M238 19th century 5” wide x 2” deep

5” wide x 2” deep

It is mounted on mica from the Great Smoky Mountains and a calcite crystal from Brazil

13" wide x 9" high x 6

Petrified wood decorated with an 18th century Italian hand-carved leaf fragment with a coordinating shell

M238 19th century 5” wide x 2” deep18th century Italian hand carved and gilded tabernacle door adorned with baroque pearls. This door once belonged on a tabernacle which served the eucharist in a church. It has a heavenly depiction of hand carved angels with clouds and a sunburst above a sacrificial lamb which represents Christ. The baroque pearls emulate the pearlescent color of the clouds. They are applied to transform the piece into a contemporary work of historical and spiritual