L421 Retail A pair of 18th-century Italian

A pair of 18th-century Italian candlestick tops with fossil agate coral and baroque pearls on an agate base

Its locality is well known for producing unusual and rare specimens of golden barite crystals on an attractively contrasting matrix of a charcoal-gray color

This fragment is from a church in Florence

The arrow was once used as part of a decorative motif in artistic depictions (most likely of Saint Sebastian) in historic Italian churches

L421 Retail A pair of 18th-century Italian18th century Italian fragment with baroque pearls and tangerine quartz points on a hand painted gallery 1 inch canvas. The canvas is distressed with gold leaf and metallic red powders used by restorers in Italy in the 18th and 19th century. They are no longer available. The powders coordinate with the natural forming baroque pearls and tangerine quartz points. The 18th century fragment is originally from Tuscany. The Italian artifact and minerals are