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Large Natural Cubed Pyrite Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large natural pyrite specimen originating from Peru, sourced from the ex private collection of a Scottish professor.
This mineral has a lustrous exterior that catches the light be...
Category
Peruvian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber
Northern Wei Dynasty Terracotta Sculpture of Buddha 386-534 AD
Located in Dallas, TX
C. 386-534 AD. Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty.
A interim Han-Tang Dynasty terracotta brick in a cream-coloured fabric featuring a beautiful depict...
Category
Chinese Han Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Han Dynasty Glazed Hill Jar
Located in Dallas, TX
Han earthenware celedon glazed hill jar
The hill jar represents the five sacred mountains which is the path between the earth and Paradise. The mountains are...
Category
Chinese Han Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Rare Costa Rican Jade Axe God Guanacaste Nicoya Region A.D. 1-500
Located in Dallas, TX
Fine costa Rican Jade axe god with alligator head
Guanacaste-Nicoya region, circa A.D. 1-500
Material: Jade
Of celt form depicting the mythical part human, pa...
Category
Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Jade
Black And Taupe Large Petrified Wood Free Form Bowl, Indonesia, Prehistoric
Located in New York, NY
Indonesian large petrified wood bowl.
Black and taupe in color.
Organic free form shape.
Category
Indonesian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Petrified Wood
Prehistoric Fossil Fish Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This rare fossil of a prehistoric fish is an impressive specimen originating from Brazil, preserved by time over millions of years. Mounted on a metal...
Category
Brazilian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Metal
Manteña Chair of Power Cachique of Prehispanic Ecuador 900 AD
Located in Madrid, ES
MANTEÑA CHAIR OF POWER CACHIQUE OF PREHISPANIC ECUADOR
The chair has been carved from a block of
detrital sedimentary rock, in which fossil remains can be seen. It is a calcarenite o...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
$46,231 Sale Price
20% Off
143.28 Pink Tourmaline With Cleavelandite Specimen From Paprook, Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Weight : 143.28 Gram
Dimension: 5.7 x 5.4 x 4.2 Cm
Origin : Paprook Mine, Afghanistan
Tourmaline is a crystalline silicate mineral group in which boron is compounded with element...
Category
Afghan Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Archaic Jade Bi, Zhou Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
Translucent green and brown jade Bi from the Zhou Dynasty (1046 B.C. to 256 B.C.). The organic shapes created by the blending of these two main colors evoke a flame-like beauty, whil...
Category
Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Jade
Japanese Tumulus Period Unglazed Terracotta Haniwa of a Woman’s Head, 3rd/4th C.
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Tumulus Period Unglazed Aged Terracotta Haniwa of a Woman’s Head, 3rd/4th Century
Tumulus Period (AD 250-552)
Haniwa means “circle o...
Category
Japanese Japonisme Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Sandstone Paragode Guards
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of carved sandstone temple guards.
Originates from paragoda in Burma circa 15th century.
Hand carved with fine details. Each guard is in two parts...
Category
Burmese Other Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Sandstone
$5,674 / set
Vintage Cut Geode Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage cut geode paper weight, circa 1960s. The piece is in very good condition with wonderful brown, tan, grey and blue colors and measures 4...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Petrified Wood
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Han Dynasty Hu Green Glazed Mythical Beasts Vessel
Located in Dallas, TX
A large and decorative Chinese green-glazed pottery hu vase.
Han dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD).
The compressed globular body encircled by eight mystical beasts of monkeys, Rabbits, de...
Category
Chinese Han Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Prehistoric Artefact Palaeolithic Acheulean Surmounted Hand Axe
Located in Scorton, GB
Palaeolithic Acheulean hand axe measuring thirty centimetres in stand overall. With an accomplished working form, executed by the hands of Homo Ergaster ancestor, contemporaneous to European Homo erectus. Now set into a bespoke bronze cradle mount enabling removal and study of this pristine prehistoric axe...
