L558 calcite Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved

Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved fragment mounted with chalcopyrite in matrix and adorned with calcite crystals and gold-plated kyanite

The base has applied gesso de bologna and organic limestone to make up the plaster base

The hand-carved

Size: 19" high x 11" wide x 11" deep

A shell is placed near the base and an aquamarine point replaces a missing third leg of the artifact

L558 calcite Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carvedPair of 17th century Italian altar candlesticks with polished agate coral and baroque pearls. The altar candlesticks originally came from a church in Florence. They were originally gold leaf and painted but are distressed due to age. They are mounted with the coordinating pair of agate coral and adorned with baroque pearls to create a contemporary work of old and new. Size: 32" high x 8. 5" wide x 8. 5" deep