Lot no. 59
Diorama, in Nevers spun glass, decorated with a nun in a Garden of Eden, placed under her convent. Numerous small scenes can be seen: a round of children, a couple picking grapes, a hunter with his dogs around a wild boar, a couple around a fountain with their children, swans on a pond. The landscape is composed of plant elements: moss and shells, ceramic flowers, paper leaves, sand, pieces of glass and large pieces of mirror. Painted background enhanced with cut-outs of engravings. Gilded frame.
Nevers, 18th century
Dimensions : 43 x 46 cm . Depth : 25 cm
Condition: frame damaged, frame probably once open, tacks, gummed bands, later feet
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Pictures credits: Contact organization
Folk Art
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