Rare dollhouse collection auction to benefit Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Toronto, Ontario (August 5, 2010) – The public is invited to view and bid on fabulous model dollhouses from a world class collection at Bertie Hall in Fort Erie on Saturday, August 14 at 10 a.m. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and other charities.
More than 100 rare, scale model dollhouses and miniature rooms built from 1780 to 1980, with completely furnished and opulently decorated interiors will be on display. The intricate dollhouses range from a Buckingham Palace replica and matchstick house made by convicts, to a French 10th C. architectural form Bird Case of wire with stained glass windows.
Previews of the collection begin on Friday, August 13 from 2 p.m. to 8p.m., and on Saturday, August 14 at 8:30 a.m. Collectors unable to attend the live auction can bid on the top 50 pieces on www.liveauctioneers.com on August 14.
The owner of the collection, the late Mrs. Mildred Mahoney, generously requested in her will that the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation receive a significant portion of the proceeds of the auction.
Cystic fibrosis is the most common, fatal genetic disease affecting Canadian children and young adults. There is no cure. Each week in Canada, two children are diagnosed with cystic fibrosis and someone dies from the disease.
“We are so very grateful to the late Mrs. Mahoney, and the Mildred M. Mahoney Foundation, for contributing to the fight against cystic fibrosis,” said Cathleen Morrison, Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. “The money raised will support important CF research and care, dedicated to helping young Canadians with cystic fibrosis live longer, healthier lives.”
Mrs. Mildred Mahoney began collecting dollhouses in 1950, scouring North America and Europe in search of these rare models. When her collection outgrew her home, she moved it into the historic 1835 Bertie Hall. Mrs. Mahoney passed away in 1990 at the age of 72.
Dollhouse enthusiasts are encouraged to come to this special, once-in-a-lifetime auction and take a piece of history home. Members of the public who do not wish to bid on the dollhouses can view these intricate pieces of art – everyone is welcome!
For more information about the auction and to see pictures of the dollhouses, visit www.platoauctions.com. To learn more about cystic fibrosis, visit www.cysticfibrosis.ca.
About the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
The Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is a Canada-wide health charity, with 50 volunteer chapters, that funds CF research and care. In 2010, the Foundation is supporting more than 50 research projects which are exploring all aspects of the CF puzzle; from investigating new methods of fighting infection and inflammation in the lungs to finding new therapies that target the basic defect at the cellular level.
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It is such a shame that such a significant world-class museum collection, thought to be the biggest of its kind in the world is being sold. Why was here no attempt to try to keep this very significant collection in Canada? While I am a miniaturist and plan to visit the auction, I loth the thought of "vultures" coming to pick clean this museum's holdings just so it can be liquidated in to cash for another chairity. It one person's lifetime to build this collection and will take one day to disperse it out to the world again.
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