This house dates to 1907 - the date is displayed in a stylised form on the parapet.
Jenny was particularly excited to see this house 'in the flesh' as she has seen and admired it in several magazine articles over the years. She has an undated cutting from a magazine (possibly from the early 1990s) which informs that the house was sold at Bonham's for £2,185.
The house is described as "professionally made and it's called 'The Egyptian House' because it was made in the popular Egyptian style of the period. Apparently there are hand-painted Egyptian scenes in all of the rooms.
The house is described as "professionally made and it's called 'The Egyptian House' because it was made in the popular Egyptian style of the period. Apparently there are hand-painted Egyptian scenes in all of the rooms.
Top left room. One of the things that fascinates me about this house is that the wallpapers are all well-known Triang papers. The house must surely have been re-decorated at some point in the 30s, (to judge by the papers), and somehow Triang papers were used. I'd love to know more about how that came about.
The table is set for breakfast and it looks like Pit-a-Pat dippy eggs are on the menu. [Edit: I now think the eggs in eggcups are German treen rather than by Pit-a-Pat as the latter are smaller.]
Top right room. The light from the bay windows really brings the rooms to life.
Bottom right room. The furniture seems to have stayed with the house when it was sold at Bonham's, which is always nice to see.
Bottom left room. The glass partition at the back separates this room from the hallway.
The photographs in the foreground of the above photo are of the former owner, Miss Nanine Roberts who lived in Alexandria, Egypt and worked as a nurse at the Ras-el-tin military hospital.
The photographs in the foreground of the above photo are of the former owner, Miss Nanine Roberts who lived in Alexandria, Egypt and worked as a nurse at the Ras-el-tin military hospital.
And in the same room, to make up for the absence of stairs, there is a lift. The lift shaft, with a dark wooden door, can be seen just behind and to the left of the [enviable] Westacre lamp - I'm thinking that the dollies must have to stand up very tall and breath in to use it!
Unfortunately, I didn't make a note of the name of the next house and I don't know much about it, not even the date.
Unfortunately, I didn't make a note of the name of the next house and I don't know much about it, not even the date.
It is large and made in an attractive dark-stained and polished wood. The gold-coloured metal balustrades lift the front and, as Jenny pointed out, with all the lovely Korbi 'Lloyd Loom' furniture on the balconies it has a sort of Raffles Hotel feel to it.
[I have stitched the top and bottom of this photo together as I couldn't get a good shot of the whole of the front because of light reflection on the glass case it is in.]
I think the house was back-opening. Certainly it wasn’t open at the front.
And the inside is bare wood with no wall or floor papers.
The fireplaces in each room are in the same wood as the house.
It is beautifully furnished with what looks to me to be mainly German furniture.
The kitchen boasts a cast iron 'Alaska Refrigerator Company' fridge - a coveted kitchen appliance in full-scale households in the 1920s.
The next house is a lovely Triang No. 52 (1935-1940):
In fabulous original condition.
Great to see the residents making the most of the lovely roof terrace.
The last house for today is more of a room:
The fireplaces in each room are in the same wood as the house.
It is beautifully furnished with what looks to me to be mainly German furniture.
The kitchen boasts a cast iron 'Alaska Refrigerator Company' fridge - a coveted kitchen appliance in full-scale households in the 1920s.
The next house is a lovely Triang No. 52 (1935-1940):
In fabulous original condition.
Great to see the residents making the most of the lovely roof terrace.
The last house for today is more of a room:
A very large room! It is described as "An unusual dolls' house of Georgian appearance with great, twisted pillars at the front and Georgian furnishings and figures."
A close-up of the rug and silverware on the central table.
That's it for today. I think the next post will be the last of what has turned out to be the Ilkley Toy Museum series!
Until next time.
Zoe
Great photos of these beautiful houses, thank you. My favourite is the Triang Ultra Modern,I seriously covet one of those!
ReplyDeleteI love the Ultra Modern too but I've really fallen for the Egyptian House since I've studied the photos in more detail.
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