H982 18th Century 18th century Italian gold leaf

18th century Italian gold leaf fragment with pyrophyllite and draped linen stiffened with marble paste

The 18th century Italian

7" high x 5" wide x 3

18th century gold leaf Italian tassels

Silver patina mirror decorated with clear selenite slices with hints of mica

H982 18th Century 18th century Italian gold leafPetrified wood with hand forged Italian style Iron appliqu. Petrified wood are fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetation, the result of trees having completely transformed to stone through the process of permineralization, a thousand year process. All organic materials have been replaced with minerals, such as quartz, while retaining the original stem tissue. Unlike other fossils that are usually compressions, petrified wood is a three dimensional