A Beautiful Older Vintage Butterfly Brooch Pendant. 14K Yellow Gold under Sterling Silver metal Base. This looks to be created in honor of the papilio genus swallowtail Butterfly. This Butterfly is handmade with the metalwork created and the stone fit into place. Rope Filagree and Beadwork to the silver and Yellow Gold polished antennae. Detailed work to the legs and feet. Diamonds in the body, inner wings and tails. Rubies on the antennae, eyes, wings and tails. Opals on the wings. Loads of intricate detail. We love the butterfly because of it's emergence or transformation from simple to the beautiful. The simple life of a butterfly is only beauty with no bad or aggression. Who would not love butterflies? As children, this was the first thing we would recognize in a field. This piece is one of a kind!
Stones: Diamonds (over 126 ranging in size from 0.01 to 0.15 carats)
Rubies (24 stones ranging from 0.01 to 0.05 carats)
Opals (58 total stones)
Metal: 14K Under Sterling Silver (acid tested for purity)
Total Weight: 20.4 Grams
Total Size: 57mm by 45.8mm
Hallmarks: None
Condition: Minor wear and tarnish commensurate with age and style of this item as viewed under 10X magnification.
Item# 1208