18th-century Italian candlestick base decorated with a cluster of selenite blades and fossil shells.
This fragment is from a church in Florence, Italy. It was found and saved from the historic flooding of the Arno River in 1966. The fragment has been naturally distressed from the flood. It has been preserved and transformed by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the creative director of Interi.
The story and history of this piece and Interi's collection of Florence fragments, in particular, are very interesting. These fragments have been used for artists and designers alike to copy for the distressed aesthetic, but here is an original. While many fragments are distressed due to age, these Florence fragments in particular stand apart. They symbolize a history that has been carried through the flood, to the Italian store house, collected by the Interi studio, shown in the museum, and now can be purchased for the modern home or gallery.
Size: 15" high x 6.5" wide x 5" deep
