M233 French The 18th century Italian

The 18th century Italian

8" wide x 4

18th century Italian gold and silver leaf candlestick with a fossil shell in a matrix with tapering barite crystals and natural forming baroque pearls on a coordinating matrix base of calcite from the AMT site (also featured in American Mineral Treasures

This piece is based on Revelation 22:1 which reads

M233 French The 18th century ItalianSculptural 18th century Italian hand carved and gilded base with a Chesapecten fossil shell formation and natural forming baroque pearls. The Chesapecten shell cluster was found from the banks of the James River and are usually 3 to 8 million years old. Fossilized marine life makes up parts of the shell cluster's matrix. They go through a meticulous cleaning and sealing process in order to protect and solidify the formations. The back of the piece is