L403 cross 18th-century Italian candlestick top decorated

18th-century Italian candlestick top decorated with sunset cactus quartz and titanium kyanite

Elena Rousseau is a mixed media artist seeking to combine contemporary art with Baroque and Rococo elements with methods she learned through her studies in Florence

6" tall x  10

11" tall x 11" wide x 11" deep

The tassels originally came from an Italian church and were used during feast days

L403 cross 18th-century Italian candlestick top decoratedFramed 'Mimoides Pausanias,' 'Dione Juno,' and 'Haetera Piera' butterflies with coordinating 18th century Italian fragments. The butterflies all share beautiful color and pattern combinations and contrast well with one another. The hand carved gold leaf fragments frame around the butterflies. They are from an ethical butterfly sanctuary in Peru and is cruelty free. Combined with the Italian fragments, it creates a lovely wall piece of old and new.