Agate Figurative Sculptures

17th Century Italian hand-carved wood "arrows" (group of three) with fossil agate coral and mounted on polished fossil agate coral. The arrows were once used as part of a decorative motif in an artistic depiction in a historic Italian church in Florence. They were found and saved from the historic flooding of the Arno River in 1966. The fossil agate coral emulates the plume on the carved arrow. Fossil agate coral is also Florida's state stone and is known for its unique formation that can take place over 20 million years. It's a natural gemstone that is created when coral is gradually replaced with agate. The pieces have been naturally distressed from the flood. The silt from the flood is still on the pieces. They have been preserved and transformed by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the creative director of Interi. The date of manufacture reflects when she created the pieces and the period shows that the Italian fragments are originally 17th century. The story and history of these pieces and Interi's collection of Florence fragments...

17th century Italian church vase with fossil agate coral. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic flooding of the Arno River in 1966. ...

18th century Italian (Florence) angel wings with coordinating natural forming Baroque pearls on a polished fossil agatized coral base. These particular wings are distressed as they are some rare pieces found in the infamous Florence flood of 1966. The fossil agate coral comes from Tampa Bay, Florida and also happens to be the state stone. Baroque pearls were famously used as far back as 5th century BC by the Roman Empire for decorative purposes. The Italian church artifact...

18th century Italian angel wings (Florence) with honey calcite crystals on fossil agate coral. The hand carved wood angel wings come from a chu...

Wonderful illuminating tree by Richard Faure. Made entirely by hand. Signed. The trunk and the branches are in polished brass, the clusters of flowers, eight in number, conceal li...

Measures: 29 tall x 16.5 wide x 5.5 deep This is a gorgeous jeweled torso or mannequin. The body is studded with jewels, scarab beetles and various other beautiful objects. This i...

This exceptionally rare 17th century statuette captures the regal figure of the Roman goddess Minerva. The legendary goddess of war is crafted from highly detailed gilt bronze, with her armor encrusted with deep purple amethysts and other semi precious stones. Standing atop a base of exceptionally rare red agate, she is truly a sight to behold. The quality of these materials is so great that this statuette was certainly made for a client of great wealth and influence, perhaps even royalty. Amethyst is a fitting medium for mythologically-inspired works of decorative art. Because of its resemblance to the color of wine, the ancients associated the gemstone with Dionysus, the Greek god of revelry. Thus, the amethyst was thought to not only prevent drunkenness, but also keep its wearer clear headed and quick witted in both battle and business. That they adorn the goddess of war in this statuette represents these deep-seated, ancient beliefs. While one would wish for the blessings of Minerva on the eve of battle, the amethyst would provide extra protection during war. The ancient Roman goddess...

A large Carnelian Agate "Heavens" Group, Chinese 20th century the Vermillion-red part card with figures among the clouds and fruiting peach trees the reverse with milky-white veins...

This sophisticated modernist sculpture was realized by acclaimed Southwestern sculptor R.D. Tsosie, whose work is represented in many esteemed public and private collections througho...

Agate grouping figural carving centered around a large spider and the web Chinese, 20th century.

Unic and Unusual work of art by the Artist J. Duval - Brasseur. Bronze, with Agate inclusion in the middle part. Sculpture, and decorative object. Signed piece, with authenticity...