C3 17th Century ” The collection is presented

” The collection is presented at Museo Casa di Dante

17th century Italian candlestick base from Tuscany saved from the Florence flood and topped with an iridescent ammonite

Sculptural 18th century Italian crucifix mounted on jasper with crystal points

(with lucite) - 10" high x 10" wide

with coordinating natural forming copper and baroque pearls

C3 17th Century ” The collection is presented18th century Italian spolvero fresco pattern printed onto canvas and framed with a antique red frame and adorned with red ruby stones. Spolvero is an artistic method of transferring a design from a print to the prepared surface of a canvas, panel, or wall. Holes are punched along the outlines of the original design followed by "pouncing" which is the application of powdered pigments that leaves a series of dots to create the tracing for the piece.