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This Week in Miniatures

Oct 14, 2018

Welcome to the latest WEEkly Round Up of news and reports from the MiniWorld! (Photo: D. Thomas Miniatures for our upcoming estate auction!)

Estate Auction: New Items Added!

Reminder: our live online auction is next weekend on Saturday, October 20 at 1pm EST - if you've never participated in an online auction, they're super fun (and super easy to register and bid!).

We added about 10 more lots this past week (there are now over 140 lots in the catalogue!) and will continue to add super awesome minis right up until auction day, so keep checking in.

We're also including Bonus Gifts to several of the lots for extra added fun (like the pink tulips in the opalescent shell planter show above).

Nybelwyck Hall Halloween Decorating

Planning is underway to decorate the extraordinary dollhouse on permanent view at The Hudson River Museum, in Yonkers, New York next week with the help of a number of wonderful miniaturists who have contributed to the effort by contributing a miniature including L. Delaney (her books are pictured above), Juli Steel (Twisted Copper Forest), Cassie Leigh, May Burnett (Custom Fairy Wings), Tina Paris and Amanda Kelly (Panda Miniatures).

We'll post photos on our social media channels and provide recap in our next blog post! If you're in the area, the decorated dollhouse will on view through Thanksgiving and then we'll be setting up for Christmas!

7 Spectacular Dollhouses

Artsy took a look at 7 of art history's really spectacular dollhouses including the Steittheimer Dollhouse on permanent view at the Museum of the City of New York (pictured above) and Queen Mary's Dollhouse in Great Britain, among others.

Big Things Happening at the Kaye Browning Museum of Miniatures

Congratulations to Kaye Browning on her recent community leadership award! Kaye is making really BIG things happen in our little world with new additions to the Kathleen Savage Browning Miniatures Collection, a new learning center and new exhibitions featuring fine art miniatures.

Small Scale Sculpture at the Bruce Museum

"Downsized: Small Scale Sculptures by Contemporary Artists" is an upcoming new exhibition of small art at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich CT. The showcase of miniature works by over 12 artist starts on November 3 and runs through January 27, 2019.

LOOSE ENDS:

> Artist Miyu Kojima creates miniature replicas of lonely deaths inspired by her day job. Oy! From Spoon & Tomago.

> Dollhouse design is thriving thanks to social media in this Associated Press report.

> Artist posts her (doll)house online for rent and received unexpected results in this Facebook Video.

Until next time, we hope you enjoyed this WEEkly update. Be sure to share this post with other miniacs and have them subscribe here so they never miss an update!

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ABOUT D. THOMAS MINIATURES

D. Thomas Miniatures is a retail and gallery destination featuring top quality collectibles including 1/12th scale structure, furniture and accessories. The concept, designed to appeal to collectors, crafters and enthusiasts was created, in part, to raise awareness of miniatures as a decorative art form and to introduce the discipline not only to a new generation but to those who may just be discovering it! The gallery space showcases work in miniature by well-known artists from all over the world.

Mystery Miniaturist Identified!

Oct 9, 2018

We're so excited to have been able to solve the mystery of the prolific mystery of who created a diverse number of miniaturists featured in our upcoming live online auction on Saturday, October 20th. "IL" is IVAN LAWSON!

Mr. Lawson was featured in the Altamont Enterprise in September 2013 and his miniature cabinet house featured in a miniatures magazine publication.

Mr. Lawson clearly had a great eye for miniatures and had amassed an assortment of delightful treasures which we're excited to offer to the miniatures world in an upcoming auction on Saturday, October 20 at 1PM EST.

The pieces are finely crafted using hardwoods and other authentic materials including a 1/12 scale breakfront containing "lead-like glass" doors, a carved pediment and decorative crown moldings.

There were also surprise discoveries like this miniature cabinet house (dollhouse) believed to be inspired by a full size counterpart on view in the Van Cortlandt House Museum in the Bronx, New York, reported to be the oldest cabinet house in the United States.

This miniatures collection offers a wide range of styles using various materials and shows a breadth and depth of skill and technique not often found in a single artist's portfolio. Ivan Lawson created a variety of pieces from a colonial hutch cabinet to a traditional Duncan Phyfe breakfront to upholstered furniture.

While many leading miniatures experts we have consulted with have been unable to identify this mark, it was the original collector's grandaughter who saved the day to help solve the mystery!

To see more of this collection and the entire auction catalogue (over 130 lots!) head to the D. Thomas Miniatures auction and register for the event scheduled for Saturday, October 20 at 1pm EST.

Looking forward to an awesome auction!

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ABOUT D. THOMAS MINIATURES

Miniatures Estate Auction: Oct 20 1pmEST

Oct 5, 2018

We're THRILLED to host our first live online auction on Saturday, October 20 at 1pm EST on Invaluable.com. The catalogue has been published and registration is open to bidders. Sign up here to join us for a really fun time shopping, bidding and winning!

Miniature Furniture

The auction contains mostly 1/12 scale miniatures from three East Coast USA collector's estates from the 80's and 90's period and includes artisan furniture (including IGMA artisans and fellows) by W.C. Auger, Bob Hurd, Nancy Summer and others.

Oversized Miniatures

Oversized Overscaled Mega Dollhouse Miniatures

There are several artisan "mega miniatures" (oversized and overscaled) pieces in the sale which are highly intricate and detailed and would make awesome additions to a miniatures collection.

Dressed Dolls in All Sizes

Frilly dolls, girly dolls, baby dolls and character dolls as well as popular porcelain and non-porcelain "sitting" dolls from the period. Many unsigned but highly recognizable by collectors.

Paintings, Books and Pottery

Many popular categories in the miniatures world including pottery will be available for sale by artisans like Jane Graber, Carolyn Nygren Curran and Jean Tag (all IGMA artisans), paintings (Margaret Waller) and 1/12 scale and oversized miniatures books.

Rocking Horses, Teddy Bears and Toys

Teddy Bears, Rocking Horses and Miniatures Dollhouse Toys

Also included in the auction are many toys (jack in the boxes, rocking horses, pull toys) and teddy bears by Teddy Hermann and Linda's Teddy. Many are unsigned but will delight just as much as signed counterparts.

Southwestern-Themed, Baskets and Other Really Fun Miniatures

We'll have a number of southwestern themed and colorful hand painted miniatures from Mexico in addition to artisan baskets by Jeff Fleming and others. Finally, there are a number of really FUN miniatures to add to your collection like the (signed/unrecognized signature) hand-painted metal washing tubs pictured above.

To view the entire auction catalogue (over 130 lots!) head over to Invaluable.com and register to bid. Check in often as we'll be adding pieces to the auction up until the week of the event.

Looking forward to an awesome auction!

#obeytheminiature #rethinkdollhouse #itsokaytoplay #BadAssMiniatures #LivingTheMiniLife

ABOUT D. THOMAS MINIATURES