L867 17th Century Fishtail selenite is twin crystals

Fishtail selenite is twin crystals of optical selenite that have grown together in the shape of angel wings

18th century Italian gold leaf fragment decorated with a chalcedonian rosette on a distressed canvas frame

A coordinating pair of agate corals are mounted onto the candlestick tops

Size: 20" high x 15" wide x 7" deep

L867 17th Century Fishtail selenite is twin crystalsPair of 18th century Italian mecca carved figurative candleholders on rutile in a crystal quartz matrix. The pair originally come from a historic church in Italy. They are thought to have been part of a group of other figurative candleholders that depicted the twelve diciples. Rutilated quartz is a rare type of quartz that contains inclusions of rutile which look like gold needles intersecting through the crystal quartz. They are mounted on the