M233 French The chic and sleek mineral

The chic and sleek mineral specimen combined with the Italian fragment creates a historical yet contemporary work of art

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Size: 14" wide x 10" high x 7" deep

The hand-carved gold leaf fragments frame around the butterflies

M233 French The chic and sleek mineralSculptural 18th century Italian hand carved and gilded base with a Chesapecten fossil shell formation and natural forming baroque pearls. The Chesapecten shell cluster was found from the banks of the James River and are usually 3 to 8 million years old. Fossilized marine life makes up parts of the shell cluster's matrix. They go through a meticulous cleaning and sealing process in order to protect and solidify the formations. The back of the piece is