The Peter Dowsett Dolls House Collection.

The Peter Dowsett Dolls House Collection.

Peter Dowsett had been collecting, and refurbishing Antique Dolls Houses for the past 60years. In the last 30 years Peter had been building new dolls houses and furniture, which were shown at numerous exhibitions.

After leaving the REME in the 1950's Peter became an Architectural assistant, draughtsman and model maker for a London Architectural company. He attended auctions, searched junk shop and toy fairs to find not only antique dolls houses but antique furniture.

Over the years Peter refurbished many old dolls houses and auctioned some of them for charities.

He had a very keen interest in early Lines Brothers /Triang houses. He enjoyed seeing others have the pleasure of owning an antique dolls house restored to “as original as was possible” condition.

Over the years Peter made up a collection of Dolls houses, from 1879 to the 1980's as a social history of Dolls houses and miniature furniture. The early houses were often made by the estate carpenter, but in those days not following today’s scale sizing. Furniture would have been made to fit the house. In large Victorian country houses space was usually available.

Peter collected dolls furniture from the 1870's to modern day.

He was accomplished in fine quality miniature furniture making, and held workshops, with Pat Cutforth and regular weekend modelling workshops at Parham House in West Sussex

Peter had been interviewed on local radio, had written articles and been interviewed by various dolls house magazines, and county newspapers.

Funds raised by the sale of this collection will go to some of the charities he supported.

Macmillan Care.  Reg 263218

Salvation Army.  Reg 214779

RNLI . Reg 209603

Marie Curie .  Reg 207994.