M234 19th century This piece is particularly rare

This piece is particularly rare and exquisite due to its unique shape and size

One of a kind brechites australis (Australian Watering Pot - found on the Great Barrier Reef) with natural-forming mineral deposits

Polished oblique crystal point

(with lucite) - 11" high x 11" wide

It is then adorned with the gold leaf wood sunray

M234 19th century This piece is particularly rareSculptural 18th century Italian hand carved leaf fragment mounted with pyrite in magnetite matrix and adorned with natural forming baroque pearls. The fragment artifact originally came from Tuscany, Italy. The magnetite emulates the color of the fragment with the gold pyrite coordinating with the gilded aspects of the fragment. The baroque pearls also imitate the giltwood parts of the leaf. Together, the organic specimens and the figurative,