M284 19th century 5" wide x 3" deep

5" wide x 3" deep x 12" high

16" high x 36" wide

This technique derives from medieval embossing techniques of dusting embossed velvet in tarnished metals and suffusing the crushed pile with iridescent inks

21" wide x 5

75" high x 4

M284 19th century 5" wide x 3" deepSculptural 18th century Rococo Italian gilded leaf fragments with quartz crystals on a selenite slab. The Italian fragments original came from a historical Italian church. It is adorned with quartz crystals and mounted onto the selenite slab. Selenite is a transparent mineral that is a form of gypsum. It was used to create the windows of the Santa Sabina Basilica in Rome, Italy during the 5th century, hence the name "Window Pane Selenite." The