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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Alice Villa - Curiouser and Curiouser!

Alice Villa - as featured in IDHN 2002-
photo ©Nick Forder
"Alice! a childish story take,
And with a gentle hand,
Lay it where childhood's dreams are twined,
In memory's mystic band."

Lewis Carroll - Through the Looking Glass

Alice Villa (left) the little Edwardian dolls' house which was once part of Jill Shapiro's well-documented private collection in England now finds itself a new and suitably sensitive and appreciative owner in the US.

CasaBijoux made miniatures of many of Jill's houses over the years, with Alice Villa replicas proving very popular. The actual house has been much admired since its appearance in International Dolls' House News in 2002, so much so that one enthusiast crafted her own version based on Nick Forder's wonderful photographs. 

With just two rooms (a classic one-up, one-down situation) Alice Villa has a charm all its own and our 2 ¾ inch tall miniatures of the house are designed to evoke the very loved and much played with essence of the original.


Curiouser and curiouser - 2 handpainted miniature CasaBijoux Alice Villas 

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* Please feel free to link to images and content on this site - however, it must be pointed out that the original hand-painted artwork on the façades of our houses is copyright protected and is the intellectual property of the artist/s. It is not permissible to copy or reproduce our original artwork for commercial purposes. © CasaBijoux 2012 

* Nick Forder (IDHN) images are copyright protected and are the intellectual property of the copyright holder. It is not permissible to copy or reproduce our original artwork for commercial purposes.  


6 comments:

  1. This is a magical house,I always loved Alice Villa,created my own version and now love my tiny replica!
    Alice forever!!!!

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  2. Delighted you are enjoying your little replica of a much loved house.

    Mimi

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  3. I am so proud to be the new owner of Alice Villa and will always cherish this lovely piece. The replica's are so endearing and I am happy to see that many are enjoying these lovely works of art. Linda

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  4. Thank you so much Linda. I knew Alice Villa very well and for many years and have always had a fondness for it. It's gratifying indeed to know that such a wonderful little treasure has the perfect new owner. There is certainly something indefinably endearing about the house that inspires people.

    Mimi

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  5. they are so gorgeous.. i love them all.......

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  6. Thank you, Christine. We'll have more Triangs soon and some Silber and Fleming type houses too.

    Mimi

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