Category
Algerian Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Fossil Paradoxides Acadoparadoxides Trilobite Surmounted Bronze stand
Located in Scorton, GB
THE FOSSIL STORE™ is a unique 1.3-meter-long Paradoxides acadoparadoxides trilobite plate of scientific significance. The one-piece fossil bed shale is now set into a rustic iron fra...
Category
North African Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone, Iron
Neanderthal Flint Core from Prehistoric Northern France
Located in London, GB
A Levallois Flint Core, from Fransu, Somme, Northern France
Middle Palaeolithic, Mousterian, circa 100,000–40,000 years ago
A wonderfully tactile artefact, offering a glimpse into t...
Category
French Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Late 20th Century John Somers Pewter Round Flower Bowl
By John Somers
Located in Raleigh, US
John Somers Brazilian Pewter ‘Floreira’ Flower Bowl
Dimensions: 5 x 5 inches (round)
Material: High-quality Brazilian pewter
Features:
Footed base for stability and elegance
Sophist...
Category
Brazilian British Colonial Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Amethyst Crystals Mineral on a Parallel Formation from Veracruz, Mexico
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful specimen from Piedra Parada, Las Vigas de Ramirez, Veracruz, Mexico.
Parallel formation of amethyst crystals with great transparency and rich purple color with well define...
Category
Mexican Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Amethyst, Other
$11,250 Sale Price
25% Off
Rare Natural Amethyst Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Natural amethyst sculpture with stand.
Measures: 10.5”/L x 8.5”/D x 4”/H without stand.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
97.55 Gram Fadan Quartz Crystal Cluster From Balochistan, Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
97.55 Gram Fadan Quartz Crystal Cluster From Balochistan, Pakistan
Weight: 97.55 Gram
Dimension: 5.1 x 8.5 x 3.9 Cm
Origin: Balochistan, Pakistan
What is special about quartz?
...
Category
Pakistani Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Crabby Time Capsule: Fossilized Eocene Crab from Monte Baldo Italy
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional fossilized crab (Harpactocarcinus) originates from the Eocene period and was discovered in Monte Baldo, Italy. Measuring 4 inches in height, this well-preserved spec...
Category
Italian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Ancient Spirals: Fossilized Ammonite Pair on Modern Display 6"H
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Fossilized Ammonite Slices on Custom Metal Bases. This stunning pair of fossilized ammonite slices showcases the intricate and mesmerizing patterns of these ancient marine mo...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Metal
Fossil Ammonite Hoplitoides Wohltmanni Surmounted Etched Brass Stand
By Modenature
Located in Scorton, GB
The latest edition to arrive at THE FOSSIL STORE™ is our famous and exquisite series of designed mount. The ammonites are truly exquisite specimens excavated from the high Anti-Atlas...
Category
North African Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone, Brass
Nanotyrannosaurus Lancensis Tooth
Located in New York, NY
This striking fossil tooth belongs to Nanotyrannosaurus lancensis, a once-debated, now-distinct genus of tyrannosaurid from the Upper Cretaceous. Featuring sharp serrations, rich dar...
Category
American Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Han Dynasty Pottery Horse and Rider
Located in Dallas, TX
Han Dynasty painted pottery horse and rider
A Chinese Han Dynasty painted pottery horse & rider. Made from grey pottery and cold-painted in white, red and black pigments. The rider dressed as a warrior and in the pose of holding reins for the horse. Comes with a custom sturdy lucite stand.
Measures: Height: 13.5 inches (33cm).
Length: 13 inches
Depth: 5 inches
Han Dynasty (206 BC – AD 220).
Condition: Very good with past restoration to legs.
The great influence of the horse throughout the history of China can...
Category
Chinese Han Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Han Dynasty Green Glazed Archers Watch Tower Oxford TL Tested
Located in Dallas, TX
Monumental Pottery Watch Tower in Green Glaze; Han Dynasty (2016 BC -AD 220)
Earthenware three-storied pavilion from the Eastern Han Dynasty. Each of the...
