H983 19th century 18th century Italian Florence candlestick

18th century Italian Florence candlestick mounted with a fishtail selenite and decorated with chalcedony rosettes and ecphora shells

The sacred piece has been preserved and adorned with the natural specimens to create a new sculptural work - creating a historically significant yet contemporary piece of old and new

Size: 78" long  x 36" wide

Chandelier inspired from a 16th century Russian Greek orthodox lantern

prismatic crystals from Morocco that were in extensive beds by the evaporation of ocean brine

H983 19th century 18th century Italian Florence candlestickPetrified 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