Recent Acquisitions - Club Garage Sale

I have not had a lot of time to work on miniatures much lately, but I have picked up a few items here and there.  The Tulsa Miniature Club had a garage sale that we opened up regionally to the Oklahoma City and Arkansas miniature clubs.  I sold a few items, traded a few and of course purchased some. 

Items from the garage sale included the marble topped table (upper left) the pressed metal Singer sewing machine ( upper right) vintage wire shelf units, the silver candle holder with frame, and the stained oak double pedestal table.  I have purchased the Petite Princess end table, lamp and brass planter on Ebay.  I picked up the brass candle holder, and the metal boxes at estate sales.  The Chippendale chairs were on Ebay and are part of the Take-A-Seat Collection.  I found the antique cast iron Kent stove at an antique shop in Utah. 

 The stained oak double pedestal table was in pieces in a zip-lock bag and was a fun mini-project.

 To see the rest of my Willets take-a-seat collection, click HERE  The table has real marble top and is signed and dated on the bottom (1997) The chairs are resin.

The Kent cast iron stove is from the 1920's-1930's.  It has been painted a few times so I will probably strip it and restore the original colors (blue and silver)

I was intrigued by this singer sewing machine.  I have not seen a pressed metal one like it before.  If anyone has any info, I'd love to hear from you.  I plan on putting it in my Tynietoy house in the pink bedroom.

I liked the retro look of the wire shelves and will most likely keep them with my Petite Princess collection. The table, lamp, basket and planter are Petite Princess.  You can read more about Petite Princess Fantasy Furniture in my latest article in Dollhouse Miniatures.

Lastly, I came across this leather Moroccan wallet at an estate sale.  It is similar to the Moroccan book cover that I found not too long ago.  I think that I will use it as a rug with my green bedroom furniture in my Philco Radio House.

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Recent Acquisitions - Petite Princess Fantasy Furniture Collection

I have found a few pieces to add to my 1964 Ideal Petite Princess Fantasy Furniture Collection.

I finally found a Little Princess Bed to go with my other bedroom furniture.  I have been holding out to find one that was fully intact.  Usually the flame or finials are missing from the headboard.  These beds came in pink or blue.  Since I have the pink dressing table, I was looking for a pink bed.  The bed features a genuine satin cover and hand-stitched lace trim. Other items include the brass Salon Planter, the acrylic Salon Coffee table with a brass Buddha statue, flower vase, coffee pot, creamer and two bowls.  I also acquired the brass candle sticks that go with the Regency Hearthplace and a framed print. 

Here is a close-up of the accessories mentioned above.

Be sure to look for my upcoming article about the line.

Recent Acquisitions

While out doing some shopping I came across a few miniatures.

The Petite Princess Chaise lounges were both in the blue box along with a old slimline telephone.

I picked up the cast iron chair at a local antique mall and I came across these two miniature framed tiles at an estate sale.  I wish they had a country of origin.. maybe Russia?

To see the rest of my Petite Princess collection, click HERE

To see the rest of my antique cast iron pieces click HERE

Petite Princess Dining Room

I came across this Petite Princess Dining Room on EBay the other day and picked it up for a great price.  I have a few pieces of this plastic furniture made by Ideal.

To see the rest of my Petite Princess collection, click HERE

Petite Princess House

I recently purchased this Petite Princess Dollhouse by Ideal at a estate sale just a few miles from my home. I have accumulated 5 pieces of Petite Princess furniture since I started collecting miniatures and honestly, didn't quite know what to do with them. I have 2 floor lamps, a grand piano, a dressing table and stool, and a large kitchen stove.

I like the symetrical layout of the facade and the shadows that they added to the house, it really gives it a 3-Dimensional look, especially in the photos.

I did a little internet research and found a great resource website, called, of all things, petiteprincess.com I sent a picture of my recently purchased house to them to get some specifics. Linda, the owner, wrote me back to let me know that this Dollhouse is an Ideal Vinyl Dollhouse manufactured between 1966 and 1967 to house Ideal's Petite Princess Fantasy Furniture. http://www.petiteprincess.com/

The house is called the Colonial Mansion Dollhouse.  It is essentially a carrying case that opens to reveal a four rooms, in a two story house.  It is made from some sort of hard board that is covered in vinyl.  It is in pretty good shape and has a plastic handle and latch on the roof and a snap on each side that would keep the case closed.

This picture would not cooperate.  It shows the courtyard that the front of the house makes when it is folded down.

The Petite Princess website is hosted by a friendly lady named Linda Gant.  Linda and her friend Deborah Holman have written a refernce guide for Petite Princess and Princess Patti furniture and houses.  Deborah's website is at: http://dorettecreations.homestead.com/

Petite Princess furniture was, for the most part, made of plastic.  It was the next step in plastic furniture evolution after the 1940's & 1950's Renwal era of plastic furniture.
I has lots of gold colored trim, detail, mirrors and even glitter.

This floor lamp was the very first Petite Princess piece that I purchased.  I came across it at an antique mall in Bartlesville Oklahoma.  I had no idea what it was or what age it was. but I envisioned it in some 1920's 1930's kind of setting.  For now, I have a place to keep my 5 pieces of furniture.