H590 Interi 18th century Italian fragment candlestick

18th century Italian fragment candlestick decorated with baroque pearls and fossil agate coral on a polished agate base

Interpreting the past to create a piece entirely original

Dug by hand with calcite crystal formations

baroque pearls

This mineral is characterized by a silky

H590 Interi 18th century Italian fragment candlestick18th century Italian sunray on a Pyrophyllite base decorated with Titanium Quartz. Pyrophyllite has a pearly luster arranged in fan like groups. This mineral is somewhat uncommon, found in both hydrothermal veins and metamorphic rocks. When heated, it swells up to many times its original volume, hence the name pyrophyllite from the Greek pyros (fire). Size: 12" high x 3" wide x 3" deep