H982 18th Century Herkimer diamond with baroque pearls

Herkimer diamond with baroque pearls in matrix on a wood base with 18th century Italian gold leaf distressed molding base

18th century gold leaf Italian tassels

Silver patina mirror decorated with clear selenite slices with hints of mica

Petrified wood are fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetation

The distressed gold leaf on the base coordinates with the baroque pearls

H982 18th Century Herkimer diamond with baroque pearlsPetrified wood with hand forged Italian style Iron appliqu. Petrified wood are fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetation, the result of trees having completely transformed to stone through the process of permineralization, a thousand year process. All organic materials have been replaced with minerals, such as quartz, while retaining the original stem tissue. Unlike other fossils that are usually compressions, petrified wood is a three dimensional