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The last remnants of the late Carolyn Sunstein's personal dollhouse collection will be sold March 27th, Eileen Rhoads. I've been busy cataloguing these lovely items over the last few weeks and have come to understand why she kept these things when she down-sized! Offered for sale will be her famous Vickerman dollhouse, a wonderful Gottschalk grocery, two Ray Whitledge & Terry Noack creations, and some of Carolyn's finest artisan miniatures by such artists as John Davenport, Susanne Russo, Betty Valentine, Ralph Partelow, P. Rosa, Eric Pearson and John Hodgson. Of particular interest is the large assortment of sterling miniatures - even more items than were sold at Eileen's previously, and many items by Meyers, Kupjack, Acquisto, Harry Smith, Cini and others as well as antique pieces. Eileen is currently cataloguing the silver - no small task since we are talking about hundreds of pieces! The selection is amazing. Also many sample-size antiques will be offered - some of them are truly outstanding. My article about the Vickerman house has been published in the February 2010 issue of Miniature Collector magazine. (1.17.2010)