About Interi
Interi decorates fragment artifacts with minerals, precious gems, fossil agate coral, and fossil shells -- creating a piece that appears to have evolved together over time. Interpreting the past to create a piece entirely original, evolving in its own right. Fragment Creations are 16th to 18th century artifacts that have fallen into disuse. Once works of art that adorned churches throughout Europe, these antiquities have been taken away from their original context and changed their significance. This brings into existence a contemporary work of old and new. Each detail...Read More
Featured Pieces
18th Century Italian Cross on a Red Hematoid Quartz Heart with Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th Century Italian cross mounted on a polished red hematoid quartz heart and adorned with natural-forming baroque pearls and a cross-shaped baroque pearl. The piece is inspired by ...
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Gold Leaf
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Miniature Mecca Fragment with Fossil Agate Coral
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian mecca miniature fragment with fossil agate coral.
The fragment was originally part of an 18th century Italian candlestick from a historic church. I...
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Free-Forming Copper and Fossil Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian vase with free-forming copper and fossil shells on a polished petrified wood base.
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Copper
Red Hematoid Heart with an 18th Century Italian Sunray and Baroque Pearl
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Red Hematoid polished heart with an 18th century Italian sunray and a cross-shaped baroque pearl. The piece is inspired by "The Sacred Heart" which symbolizes Christ's unconditional ...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Sunray Mounted on a Red Hematoid Heart
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian sunray mounted on a red hematoid heart and adorned with natural-forming baroque pearls and a cross-shaped baroque pearl. The piece is inspired by "The Sacred Hea...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Blue Celestial Geode Heart with a Baroque Pearl
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Blue celestial geode heart with a baroque pearl.
Celestial geodes are best recognized with their sky blue colored crystal often found in clusters. The name is derived from the Latin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Sculptural Sacred Heart Blue Celestial Geode with an 18th Century Italian Sunray
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian sunray mounted on a blue celestial geode heart and adorned with natural-forming baroque pearls. The piece is inspired by "The Sacred Heart" in Catholic art histo...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Cross on a Yellow Hematoid Quartz Heart with Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th Century Italian cross mounted on a polished yellow hematoid quartz heart and adorned with natural-forming baroque pearls and a cross-shaped baroque pearl. The piece is inspired ...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
19th Century French Turned Wood Crucifix with Porcelain Bisque Figure of Christ
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
19th century French turned wood crucifix with a porcelain bisque figure of Christ and coordinating cream details. The cream carved wood finials on the double-tiered base of the cross...
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Religious Items
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Hand Carved Mecca Tassel on Chalcopyrite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian mecca hand carved tassel on a coordinating chalcopyrite mineral base.
This tassel was originally hung from an 18th century Italian chandelier. Many tassels w...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
18th Century Italian Wood Tassel on a Polished Calcite Cube with Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian tassel on a polished calcite cube with coordinating natural-forming baroque pearls.
This tassel originally came from a church in Italy. Many tassels were used...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Candlestick Top with Agate Coral and Baroque Pearl
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian candlestick top with polished agate coral and a baroque pearl.
The 18th century candlestick top originally came from a candlestick from a church in Tuscany. T...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf
More About Interi
The World of Italian Sunrays: The Sunray is a decorative motif part of the hallows surrounding figures in religious Italian art. These artifacts are from the Liguria, Umbria, and Toscana provinces of Italy.