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The fragment perfectly mirrors the texture and curves of the ammonite and have been paired to appear as if they evolved together over time

18th century Italian 'Florence Fragment' with fossil coral adorned with tourmaline in matrix with gold leaf and miniature shells

It was once part of a decorative motif in an angelic depiction in a historic Italian church

It is an usually large piece of pyrite and very rare to come by in this size

18th century hand-colored pencil drawing from a French cabinet maker's book

A9 aubusson cartoon mirrors The fragment perfectly mirrors the18th century Italian spolvero "fruit and foliage" fresco pattern printed onto canvas and framed with an antique wood frame. 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. This is then