L729 17th Century The hand-carved angels were once

The hand-carved angels were once part of a heavenly

The crucifix originally came from a collector in France

the spolvero prints have become a work of art in their own right

Top shell light is on a silver swivel arm

L729 17th Century The hand-carved angels were once18th 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