L939 18th Century 18th century Japanese silk textile

18th century Japanese silk textile brocade with scrolling lotus and chrysanthemums framed with a print room border - a popular form of decoration in England and Ireland from the 1750's to the 1820's

18th century Italian gold leaf fragment decorated with a laser quartz crystal point and pyrophyllite mineral

These works of art are unapologetically beautiful and become statement pieces in any room they adorn

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L939 18th Century 18th century Japanese silk textile18th century Italian hand carved angel wing mounted on a calcite crystal cluster and adorned with citrine points and joined with an angel head or "Putto". A Putto is a cherub figure frequently appearing in both mythological and religious paintings and sculpture, especially in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The hand carved angel wing was once part of a heavenly, angelic depiction in a historical church in Italy. The Italian angel wing and putto