An Exceptional Victorian Scale Model of a Gothic Stone House with a Glass House Diorama

This brilliantly constructed and finely hand painted scale model depicts a 19th century lodge house from a large country estate. It is built in a complicated Gothic style. The house is constructed from timber, card and glass and represents a highly detailed stone built property with mullioned windows and decoratively corbelled and stepped walls with intricate tall roof gables in timber and stone with a tiled roof finished with decorative finials and crests and large graduated stone chimneys. The property has number of entrances all with corbelled stone arches and planked oak doors. The windows are glazed (there are a few panes missing). At one end of the lodge, there is a large timber glasshouse that has been brilliantly crafted as a diorama. Its interior is very visible through the glass panes and shows a highly detailed view of the inside which has been painstakingly modelled with numerous plants and vegetation all along the back and side walls with an ornate central tiled walkway. And on the near side a remarkable display of potted plants on graduated staging. This is absolutely fabulous in its detail and modelling. The house is mounted onto an oval timber base which has a grass finish and a number of stone steps that lead up to the entrances to the property.

English, 1860

Robert Belcher Antiques was established in 1984 and is a high-quality retailer of interesting, rare antiques and decorative objects. After forty years of shop keeping and maintaining beautiful showrooms, which have been regularly open six days a week, Robert and Wendy have now taken a slightly different approach to their business. Having sold their retail premises, the antique business is now fully online. The picture framing service has ceased to operate because of moving online.

You can contact Robert and Wendy by email or telephone to discuss items from their extensive catalogue of attractive pieces and make purchases. Customers can rest assured that the long-established dealership is continuing to run in an exceedingly professional way, selling genuine and high-quality items which are guaranteed to please the most discerning collector, decorator or homeowner.

All items will be personally hand packaged to a high standard. Small items are extensively wrapped using the best materials and are often double boxed. Items are then shipped with DHL or Royal Mail fully insured and often with next day delivery. Larger items would be personally delivered or sent with a specialist antique delivery firm, or for outside the U.K, a professional shipping company.

Please enjoy viewing their collection of rare and interesting pieces and have the assurance that Robert and Wendy will do their utmost to make sure your experience is exceptional, as has been recognised by many customers who have bought with confidence regularly over the years.

Contact details

Email: robertbelcherantiques@gmail.com

Telephone: 01905 622468

Mobile 07929 011224

07720 607007

Website: https://www.robertbelcherantiques.co.uk

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