H983 19th century 18th century Italian painted and

18th century Italian painted and bronzed patina decorated with a matching pair of fossil polished coordinating ammonites with ruffled copper on a copper in matrix base

5" high x 7" wide x 3

18th century Italian pom pom decorated with garnets on a mica in matrix base with garnet inclusions

Size: 9" high x 7" wide x 1" deep

Size: 7" high x 5

H983 19th century 18th century Italian painted andPetrified wood with hand forged Italian style Iron appliqu. Petrified wood are fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetation, the result of trees having completely transformed to stone through the process of permineralization, a thousand year process. All organic materials have been replaced with minerals, such as quartz, while retaining the original stem tissue. Unlike other fossils that are usually compressions, petrified wood is a three dimensional