Lot Essay
According to the inscribed labels attached to the base, this house was originally constructed as a beehive in the form of a Georgian manorhouse. It was found in the garden at 'The Limes', Harbledown, Canterbury, in 1853 at which time it was renovated for use as a doll's house. During the winter of 1903-4, it underwent a remodelling when the window frames, inside walls and floors were added by the cabinet-maker Hugues at North Parade, Oxford. It has more recently been remodelled as a birdcage with the addition of barred windows and perches.