L867 Wholesale 18th century Italian meca pom

18th century Italian meca pom pom tassel on a coordinating chalcopyrite mineral base

5" wide x 8

Herkimer diamonds are double-terminated quartz crystals that possess the same properties as a diamond

the pieces continue to preserve the history and significance of this Renaissance technique while each also creates a one of a kind work of art

Size: 15" high x 3" wide  3" deep

L867 Wholesale 18th century Italian meca pomPair 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