J340 crucifix 18th century Italian gold leaf

18th century Italian gold leaf fragment (Lucca) with gold dipped metal decoration and draped linen stiffened with marble paste

gold leaf tassel was then mounted onto chalcopyrite

The 18th century Italian hand-carved fragment originally came from a candlestick from a historical Italian church

Rare Moroccan stalactite decorated with an 18th-century Italian wood fragment with faden crystals and fossil shells mounted on a petrified wood base

The agate coral perfectly coordinates with paint on the candlestick top

J340 crucifix 18th century Italian gold leafBlack fossil coral sea whip on a dendrite base (Diplomystus) of Green River Formation. (Eocene Age 50 million years, Wyoming). 6" wide x 2. 75" deep x 14" high