18th century Italian gilded altar candlestick with a Chesapecten fossil shell formation and natural forming baroque pearls.
The 18th century Italian gilded fragment was originally an altar candlestick in a historical church in Italy.
The Chesapecten shell cluster was found from the banks of the James River and are usually 3 to 8 million years old. Fossilized marine life makes up parts of the shell cluster's matrix. They go through a meticulous cleaning and sealing process in order to protect and solidify the formations.
The Italian altar candlestick artifact is persevered and transformed into a work of historic and organic significance with the rare shell formation - interpreting the past to create a piece entirely original, evolving in its own right.
8.5 wide x 6.75" deep x 38" high