Category
Chinese Han Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
European Carved Limestone Celtic Votive Head of a Male Warrior
Located in London, GB
A Large European Carved Limestone Celtic Votive Head of a Male Warrior Wearing a Typical Flowing Moustache Small Beard and Curling Locks of Hair Stiffened with Lime Wash the Slit Mouth Open as if in Command
Circa 1st Century BC - 1st Century AD
Size: 31cm high, 22cm wide, 25cm deep - 12¼ ins high, 8¾ ins wide, 9¾ ins deep / 42cm high - 16½ ins high (with base)
From about 500 BC, first Greek and later Roman historians mention peoples living in a large area of non-mediterranean Europe as Celts. These classical chroniclers seem to have recognised these communities as having sufficient shared cultural traditions to justify their being given a common name, ‘Keltoi’ by the Greeks, and ‘Celtae’ or ‘Galli’ by the Romans. The earliest allusions to Celts by such Greek historians as Herodotus (485 - 425 BC) were followed by Polybius (200 - 118 BC) and Livy (59 BC - AD 17) who discuss the expansion of the Celts from their central European homelands during the 4th and 3rd centuries BC. They document the presence of Celts in Spain, France, Italy, Greece and Asia Minor, specifically central Turkey. They testify to the successful Roman resistance to the Celts in Italy, after the ignominy of the sacking of Rome by them in 387 BC, and describe the huge defeat suffered by the Celts at the battle of Telemon in northern Italy in 225 BC. The Celts in Greece who sacked the sacred site of Delphi in 279 BC were defeated by King Antigonos Gonatas of Macedon in 278 - 277 BC and in Turkey by Altalus of Pergamon in 240 BC. The Celts in Spain fell under the shadow of Rome from 2nd Century BC and the Celtic heartland known by the Romans as ‘Gaul’ was conquered by the Romans under Julius Caesar in the mid 1st Century BC. Britain was not referred to as Celtic by the ancient historians, but Caesar recognised the close similarities between Britain and Gaul especially in their political organisation. Tacitus (55 - 120 AD) and others chronicled the conquest of Britain between 43 and 84 AD some mentioning the fierce nature of the Celts who went into battle naked.
Celtic art therefore belongs to an artistic tradition in the early history of Europe which is no less important than that of the classical world. Art was central to Celtic identity and was closely related to the objects which it decorated. The Celts were used to seeing art as an integral part of their everyday lives.
Provenance:
Ex Finch and Co...
Category
European Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
Palaeolagus (Fossilized Rabbit)
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional Palaeolagus specimen from the Brule Formation in South Dakota. This fossil preserves remarkable dental detail, showcasing the upper and lower teeth with impressive cla...
Category
American Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Circle of Pierpaolo and Jacobello Dalle Masegne (Venice, late 14th century)
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Circle of Pierpaolo and Jacobello Dalle Masegne (Venice, late 14th century)
San Bartolomeo
high relief 'en applique'
white marble
52 x 30 x 14 cm
Provenance :
Collection South of...
Category
Italian Gothic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Amethyst Crystal Specimen on Stand
Located in Miami, FL
A large specimen mounted on metal display.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Amethyst
Cerussite Mineral From , Namibia, West Africa
Located in New York, NY
Cerussite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Complex cluster of highly reflective lustrous transparent cerussite crystals in a 60 degree twinning reticulat...
Category
Namibian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
$12,000 Sale Price
25% Off
Gem Green Apophyllite Mineral with Stilbite from India (16 lbs.)
Located in New York, NY
From Jalgaon, Aurangabad District, Maharashtra, India.
Exceptional formation of vivid green apophyllite crystals on matrix with large pink stilbite crystals in a wheat sheave format...
Category
Indian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
$15,000 Sale Price
25% Off
Sandstone Carving of Two Demons Riding an Elephant, Burma 15-16'th Ctr
Located in Kastrup, DK
500-600 Year old sandstone carving.
The sculpture is depicting 'Two demons riding an elephant at the pagoda'.
From Buddha pagoda / temple in Arakan, Burma.
