L257 Interi The wings are tipped in

The wings are tipped in Verdigris

4" wide x 6 3/4" high x 4" deep

18th-century Italian silver leaf church tassel with a mecca varnish which has aged overtime

Fossil clam shell cluster in matrix with natural forming baroque pearl

these Florence fragments in particular stand apart

L257 Interi The wings are tipped in18th century Italian wood chalice decorated with calcite crystals in sphalerite on a lucite base. The hand carved and painted chalice is from a church in Liguria, Italy. The calcite crystals formation comes from Elmwood Mine, Tennessee. It is an example of the world's finest crystallized calcite. With the unusual formation of sphalerite, it is unequaled by those from any other part of the world (referenced from the "American Mineral Treasure" book,