Hi William,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.

The detailing on this dollhouse is exemplary; it's all the more impressive if one considers that this was handmade, presumably by someone who didn't make these for a living!

The market for dollhouses widely varies, with collectors being willing to pay more money for those with either noteworthy provenance (once owned by a person of historical significance, or from a museum) or ones made by premier dollhouse makers, such as Christian Hacker (Germany, 19th Century), Moritz Gottschalk (Germany, late 19th – early 20th Century), Ernst Plank (Germany, 19th Century); Silber & Fleming (UK, late 19th Century) or Lines Bros / Tri-ang (UK, early to mid-20th Century).

Also collectible are dollhouse replicas of famous houses (Buckingham Palace, the White House, etc).

Dollhouses of this size that retain furnishings as extensive as these but which do not meet any of the criteria as I've outlined them above usually sell for between $500 and $800 when offered at recent auction. If you're looking to sell this, I would strongly recommend working with an auction house that specializes in toys (RSL, Bertoia, Pook & Pook) and has dedicated toy auctions.

Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:

A vintage handmade Edwardian style dollhouse
made by Grayson Ford, circa 1980s
The four-story house with gabled roof with towers open on the back, with wrap-around porch on the front and one side, fitted with 11 rooms and extensively furnished in glass, wood, metal and ceramic.
Overall height: 56 inches; width: 54 inches; depth: 22 inches
CONDITION: This dollhouse appears to be in very good original condition
PROVENANCE: Inherited
$500-800*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.

Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, or questions/concerns, and thank you again for using Mearto.
~ Delia