M290 Retail This rare form of abalone

This rare form of abalone has a mostly black outer shell which is hard to come by and coordinates with the obsidian

It was found and saved from the historic flooding of the Arno River in 1966 and has been naturally distressed from the flood

and crystal points on an 18th century fragment base on a lucite base

La croce italiana è perseverata e trasformata in una nuova opera di vecchio e nuovo con i preziosi minerali

18th century Italian church candlestick base decorated with chalcopyrite in matrix with calcite crystals

M290 Retail This rare form of abalone19th century Italian painting of Mary and Jesus on canvas with barite, selenite blades, scolecite, green aventurine, and aragonite and framed with 18th century Italian floral fragments and a large 18th century Italian gilded Rococo pediment crown. This historical piece embodies the traditional Baroque style of paintings with its jewel tone color palette and in the depiction of Mary and Jesus as a baby. There is a signature of the original artist on