L861 google 16" high x 5" wide

16" high x 5" wide x 3

18th century Italian fragment with gold leaf shells and gold-plated crystals on a hand-painted gallery 1-inch canvas

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A matching smaller cross is mounted onto the bigger cross to create a contemporary

L861 google 16" high x 5" wide18th century Italian hand carved gold leaf architectural element with a pair of hand cast plaster angels, a plaster rosette, and a detail plaster cornice molding. It is adorned with coordinating white fossil shells and gold baroque pearls. The gilded architectural element was originally created for a historic Italian church and has a hand carved sunray beaming from the center. The plaster cherubs are placed onto each side of the architectural element