L257 Interi 18th century Italian mecca church

18th century Italian mecca church tassel ornament

18th-century Italian fragment candlestick decorated with mica and crystal quartz points on a polished agate base

5" high x 6" deep

Polished agate cathedral with a tangerine crystal point

The Italian church candlestick top artifact

L257 Interi 18th century Italian mecca church18th century Italian wood chalice decorated with calcite crystals in sphalerite on a lucite base. The hand carved and painted chalice is from a church in Liguria, Italy. The calcite crystals formation comes from Elmwood Mine, Tennessee. It is an example of the world's finest crystallized calcite. With the unusual formation of sphalerite, it is unequaled by those from any other part of the world (referenced from the "American Mineral Treasure" book,