A brief history of
how I became the owner of this piece and many more that are in the Collection.
In the early 90's the parents set out to build from scratch an 18 room
miniature Victorian Manor, later to be known as the "Williamston
Manor". Images of which can be seen on Facebook at Williamston Manor
Miniature Home, as well as many of the items in the Manor. Over a 15-year
period my parents built the Manor. During this time they also investigated and
found the finest and most well-known and renowned miniature artisans from
around the World and proceeded to stock the Manor with items from these World
Renowned Miniature Artisans, like Francis D. Whittemore, Jane Graber, Barbara
Rehab, Pete Acquisto, Phil Grenyer, Jason Getzen, Gerald Crawford, Silvia
Roundtree, Ron Benson, Jane Newman, Elizabeth Chambers and many, many more.
The Manor is quite the collection of World Renowned Miniature Artisan pieces.
Every room in the Manor has items in it that are rare, vintage and absolutely
Museum Quality. In addition, my very artistic parents assembled many of the
furniture pieces in the Manor from "House of Miniatures" kits and my
mother, being an artist herself, hand painted most of the paintings in the
Manor as well as hand made all of the rugs in the Manor.
I am the youngest of three my parents had and I am the one that ended up with
the Manor and all of its contents. I have attempted to sell the Manor as one
complete item but have been unsuccessful in doing so. After long deliberation I
decided to start the process of selling the pieces in the Manor. Some like this
item will be listed and auctioned one at a time. Other pieces from the Manor
will be put into Lots and also auctioned.
I will add that I have done a vast amount of research on every item in the
Manor. My parents, being very detailed oriented as well, kept a thorough log on
every room in the Manor as to what items were in each room. This included: cost
of the item, artisan of the item, where the item was purchased and when the
item was purchased. I have letters and other correspondence my parents made
directly with many of the Artisans of that time. Some items in the Manor are
"ONE OF A KIND" as they were commissioned specifically for the Manor.
I know every piece in the Manor and I am completely educated on what the
"Value" of each item in the Manor is. I will not disrespect my
parents time, work and energy they put into this Manor as well as the Artisans
that painstakingly hand made these
exquisite pieces that together make the Williamston Manor one extremely unique
item.
My hope is that the people that come to view the items for sale from the
Williamston Manor are as uniquely qualified miniature artisan collectors, as my
parents were. And that they will give these wonderfully beautiful items the
cherished permanent home they each deserve.
If you have any questions or are interested in more than one piece please reach
out and inquire.
Respectfully and with King Regards,