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Take A Look At This Masterfully Crafted Dollhouse That Costs A Fortune (15 Pics)
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Take A Look At This Masterfully Crafted Dollhouse That Costs A Fortune (15 Pics)

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This masterpiece of art, architecture, and design ain’t no child’s plaything and is a modern version of the cabinet houses owned by women of a certain social class throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.

This extraordinary custom-built 9-room hardwood cabinet house created by master builder Jimmy Landers is a masterpiece of miniature art, architecture, and design with exquisitely designed rooms including a 3-story grand foyer, a 2-story wood-paneled library, a dining room, parlor, master bedroom, and a guest bedroom. Darren Scala from D. Thomas Fine Miniatures is representing Mr. Landers on the sale of this piece and is accepting all bona fide offers, though it is estimated it may cost around $100,000 USD.

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    Stunning example of dollhouse design and architecture

    LED lighting is strategically placed throughout the cabinet to create a combination of both natural and effective lighting effects which help eliminate shadows. The chandeliers and sconces use traditional incandescent light bulbs for a dramatic look while the stained glass pieces are lit by a custom lighting panel created exclusively for The Sahlberg to create a natural lighting effect. Several rooms have additional live base plugs for additional table and floor lighting. An extensive electronic system using both round and tape wires was created in 3 sections with 3 power sources using DC current with easy access located underneath the cabinet table.

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    Cabinet house crafted by master miniaturist Jimmy Landers

    Multiple-level foyer and wood-paneled library

    A dramatic 3-story grand foyer with curved staircases made with hand-turned spindles and mahogany banisters leads to a stunning stained glass center dome by Barbara Sabia. Mahogany wood and marble flooring, coffered ceilings, brass chandeliers, triple stained glass windows and plaster fireplaces (some featuring faux finishes) are just some of the intricate details which comprise this masterpiece.

    Hand-hammered copper-coffered ceiling

    The library is highlighted by a stunning coffered ceiling with hand-hammered copper panels and hardwood beams accented in black and an equally impressive beveled paneled ceiling on the lower level lined with decorative timbers.

    Tiered brass center hall chandelier and stained glass dome

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    The entranceway floor is made with over 2000 individually placed marble tiles and secured with traditional grout. A stunning 2-tiered custom brass chandelier hangs overhead, created by Linda Orleff.

    Tiered Victorian all-brass chandelier

    An ornate custom Victorian-style two-tiered all-brass chandelier with milky white acrylic globes casts a soft yellow glow in the library, as do several coordinating sconces flanking the second floor paneled doorways.

    A spiral staircase with an inlay wood base, brass rod baluster, cherrywood treads with an etched design, and a curved hardwood handrail leads to the top level landing.

    Center hall view up to the stained glass dome

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    Stunning stained glass center dome by Barbara Sabia decorated with hand-cut lead and a combination of beveled, glue chip, and frosted glass textures. The Dome measures 13″ long by 3″wide with natural illumination effects by Carl Sahlberg.

    Exquisitely appointed rooms with plaster columns

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    The dining room, parlor, master bedroom and guest bedroom complete the cabinet house, each exquisitely designed and handcrafted to include all brass lighting fixtures, real mahogany flooring, textured wall papers, floor-to-ceiling triple stained glass windows, recessed ceilings with plaster appliques, and ornate fireplaces with granite hearths and gold-trimmed mirrors.

    3-story grand foyer first floor entranceway with round staircase and double panel doors, brass door hardware by Ron Stetkewitcz

    Grand foyer staircase leads to stained glass dome by Barbara Sabia

    The parlor with floor-to-ceiling stained glass windows

    The second-floor parlor features random planked mahogany wood flooring, a faux marble flickering fireplace with gilded gold-framed mirrors, a recessed ceiling with ornamental plaster, intricate mill work, and a pair of Corinthian columns framing the entranceway.

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    The guest bedroom features intricate millwork, paneled period wallpaper, a petite chandelier with coordinating sconces and plaster ceiling medallion, stained glass windows, a plaster fireplace with painted tiles, a granite hearth, and an inset mirror.