Naive and charming in its design. With a beautiful patina. Mounted on light sandstone plinth...
Category
Burmese Other Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Sandstone
15th Virgin and Child in Polychrome and Gilt Wood. On a pedestal. Mechelen.
Located in Marbella, ES
The poupées de Malines —Mechelen dolls— are small sculptures, generally of medium bulk (with minimally worked backs), produced in the small Belgian city, situated north of Flanders b...
Category
Belgian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Standing Carved Wood Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, Guanyin, China, 1368-1644
Located in Torino, IT
Early Ming standing carved wood Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin), China 1368-1644. This massive Bodhisattva Guanyin is depicted here in the...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Collection of Museum Minerals in Display Case
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A collection of museum minerals in a display case. Presented in a sleek glazed case, the set includes 48 European minerals, including a gold vial, a rock with traces of gold, lapis l...
Category
English Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber
White, Taupe, Rust Agate Geode Sculpture On Stand, Brazil, Prehistoric
Located in New York, NY
Prehistoric Brazilian agate geode on stand.
White, taupe with a thin rust line.
Metal stand measures 6" x 4".
One of several from a large collection o...
Category
Brazilian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate
Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth 95mm
Located in Scorton, GB
Unearthed in the continental intercalaire, a significant 105mm Spinosaurus tooth highlights 19 million years of evolutionary prowess. Known for its sail-like dorsal fin, potent jaws,...
Category
North African Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
African Bura Stone Funerary Marker
Located in Chicago, IL
This abstract stone sculpture is a funerary marker of the Bura people of the Niger/Mali region. Little is known about the Bura civilization (c. 200 to 1000 AD), but it shares many of...
Category
Nigerien Primitive Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Cluster Trilobite Fossil on Matrix with Acrylic Display Stand (18.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Natural Cluster Trilobite (Ptychopariida) fossil on Matrix with acrylic display stand (18.5 lbs)).
Ptychopariida is a large, heterogeneous order of trilobite containing some of the ...
Category
Unknown Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
$10,500 Sale Price
25% Off
Heavily Carved Old Indian Goddess Plaque
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very old antique Indian Goddess wall sculpture. Heavily hand-carved piece. The wood is very hard feels nearly petrofied. Nice patina and aging details.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Petrified Wood
Spodumene Mineral From Nuristan, Afghanistan
Located in New York, NY
Spodumene from Nuristan Province, Afghanistan.
Double terminated crystal of translucent to transparent, colorless spodumene with isolated cluster of albite, smoky quartz and black...
Category
Afghan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Other
$11,250 Sale Price
25% Off
Authentic Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth .75" x .25" x 2.55", 21.5 Grams
Located in New York, NY
This well preserved tooth is 40 to 34 million years old from the Late Eocene Period. Basilosaurus was first thought to be a reptile but was later identified as a genus of ancient cet...
Category
Moroccan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Gem Apophyllite Mineral From, India
Located in New York, NY
Gem Apophyllite from Pashan Hill Quarry, Poona District, Maharashtra, India.
Lustrous transparent bi-colored apophyllite crystals long with translucent pink stilbite crystals in a...
Category
Indian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Other
$11,250 Sale Price
25% Off
Golden Calcite Mineral with Apophyllite Geode From Nasik District, India
Located in New York, NY
Cavansite on Stilbite with Stilbite from Wagholi Quarry, Maharashtra, India.
Lustrous spherical aggregates of vibrant royal blue cavansite crystals lined up across a bed of quartz m...
Category
Indian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Other
$11,250 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Ceremonial Urns, Song Dynasty, 12th-13th Century
Located in New York, NY
Two tall ceremonial urns dating from the 12th-13th century, Southern Song dynasty. Glazed terracotta. They depict 12 traditional ritual attendant...
Category
Chinese Other Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Quartz, Penas Blancas Mine, Vasquez-Yacopi Dist., Boyaca Dept., Colombia
Located in New York, NY
Quartz.
Penas blancas mine, Vasquez-Yacopi dist.,
Boyaca Dept., Colombia.
