Candles Gallery

Cinderella ballet, Ugly Sisters trying to dance

The Ugly Sisters try to follow their dancing master while Cinderella stands disconsolately by the fire. A scene from a ballet version of Cinderella, based on French and Spanish fairytales. One version, with music by Prokofiev, was first performed by Sadler's Wells Ballet in 1948.

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Stone of Anointing, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem

The Stone of Anointing (also 'Stone of the Anointing' or 'Stone of Unction') within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Ecclesia Sancti Sepulchri, also 'The Church of the Resurrection' or 'Church of the Anastasis'), Jerusalem, Israel. This location is believed to be the spot where Jesus' body was prepared for burial by Joseph of Arimathea. Date: circa 1910s

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Tatler cover - Christmas Shopping Number 1959

Front cover of The Tatler magazine's Christmas Shopping Number featuring a model wearing a 9000 diamond tiara and 2000 diamond and pearl drop earrings, both from Wartski of Regent Street. Candles are from Price's Patent Candle Company and the candlesticks from Garrard. Date: 1959

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