L257 Interi It is then adorned with

It is then adorned with the baroque pearls which coordinate beautifully with the sleek selenite

The wings are tipped in Verdigris

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

these Florence fragments in particular stand apart

L257 Interi It is then adorned with18th century Italian wood chalice decorated with calcite crystals in sphalerite on a lucite base. The hand carved and painted chalice is from a church in Liguria, Italy. The calcite crystals formation comes from Elmwood Mine, Tennessee. It is an example of the world's finest crystallized calcite. With the unusual formation of sphalerite, it is unequaled by those from any other part of the world (referenced from the "American Mineral Treasure" book,