L542 cartoon mirrors Agate slab on stand with

Agate slab on stand with baroque pearls

and fossil shells are put together in a sculptural form - creating a piece that appears to have evolved together over time

The exhibition of the Florence Fragment Collection premiered with the Museo de’ Medici last fall

17th century Italian gold leaf and painted candlestick with agate coral and baroque pearls

18th century Italian candlestick decorated with galena and pyrite deposits

L542 cartoon mirrors Agate slab on stand withFishtail selenite on lucite. Fishtail selenite is made up of twin crystals of optical selenite that have grown together in the shape of angel wings or "fishtails." This crystalline form of selenite gypsum is comprised of striations that look like optical light fibers. Unusual in size, these specimens have been mined by hand in Mexico. Size: 14 wide x 8 high x 8 deep