K744 pyrite 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

25 deep x 3" high

Aubusson tapestry cartoon mirrors painted in gouache on paper

These barite crystals were encountered during mining operations and are held by museums and private collectors

18th century Italian pom pom decorated with garnets on a mica in matrix base with garnet inclusions

K744 pyrite Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved18th century Italian gilded altar candlestick with a Chesapecten fossil shell formation and natural forming baroque pearls. The 18th century Italian gilded fragment was originally an altar candlestick in a historical church in Italy. The Chesapecten shell cluster was found from the banks of the James River and are usually 3 to 8 million years old. Fossilized marine life makes up parts of the shell cluster's matrix. They go through a meticulous