L894 aubusson cartoon mirrors Ruler Selenite with baroque pearls

Ruler Selenite with baroque pearls

It took around 240 million years to create the beautiful quartz crystals covering the interior walls of the Keokuk geode

Size: 19" high x 7" wide x 7" deep

and history of sculptural fragment

Made from an exact copy of an 18th century Aubusson tapestry cartoon boarder

L894 aubusson cartoon mirrors Ruler Selenite with baroque pearlsOne of a kind brechites australis (Australian Watering Pot found on the Great Barrier Reef) with a natural forming mineral deposit, fossil shells, and baroque pearls on a carved wood 18th century Italian candlestick base. The distressed gold leaf on the base coordinates with the baroque pearls. The two pieces are married together to look like they evolved over time. Bought from a collector in Queensland, this specimen of sea life is rare as they now