger so long to admire the details as long as I could.
I'll have to go see Titania's Palace when I next go to Denmark. Thank you! :)
I CANT BELIEVE that the “Titanias palace” #5, is ONLY $256,500!!! That’s a crazy cheap price for the countless hours that went into making that piece of art! The materials, hours and skills…CrAzY!! I would think it would be past the million dollar mark! I would love to see it in person someday! Daaang it’s unbelievably beautiful, and absolutely stunning.
In the early 1950s, the child I was was delighted by spending an hour viewing the Colleen Moore dollhouse in Chicago's Science & Industry Museum. It was absolutely enchanting. ❤
Absolutely gorgeous houses.
Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago is already worth a visit! But to be able to see an incredible doll house too…might have to visit again! ❤
Hi there. The Colleen Morre dollhouse was my favorite. I saw it when I was a child and I am glad it is still at the Museum of Science and Industry. There is a readable Bible on a lecture in the library. Every page of the Bible is in there. It's a wonderful experience to see it. If you get a chance go and view it you will not be disappointed. Thank you for the list. Stay safe out there. Take care and God bless.(edited for spelling)
Petronella's cabinet house was the inspiration for the book The Miniaturist.
I am surprised the doll house in the Smithsonian in D.C. isn’t on this list. It has enchanted me since my first visit as a small child.
I first learned about Queen Mary's Dollhouse from an article in NatGeo Magazine back in the early Eighties. I was about 14 and thought it was the coolest thing I'd ever seen! The attention to detail by the miniaturists was second to none. Replicating anything one-twelfth its original size is no small feat!!
Beautiful love how long people have spent making these houses thanks for sharing
I've never been able to resist miniatures. I find fascinating pieces that I'd ignore if they were full scale. Those are some amazing houses. I can't imagine having water piped in to Queen Mary's dollhouse though! Thank you for sharing.
Wow! Jaw dropping is right! The price of these doll houses certainly does jump! That first big jump, 82,000.00 to 256.500.00!! That’s a big jump! They are all just beautiful though. Enjoyed the video very much. Thanks!
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Absolutely amazing! I had no ideas about these houses! It makes me feel better though that some took 30 years to build….I’m on my 2nd year with my Victorias dollhouse!
This was lovely.
I have a book of Queen Mary's dollhouse. I had to look for it. I bought it for my mother almost 50 years ago. It's amazing.
Inspired by the Fairy Castle, I’m making a miniature Church with real materials, relics, and even a Particle of the Blessed Sacrament. I’ve spent over $1,000 dollars already, and it’s almost 3 years in the making. I plan on doing a video of it when it’s all done
Good for you. I hope you show it on UA-cam when it's finished.
I truely enjoyed them all. I have no one favorate, I loveed them all.
Awesome! I’ve seen the one in the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry as well as the outstanding Thorne Rooms at the Chicago Museum of Art. I have known about Queen Mary’s Dollhouse, but none of the others. Thank you so much!
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Wow! They are all amazing!❤️❤️❤️
Fantastic post. I have only seen Queen Mary's dollhouse, but enjoyed your coverage of the others, which I will not see in person.
The Fairy Castle is magnificent. When I moved to Chicago, I was able to see it. I would love to see Queen Mary's
OMG thank you for sharing these amazing doll houses. When i was around 12, I😂🎉 would go to Knoxberry Farm in California, Mrs Knox had an entire room devoted to wonderful doll houses. It was around 1959 or 60 and it was only a quarter to get in. It was something I always looked forward to. ❤😊
I wonder if it still is there? I visited there at Christmas 1958.
These are such incredible pieces of art. The immense detail and beauty of these dollhouses is breathtaking.
Just love the thick air
And soft voice.
The pink Barbie toy is still a dollhouse, even if it’s a dollhouse for playing. A playhouse is something children can actually fit in themselves, whereas as dollhouses are miniature.
They were all breathtaking ❤️🥰😊
So amazing. I remember seeing an article about a dollhouse in National Geographic when i was a kid and have been fascinated with miniatures ever since. Thank you for sharing and to me they are all priceless so no worries if you got incorrect numbers from some article!
Beautiful all of them amazing
Just marvelous, thank you
Brilliant, thanks for sharing. I love doll houses
Queen Marie’s doll house has always been my favourite because it’s exquisite inside and of course every girls dream doll house.Loved all the others which of course were still beautiful and wonderfully decorated .But so many you would be so nervous to open up,let alone move furniture ,or change things around..So I will stay with the beautiful one I chose as my favourite,and knowing it was made here for theQueen Mary. I just love that one 🥰
After I graduated nursing school, I was exposed to miniature dollhouses. I had two, an English country home and a poorer quality of the box hone. Loved every hour I worked on them. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
I love all of them!
The only one of these dollhouses I've seen is Titania's Palace when it stood in Legoland, Billund. I knew it was moved but I didn't know to where. Now I know i can find it on The Castle of Egeskov. Thank you.
Love dollhouses and miniatures. Carol from California