L488 retail 18th century Italian gold leaf

18th century Italian gold leaf fragment decorated with a laser quartz crystal point and pyrophyllite mineral

painted in oil on canvas or gouache on paper

75" wide x 1

Pair of 17th century Italian altar candlesticks with polished agate coral and baroque pearls

and fossil shells on an angel plated quartz

L488 retail 18th century Italian gold leafRuler Selenite with gold leaf on a Lucite base. Selenite logs are single, prismatic selenite crystals from Morocco that were formed in extensive beds by the evaporation of ocean brine. This mineral is characterized by a silky, pearly luster called satin spare. It is then lined with gold leaf which contrasts beautifully with the sleek selenite. Interi transforms Italian artifacts and minerals using artistic methods and contemporary interpretations. The