L554 17th Century The hand-carved fragments emulate leafy

The hand-carved fragments emulate leafy branches and coordinate with carvings of the frame and the baroque pearls mirror the berries on the branches

Size: 26" high x 8" wide x 9" deep

The piece has been combined with the polished calcite and baroque pearl to create a historically significant yet contemporary work of old and new

25" deep / 1

25" wide  2

L554 17th Century The hand-carved fragments emulate leafyRuler Selenite with an 18th century Italian gold leaf sunray, mica, and natural forming baroque pearls on a lucite base. Ruler selenite or "selenite logs" are single, prismatic selenite crystals from Morocco that were formed in extensive beds by the evaporation of ocean brine. This mineral is characterized by a silky, pearly luster called satin spare. It is then adorned with the gold leaf wood sunray, mica, and baroque pearls which coordinate