A DOLL DIORAMA

A DOLL DIORAMA

FRENCH OR SPANISH, 18TH CENTURY

the tableau comprising of three dressed wax dolls (cires habiliees) depicting Saint Anne, Saint Mary and Saint Catherine, wearing silk dresses with a gilt metal flaming sacred heart, with a block printed polychrome wallpaper lined interior and with a black and white floor, in a glazed oak case

55.2cm high, 70.5cm wide, 22cm deep

Provenance

Athelhampton House.

Sold by Duke's, Athelhampton House Sale, 9th October 2019, lot 265.