M164 Mirror black faceted crystal beads

black faceted crystal beads

the artifact and rare natural specimens create a sculptural work of art

The canvas is distressed with gold leaf and metallic red powders used by restorers in Italy in the 18th and 19th century

18th-century Tuscan scroll fragment emerges scarred and dusty but kissed with aragonite crystals from strata of wood

Together all the elements create a romantic

M164 Mirror black faceted crystal beads18th 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