M238 Fragment Decorated China selenite decorated with

Decorated China selenite decorated with baroque pearl

He even used this method to create The Mona Lisa

18th century English hand-carved and gilded eagle with pyrophyllite crystals on a pyrophyllite in matrix base

14" high x 8" wide x 6

M238 Fragment Decorated China selenite decorated with18th 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