L729 google Rare Moroccan stalactite decorated with

Rare Moroccan stalactite decorated with an 18th-century Italian (Florence) wood fragment with faden crystals and fossil shells on a petrified wood base

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L729 google Rare Moroccan stalactite decorated with18th century Italian vase with a chesapecten shell & gold plated crystal points. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic flooding of the Arno River in 1966. The piece has been naturally distressed from the flood. The chesapecten shell mimics the color and texture of the distressed wood fragment. The gold plated crystal points are applied in the barnacles of the shell. The Florence Fragment Collection