M119 aubusson cartoon mirrors Mirror decorated with selenite slices

Mirror decorated with selenite slices and chalcedony rosettes

The geode crystal was part of a large geode and perfectly matches with the crucifix and gold leaf shells

the organic elements and historical crucifix create contemporary

hand-cast plaster elements

Interi is known for its precious collections of sculptural ecclesiastical artifacts

M119 aubusson cartoon mirrors Mirror decorated with selenite slices18th century Italian Florence fragment topped and adorned with calcite crystals on the original fragment base. The calcite crystals come from the Elmwood Mine in Tennessee. It is an example of the world's finest crystallized calcite (referenced from the "American Mineral Treasure" book, pg. 337). 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