M328 Retail 18th century Italian gold leaf

18th century Italian gold leaf fragment decorated with a Calcite crystal in matrix on distressed canvas

and the torch appears prominent and central in the midst of a mixed media matrix of oil paint

It was used to create the windows of the Santa Sabina Basilica in Rome

Size: 9" high x 3

Size: 11" high x 4" wide x 3

M328 Retail 18th century Italian gold leaf17th century Italian hand carved gilded angel mounted on green malachite with red phantom quartz crystals and gilded fragments. The hand carved angel was once part of a heavenly, angelic depiction in a historical church in Tuscany. The figure features a classical baroque pose typical of its position in a church. The angel rests on the malachite base which is also supported by coordinating ornate gilded feet decorated with malachite and red phantom