Hi Jennifer,

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 $200 and $500 when offered at recent auction.

The market for contemporary or recently-made dollhouses is a little less well-defined, with fewer examples having been sold recently by which to extrapolate market interest but based on those I've seen, it would most likely sell between $200 and $300. I realize this value may fall short of expectations given the time and attention to detail but sadly, the vast majority of collectors no longer appreciate that in a financially quantifiable way that they used to.

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

A contemporary hand-made basswood and balsa wood NY Brownstone-style dollhouse
The hinged four-story house fitted with with 11 rooms, a spiral staircase, 2 roof-top conservatories and a fenced in back-yard.
Height: 31 inches, length: 27 inches, depth: 13 inches
CONDITION: This is in very good condition
PROVENANCE: unknown
$200-300*
*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