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
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Featured Pieces
Sculptural Black Sea Whip on a Fossil Dendrite Base
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
Sculptural black fossil coral sea whip on a dendrite base (Diplomystus) of Green River Formation. (Eocene Age - 50 million years, Wyoming).
The piece is put together by Jean O'Reill...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral, Rock Crystal
Large Polished Black Obsidian Mirror
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
Black polished obsidian slab - similar to what the indigenous Mexican Indians used for their mirrors.
Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass formed when lava extruded fro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Large Polished Black Obsidian Mirror
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
A large black polished obsidian slab.
This piece of obsidian is reflective in nature and it is similar to what the indigenous Mexican Native Americans used for their mirrors. Obsid...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Lava
Organic Rare Herkimer Diamond in a Dolomite Matrix
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
Herkimer diamond in a Dolomite matrix.
"Herkimer diamonds" are unique and classic diamond-like minerals. It is the name given to the doubly terminated quartz crystals found in Herki...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
Sculptural Pair of 19th Century Italian Frames with Abalone and Pearls by Interi
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
Pair of 19th century gold gilded frames from Florence, Italy, with a collage of Japanese abalone shell pieces, mother of pearl, and 18th century Italian fragments and a Florentine fl...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Grey 17th Century Italian Flower Bouquets with 17th Century Vases
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
Pair of 17th century Italian hand-beaded flower bouquets in Italian 17th century Italian vases and adorned with silver leaf shells, faden crystals, and selenite.
The hand-beaded fl...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Silver Leaf
18th Century Italian Rococo Hand-Carved 'Pompom' Tassel
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
18th century Italian hand-carved gilded distressed 'pompom' tassel. The Rococo 'pompom' tassel originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and was used to decorate ecclesiastic...
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Rococo Gilded Hand-Carved 'Pompom' Tassel
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
18th century Italian hand-carved gilded 'pompom' tassel. The Rococo 'pompom' tassel originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and was used to decorate ecclesiastical lighting...
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Pair of Large 18th Century Italian Rococo Gold Leaf Hand Carved 'Pompom' Tassels
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
Pair of 18th century Italian hand carved gold leaf 'pompom' tassels. The Rococo 'pompom' tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used to decorate ecclesias...
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Figurative Crossbones on a Rock Coral Base
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved, figurative crossbones mounted on fossil rock coral base.
The 18th century crossbone fragment originally came from a historical church in...
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Coral, Metal
17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' and Stalactite Sculpture by Interi
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
17th century Italian church vase with a coordinating stalactite and un-sulfured natural citrine crystals.
Stalactite is a mineral deposit that forms over millions of years. Found in...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Sculptural leg & Stalactite by Interi
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
17th century Italian 'Florence Fragment' leg of Christ mounted on coordinating, naturally formed stalactite.
Stalactite is a mineral deposit that forms over millions of years. Found...
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
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