M288 calcite and gold-plated crystals are mounted

and gold-plated crystals are mounted onto the gold powdered canvas and put together to create a 3D sculptural wall piece

It is adorned with the different types of crystal quartz and oyster shells to coordinate with the dark figure of Christ and contrast with the carrara marble

They are thought to have been part of a group of other figurative candleholders that depicted the twelve diciples

18th-century Italian gold painted candlestick fragment top decorated with calcite crystals in matrix and gold leaf shells

Chalcedony itself is named after the ancient seaport of Chalcedon

M288 calcite and gold-plated crystals are mountedSculptural 18th century Italian gilded fragment base mounted with a sienna fossil ammonite with red and tangerine quartz crystals and mounted on an agate slice. The Italian hand carved and gilded artifact originally came from a historical church. It has naturally distressed over time and was collected and mounted with the natural specimens to create a historical and organic sculptural work of art. Size: 9" high x 3" round