    Master bedroom with ornate plaster fireplace and hardwood floor

    The master bedroom features a carved plaster fireplace, a 6-arm brass chandelier with ornamental plaster framing, double paneled doors, floor-to-ceiling stained glass windows, and textured wallpaper inspired by historic design.

    Meet master miniaturist Jimmy Landers

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    Jimmy Landers is a master builder. After retiring from corporate sale, his wife asked him to build her a dollhouse. Not just any dollhouse, but a historically accurate structure, with masterful details and amazing design.

    Mr. Landers spent two years building The Sahlberg and commissioned an equally extraordinary group of artisans to create pieces to bring his vision to life.

    Jimmy usually spends up to 18 hours in his home studio working on his miniature treasures and is currently working on a Tudor-style mega miniature inspired by the homes built during the Tudor revival period during the early 20th century in the United States.

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    Darren Scala

    Darren Scala

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    I'm an unapologetic miniaturist! I've been passionate about the tiny for as long as I could remember. I was inspired at an early age by watching Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood on television and fascinated by the tiny objects it featured. At 8 years old, I asked my father, a cabinet maker by trade, to build me a dollhouse. (This was not something a young boy growing up in Brooklyn, New York in the 1970's asked for!). With the love and acceptance of supportive parents, I was gifted a custom dollhouse which became the springboard for my lifelong love of miniatures and the drive to follow my passions without hesitation. After graduating from Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts, I received a degree in communications. A longstanding career with Revlon, Inc., the international consumer products giant, followed and then I founded D. Thomas Fine Miniatures, a retail store and gallery in the historic lower Hudson Valley, close to New York City, where I began selling quality scale works and curated exhibitions including BadAss Miniatures and Wee#Resist. I’ve always had a passion for miniatures. There is seduction in scale that ignites wonder. Miniatures truly capture the imagination and provide opportunity to dream, discover and explore. It has been my joy to create a space where I could introduce miniatures to the public and generate the same level of excitement I have for these pieces.​ Today, D. Thomas Fine Miniatures is the online destination for fine scale works via estate sales and auctions. I spend most of my time working with collectors and their families in the pursuit of finding new happy homes for their amazing miniatures. In addition to sharing my "History of Miniatures" presentation to libraries, clubs and organizations (live and virtually!), I host an online interview series “Meet The Miniaturist,” where viewers are introduced to and hear from miniaturists from all over the world. In 2020, I appeared as a contestant on The Biggest Little Christmas Showdown, a fierce tournament-style four-part HGTV series competition to build winning miniatures. The show was hosted by Tony Award® winning actor James Monroe Iglehart from Broadway's Aladdin and Hamilton and included a panel of judges including HGTV designer Genevieve Gorder, Dave Asling, best known for his work on "Welcome to Marwen," and June Clinkscales, a darling of the mini world. Winning teams advanced to the next round of this cheerful competition and in the final round, the top contenders crafted their most extravagant mini holiday houses ever! For the past several years, I have also curated an exhibition of holiday miniatures to decorate Nybelwyck Hall, the fantastical dollhouse on permanent view at the Hudson River Museum, in Yonkers, New York. In my free time, I am a mentor, wish grantor and speaker's bureau volunteer for the Make-A-Wish Foundation Hudson Valley New York Chapter. I'm also an active volunteer and former trustee of IGMA, the International Guild of Miniature Artisans. Oh, and I make miniatures whenever I can!

