M307 French 5" high x 19

5" high x 19

and gold plated crystal beads

the gilded Italian 18th century fragments and natural specimens create a figurative

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

M307 French 5" high x 1919th century Italian Madonna textile banner with tassels. The piece is based on a famous 17th century work by the Florentine artist Carlo Dolci often referred to as the "Madonna del Dito" (Madonna of the Finger) because of how she holds her cloak. Dolci was born and educated in Florence, and is considered to be one of the greatest painters of the 17th century. His portraits focus on sacred subjects, many of whom were paintings of Mary. The portrait