M164 Mirror The canvas is distressed with

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

black faceted crystal beads

18th century Italian Florence fragment topped with an ammonite

They can be displayed free-standing or can be hung on a wall

M164 Mirror The canvas is distressed with18th 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