L766 coral 18th century Italian gold leaf

18th century Italian gold leaf angel wing mounted on tourmaline in crystal quartz

Size: 6" high x 2

These 17th and 18th century artifacts were drawn by hand from the flooded streets of Florence in 1966 when the Arno burst its banks

It is mounted on an 18th century altar base originally from a church in Tuscany

17th century Italian gold leaf and painted candlestick with agate coral and baroque pearls

L766 coral 18th century Italian gold leaf17th century Italian vase mounted and encrusted with chalcedony rosettes. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic flooding of the Arno River in 1966. There is still the original paint and silt left on the piece to uphold the integrity, craftsmanship, and history of sculptural fragment. The chalcedony rosettes perfectly emulate the color and texture of the piece. The Florence Fragment Collection exhibited