Measures: 45 cm tall x 7.6 cm wide.
At least 12% of the earth's crust is quartz, making it one of ...
Category
Colombian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz, Other
Natural Amethyst Crystal Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Natural amethyst crystal sculpture with multi peaks.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Amethyst
Large Natural Madagascan Green Fluorite Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A striking large natural Madagascan green fluorite specimen sourced from an ex UK collection.
This fluorite specimen is of an impressive scale and unusual irregular shape with large...
Category
Malagasy Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber
Smoky Quartz Sphere Mineral Specimen – Minas Gerais, Brazil
Located in Edison, NJ
Quartz spheres are cut and polished pieces of quartz that have held cultural significance since (at least) the 1st century when they were first recorded by Pliny the Elder. They were...
Category
Brazilian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz
Chinese Terracotta Tomb Figure East Han Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small Chinese terracotta tomb figure (Ni Yong) from East Han dynasty (25-220 AD), likely from the area of nowadays Sichuan. It depicts a sitting male wit...
Category
Chinese Han Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Bactrian Marble Column Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Bactrian marble column idol, circa 3000-2000 Bc. It has a elegant tapering form with a undeep groove running on the top and bottom. The marble is a breccia type with striking vains i...
Category
Afghan Archaistic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Monumental Plate-like Fossilised Crinoid
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A monumental plate-like fossilised crinoid salvaged from a property housing an ex private British collection.
Thought to date to millions of years ago during the Devonian period, th...
Category
Moroccan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber
Petrified Wood Trinket Dish Unique Fossilized Wood Vide Poche, Natural Beauty
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite trinket dish, crafted from fossilized wood, brings a touch of natural history and elegance to any space. Each groove and color variation in the petrified wood reveals ...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Petrified Wood
Aragonite from Jumilla, Murcia, Spain
Located in New York, NY
Aragonite from Nuestra Señora del Carmen Mines, La Celia lamproite outcrops, Jumilla, Murcia, Spain.
Lustrous interconnected purple-gray crystals with minor matrix. Color ranges fro...
Category
Spanish Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Other
Natural White Aragonite Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An impressive natural white aragonite specimen sourced from an ex historic UK private collection.
Originating from Madagascar, Aragonite, or cave calcite, is often referred to as ca...
Category
Malagasy Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber
Schorl Tourmaline with Aquamarine, Pakistan
Located in New York, NY
SCHORL TOURMALINE WITH AQUAMARINE
Shengus, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
19.2 cm tall x 6.2 cm wide
Gilgit-Baltistan (formerly known as...
Category
Pakistani Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Stoneware Storage Jar China East Zhou Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pinkish stoneware jar with broad shoulder and slightly tapered body from Chinese East Zhou Dynasty (771-256BC). The surface of the jar was nearly thorou...
Category
Chinese Archaistic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Korean Ceramic Tea Bowl with Slip Inlays Goryeo Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small ceramic conical form tea bowl from Korean Goryeo Dynasty circa 14th century. The bowl is of a slightly irregular shape and covered in a grayish overglaze. The inlaid slip dec...
Category
Korean Archaistic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Seafoam Green Fluorite Crystal Mineral Specimen – Dongpo Ore Field, China
Located in Edison, NJ
This is an attractive example from the Dongpo Ore Field of China. The best Dongpo fluorites are known for translucent crystals with great form and an attractive light green tone. This is a prime example featuring three sharp, cuboctahedral crystals in a saturated, seafoam green tone. The fluorites have multi-stepped faces along their sides and central faces that are smooth, acting like windows into the translucent crystals. The crystals’ lustrous sheen further highlights their intricate structure. They have formed atop a contrasting matrix (host-rock) of bladed, beige dolomite crystals. The dolomite is sharp and has formed in dense intergrown rosettes. Peeking out from under the dolomite and fluorites is a shimmering matrix of druzy, white quartz that frames the piece overall. The juxtaposition of textures, colors, and species makes the already colorful fluorite crystals...
Category
Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Multi-gemstone
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