About Interi
Interi was created over 19 years ago by former Irish top model, Jean O’Reilly Barlow. Upon leaving the fashion industry, Barlow became inspired by Italian ecclesiastical art and design. She now works to preserve and transform 17-18th century Italian ecclesiastical fragment artifacts into sculptural modern art using artistic methods, natural specimens, and contemporary interpretations. Each fragment is reimagined and adorned with minerals, precious gems, baroque pearls, fossil agate coral, and fossil shells — creating a piece that appears to have evolved together over t...Read More
Established in 20071stDibs seller since 2019
Featured Pieces
Houndstooth Calcite Crystal in Matrix on an 18th Century Italian Wood Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Houndstooth calcite crystals in matrix on a wood base with a hand-carved 18th century Italian molding.
Houndstooth calcite are pointed calcite crystal...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Fossilized Clamshell with Naturally Formed Pearl on Polished Agate Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Fossilized clamshell with a natural forming pearl and mounted on a polished agate base.
This unique type of fossilized clamshell can be up to 1.5 to 2 million years old. The striki...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Organic Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Agate, Metal
Fossilized Clamshell with Naturally Formed Pearl on Polished Agate Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Fossilized clamshell with a natural forming pearl and mounted on a polished agate base.
This unique type of fossilized clamshell can be up to 1.5 to 2 million years old. This clams...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Organic Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Agate, Metal
18th Century Italian Station of the Cross Mounted on Calcite Crystals in Matrix
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian station of the cross on calcite crystals in matrix with a natural-forming baroque pearl.
This is the second station of the cross in a group of 14 and originall...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Station of the Cross Mounted on Calcite Crystals in Matrix
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian station of the cross on calcite crystals in matrix with a natural-forming baroque pearl.
The station of the cross is originally from a historical church in Ita...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Pair of Framed Basilius Besler 17th Century First Edition Botanical Prints
By Basilius Besler
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of framed 17th century first edition botanical prints by Basilius Besler.
One is entitled "Menthaltrum niveum Anglicum" and the other is "Calamint, Calamintha montana vulgaris,...
Category
Antique 17th Century German Baroque Prints
Materials
Wood, Paper
Polished Free Forming Black and White Calcite From Mexico
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Polished-face free-forming calcite with a mix of cotton ball and zebra design. This piece is a recent find from a mine in Mexico. The piece is an organic modern work of art that woul...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Polished Agate Slice with Natural Forming Pearl Accent
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Polished agate slice centered with natural forming pearl.
Agate coral is Florida's state stone and is known for its unique formation that can take place over 20 million years. It's ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
18th Century Italian Scroll Fragment on a Red and White Hematoid Quartz Heart
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded scroll fragment mounted on a polished red and white hematoid quartz heart. The piece is inspired by "The Sacred Heart" in Catholic art history which symbo...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Signed Oil Painting with Fragments and Lazurite Gems
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian oil painting of an angel fountain signed by the artist. The painting is framed with an 18th century Italian hand-carved and gilded fragments adorned with lazurit...
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Rococo Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Multi-gemstone
18th Century Italian Marble Angel in a Bleached Turtle Shell on Alabaster
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian Carrara marble angel in a bleached turtle shell mounted on a polished alabaster base.
The bleached turtle shell emulates a bath for the angel. The angel is cra...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
18th Century Italian Holy Water Font with Angels Framed with Fossil Coral
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian holy water font with two angels framed with polished agate coral wings on fossil coral.
The Italian holy water front is from a historical Italian church and is...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Coral
