L76 French and chalcedony rosettes on polished

and chalcedony rosettes on polished agate base

Pair of 18th century Italian fragments with a gold flower relief decorated with natural forming baroque pearls to emulate the flower on a matrix of barite and double terminated calcite crystals

“I am honored to present this collection with the Museo de’ Medici with the city where the pieces found their origin and precious history

This type of mineralized petrified wood went through an intricate process that took place over millions of years

L76 French and chalcedony rosettes on polished18th century Irish egg and dart wallpaper framed with 18th century Irish reproduction moldings. In this collection, Irish, English and French wallpaper has been applied to a frame decorated with 18th and 19th century Irish reproduction moldings taken from original castings. They have been coordinated and painted to assimilate the specific wallpaper pattern. These pieces are miniatures of how the great rooms in Europe were decorated in the 18th and