In troubled world, grown-ups find joy in doll’s houses

Doll’s houses may be traditionally associated with children, but high-end miniature collecting is very much an adult hobby

A log burns in the hearth in the artfully lit drawing room. The armchairs look plush and inviting. Glasses and a bottle of wine stand ready as a grandfather clock keeps time. 

It is all straight out of a glossy magazine and yet every carefully crafted item in the room could fit into the palm of one hand.

“I love Victorian [19th-century] houses and always wanted to live in one but it never happened,” laughed doll’s house enthusiast Michele Simmons, admiring the cosy miniature scene by historical specialists Mulvany & Rogers.

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