L492 Retail 18th century Italian gold leaf

18th century Italian gold leaf tassel decorated with a natural forming

sculpted linen canvas

a thousand year process

Elena Rousseau is a mixed media artist seeking to describe the defiant beauty and spectral opulence of the human spirit through abstract wall sculptures

The large number of mineral inclusions and the exquisite crystal groups that they form have made the Keokuk Geodes some of the most beautiful and sought after of all geodes by museums and collectors all over the world

L492 Retail 18th century Italian gold leafRuler Selenite with gold leaf on a Lucite base. Selenite logs are single, prismatic selenite crystals from Morocco that were formed in extensive beds by the evaporation of ocean brine. This mineral is characterized by a silky, pearly luster called satin spare. It is then subtly lined with gold leaf on one side which contrasts beautifully with the sleek selenite. Interi transforms Italian artifacts and minerals using artistic methods and contemporary