An English Walnut Model of a House, Late 19th/20th Century

the house in the Queen Anne Style; the roof lifting off to reveal silk-lined compartments on the upper storey; the front doors opening to allow a standing male figure in military dress to move forward into the door frame, actioned by a mechanism of metal threads and gear wheels underneath operated by brass pulls and the side and rear; the underside with a paper label Trevor Phillip & Sons Ltd ST JAMES'S LONDON

height 12 in.; width 12 in.; depth 10 3/4 in.

30.5 cm; 30.5 cm; 27.5 cm