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    Darren Scala

    Darren Scala

    Author, Community member

    I'm an unapologetic miniaturist! I've been passionate about the tiny for as long as I could remember. I was inspired at an early age by watching Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood on television and fascinated by the tiny objects it featured. At 8 years old, I asked my father, a cabinet maker by trade, to build me a dollhouse. (This was not something a young boy growing up in Brooklyn, New York in the 1970's asked for!). With the love and acceptance of supportive parents, I was gifted a custom dollhouse which became the springboard for my lifelong love of miniatures and the drive to follow my passions without hesitation. After graduating from Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts, I received a degree in communications. A longstanding career with Revlon, Inc., the international consumer products giant, followed and then I founded D. Thomas Fine Miniatures, a retail store and gallery in the historic lower Hudson Valley, close to New York City, where I began selling quality scale works and curated exhibitions including BadAss Miniatures and Wee#Resist. I’ve always had a passion for miniatures. There is seduction in scale that ignites wonder. Miniatures truly capture the imagination and provide opportunity to dream, discover and explore. It has been my joy to create a space where I could introduce miniatures to the public and generate the same level of excitement I have for these pieces.​ Today, D. Thomas Fine Miniatures is the online destination for fine scale works via estate sales and auctions. I spend most of my time working with collectors and their families in the pursuit of finding new happy homes for their amazing miniatures. In addition to sharing my "History of Miniatures" presentation to libraries, clubs and organizations (live and virtually!), I host an online interview series “Meet The Miniaturist,” where viewers are introduced to and hear from miniaturists from all over the world. In 2020, I appeared as a contestant on The Biggest Little Christmas Showdown, a fierce tournament-style four-part HGTV series competition to build winning miniatures. The show was hosted by Tony Award® winning actor James Monroe Iglehart from Broadway's Aladdin and Hamilton and included a panel of judges including HGTV designer Genevieve Gorder, Dave Asling, best known for his work on "Welcome to Marwen," and June Clinkscales, a darling of the mini world. Winning teams advanced to the next round of this cheerful competition and in the final round, the top contenders crafted their most extravagant mini holiday houses ever! For the past several years, I have also curated an exhibition of holiday miniatures to decorate Nybelwyck Hall, the fantastical dollhouse on permanent view at the Hudson River Museum, in Yonkers, New York. In my free time, I am a mentor, wish grantor and speaker's bureau volunteer for the Make-A-Wish Foundation Hudson Valley New York Chapter. I'm also an active volunteer and former trustee of IGMA, the International Guild of Miniature Artisans. Oh, and I make miniatures whenever I can!

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    This dude right here? He works as a Community Manager at Bored Panda. Has no back-story, cause his spine works just fine. He writes about himself in third-person, and in first-person about others. Fell in love with storytelling and cannot let that love go. Now, he's here to help you make your own story simply beautiful. Secretly makes cute music samples and writes stories in the dark that nobody has ever heard of before.

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    Titas Burinskas

    Titas Burinskas

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    This dude right here? He works as a Community Manager at Bored Panda. Has no back-story, cause his spine works just fine. He writes about himself in third-person, and in first-person about others. Fell in love with storytelling and cannot let that love go. Now, he's here to help you make your own story simply beautiful. Secretly makes cute music samples and writes stories in the dark that nobody has ever heard of before.

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    Petra, princess of Brigid
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wouldn't it be really cool if someone put like a microscopic camera in a doll, and they made the doll move with, I don't know, like robot tech, and then it could be like living in the house, but you could see it through the doll's eyes. (Ha that sounds creepy. "Through the dolls eyes")

    Tiny Dancer
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kinda blows my old Barbie Camper Van outta the water, lol! Stunning. I could be miniaturized and live out my days in bliss in that library.

    Rainbow Panda
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine if you could take out each book, and it would have some neat lines representing words! Earthquakes would be a pain. 📚

    Meeow
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the dollhouse architecture is stunning, the lighting and the skylight window looks so real. I would love to build my miniature dream home.

    Jo Choto
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I managed to find one for my mother that's slightly less luxurious, but every bit as beautiful, for £200, and it has 11 rooms and three stairwells. It's the joy of her existence!

    Nikki Angulo
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are actual houses for sale where I live that are $100,000 CAD (so there would even be some money left over out of the $100,000 USD) I wish I could afford to buy an actually house.

    Ivana
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gotta love the priorities these tiny people have, no furniture, no kitchen, no bathroom, but one hell of a library. Respect

    CD Mills
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is simply stunning! The attention to detail is amazing!

    Grumble O'Pug
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of the house featured in The Miniaturist (which was sadly so poorly rendered a drama, but the doll house was sublime!!!)

    Aunt Messy
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Trivia.... One of the best collections of dollhouses in the world is owned by HRH Queen Elizabeth. She started collected them as a child.

    Kenny Kulbiski
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay, just because the world needs another conspiracy theory here's mine. The guy found a giant rose and tea cup an hauled it to some mansion.

