L975 Interi 18th century Italian wood chalice

18th century Italian wood chalice decorated with calcite crystals in sphalerite on a lucite base

75" high x 5" round

The crucifix originally came from a collector in France

È inoltre ornato con grappoli di mica alle estremità dei bracci della croce

L975 Interi 18th century Italian wood chalice18th century Italian crucifix adorned with tourmaline and mounted on tourmaline in a crystal matrix from Brazil. The crucifix has been transformed with the natural elements to create an organic and historic work of art. This piece recently exhibited in the Museo de' Medici in Florence, Italy as part of The Crucifix Collection. The Museo de' Medici is located in the monumental Rotonda Brunelleschi which was designed in 1432 and built by Filippo