M164 17th Century 18th century Italian Mecca church

18th century Italian Mecca church tassel with natural forming baroque pearls on polished calcite cubes

The top of each point has been cut and polished while the remaining body of the obsidian has been left in its organic form

The baroque pearls also imitate the giltwood parts of the leaf

19th century Italian pediment fragment decorated with pectin shells and red phantom crystal points on a lucite base

Size: 18" high x 14" wide x 2" deep

M164 17th Century 18th century Italian Mecca church18th century Italian cream and gilded tabernacle door adorned with quartz crystal points. This door once belonged on a tabernacle which served the eucharist in a church. It has a carved chalice signifying the communion with rays of light beaming from the center. The crystals points look as though they have naturally grown and crystalized on the ecclesiastical artifact. They are applied to transform the piece into a contemporary work of historical