    F. H.
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For 100,000, I would expect walls and pillars fitted without gaps between them and the floor. I could see it being 20 or 30,000, but 100,000 seems a bit steep.

    Hazel Waring
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm so glad this is one man's dedicated gift to his wife - not some new elite-rich christmas present to spoilt kids as I thought it would be!

    Pam Olson
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unfortunately, towards the top of the article, it says that Darren Scala is handling the sale of this for Mr. Sanders. It does not seem to be a gift for his wife. Darren Scala is the writer/contributor on this, and since he states he is accepting offers for it, this whole article is basically a sale listing. I appreciate the craftsmanship but not the use of this website to sell it.

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    fenixrising1972
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    4 years ago

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    It has a lot of pointless rooms and no kitchen, bathroom, or bedroom. Not impressed.

    Karen Klinck
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are 2 bedrooms: the two at the top. (The furniture isn't there yet.) The kitchen, bathroom, children's rooms, etc would be behind the doorways in the back, along with another hallway to separate them, just like in any other house of the period. If you can't see them, you have no imagination. The well-to-do (the only ones who could afford this type of work whn they were first popular) had no wish to see that sort of thing. It was the opulent parts of the house that mattered, just like in their own houses. Everybody knew those parts existed, but nobody mentioned them.

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    Petra, princess of Brigid
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wouldn't it be really cool if someone put like a microscopic camera in a doll, and they made the doll move with, I don't know, like robot tech, and then it could be like living in the house, but you could see it through the doll's eyes. (Ha that sounds creepy. "Through the dolls eyes")

    Tiny Dancer
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kinda blows my old Barbie Camper Van outta the water, lol! Stunning. I could be miniaturized and live out my days in bliss in that library.

    Rainbow Panda
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine if you could take out each book, and it would have some neat lines representing words! Earthquakes would be a pain. 📚

    Meeow
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the dollhouse architecture is stunning, the lighting and the skylight window looks so real. I would love to build my miniature dream home.

    Jo Choto
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I managed to find one for my mother that's slightly less luxurious, but every bit as beautiful, for £200, and it has 11 rooms and three stairwells. It's the joy of her existence!

    Nikki Angulo
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are actual houses for sale where I live that are $100,000 CAD (so there would even be some money left over out of the $100,000 USD) I wish I could afford to buy an actually house.

    Ivana
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gotta love the priorities these tiny people have, no furniture, no kitchen, no bathroom, but one hell of a library. Respect

    CD Mills
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is simply stunning! The attention to detail is amazing!

    Grumble O'Pug
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of the house featured in The Miniaturist (which was sadly so poorly rendered a drama, but the doll house was sublime!!!)

    Aunt Messy
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Trivia.... One of the best collections of dollhouses in the world is owned by HRH Queen Elizabeth. She started collected them as a child.

    Kenny Kulbiski
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay, just because the world needs another conspiracy theory here's mine. The guy found a giant rose and tea cup an hauled it to some mansion.

    F. H.
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For 100,000, I would expect walls and pillars fitted without gaps between them and the floor. I could see it being 20 or 30,000, but 100,000 seems a bit steep.

    Hazel Waring
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm so glad this is one man's dedicated gift to his wife - not some new elite-rich christmas present to spoilt kids as I thought it would be!

    Pam Olson
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unfortunately, towards the top of the article, it says that Darren Scala is handling the sale of this for Mr. Sanders. It does not seem to be a gift for his wife. Darren Scala is the writer/contributor on this, and since he states he is accepting offers for it, this whole article is basically a sale listing. I appreciate the craftsmanship but not the use of this website to sell it.

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    fenixrising1972
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

    It has a lot of pointless rooms and no kitchen, bathroom, or bedroom. Not impressed.

    Karen Klinck
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are 2 bedrooms: the two at the top. (The furniture isn't there yet.) The kitchen, bathroom, children's rooms, etc would be behind the doorways in the back, along with another hallway to separate them, just like in any other house of the period. If you can't see them, you have no imagination. The well-to-do (the only ones who could afford this type of work whn they were first popular) had no wish to see that sort of thing. It was the opulent parts of the house that mattered, just like in their own houses. Everybody knew those parts existed, but nobody mentioned them.

    Load More Replies...
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