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: 7" high x 5

The calcite formation coordinates with the gesso underlay of the angels

Fishtail selenite is twin crystals of optical selenite that have grown together in the shape of angel wings

18th century Italian sunray decorated with titanium tangerine crystal quartz points

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