$1,100
Sold
sold
Click image to enlarge
Description
16" (41 cm.) x 14". Arranged within a gilt-framed shadowbox are seven wax figures representing
persons in religious ceremony,including angels and St. Joseph among others,each with painted
features,very elaborate original silk costumes and accessories,with a background of painted blue
walls,columns with faux-marble finish,chandelier,plants,and silk-covered stairs. Condition:
generally excellent. Comments: circa 1800,Central European cloister work (Kloster Arbeit),a form
of religious folk art intricately combining wax,paper,fabrics and other ephemera into complete
scenes,such as this example,or simple small framed objects of memorabilia,designed to sell in
order to raise funds for the cloister. Value Points: rare intricate cloister work with detailed
architectural objects and seven wax people in original costumes.