M301 google 19th century Italian painted distressed

19th century Italian painted distressed candlestick decorated with calcite in matrix on a polished agate base

This was originally an architectural element in a historical church in Italy

It is then adorned with the gold leaf fragment and baroque pearl which coordinate beautifully with the sleek selenite

ma sono stati rimossi a causa dell'età e del deterioramento e conservano ancora la vernice originale

hand-forged 18th century nail

M301 google 19th century Italian painted distressed19th century Irish embroidered silk picture with a gold frame adorned with an antique silver braid and aventurine, emerald, and topaz polished stones. The picture shows the phrase, "Erin go bragh" an anglicisation spelling of the Gaelic phrase irinn go Brch which means "Ireland Forever" or "God Save Ireland" which is also embroidered on the piece. It is a slogan to show Irish independence and national pride. It became prominent in the 1798 Rebellion,