L867 Wholesale 18th century Italian meca pom

18th century Italian meca pom pom tassel on a coordinating chalcopyrite mineral base

Size: 31" high x 8" wide x 7" deep

5" wide x 8

the pieces continue to preserve the history and significance of this Renaissance technique while each also creates a one of a kind work of art

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

L867 Wholesale 18th century Italian meca pomPair of 18th century Italian mecca carved figurative candleholders on rutile in a crystal quartz matrix. The pair originally come from a historic church in Italy. They are thought to have been part of a group of other figurative candleholders that depicted the twelve diciples. Rutilated quartz is a rare type of quartz that contains inclusions of rutile which look like gold needles intersecting through the crystal quartz. They are mounted on the