Victorian Pearl Gemstone Silver Gold Butterfly Pin Pendant

Made in the traditional Victorian style with silver over yellow gold, this modern jewel has been antiqued to resemble its century-old counterparts. This assertively-sized butterfly g...

A platinum and 18 karat yellow gold filigree frame surrounds an oval opal in classic Edwardian splendor. Approximately 2.00 carats of diamonds create the floral-themed border, with each edge finished with millgrain. The opal is of extremely high quality, exhibiting intense flashes of red, blue, purple and green. Even the diamond-set bale enhances...

Created in the 1880s, this diamond, pearl, and gem-set butterfly brooch is set in silver-topped 18K gold. The old mine-cut diamond and pearl body, with emerald eyes and ruby-tipped antennae, has curving rose-cut diamond wings edged with rubies and highlighted by round-cut sapphires, in a patinated silver-topped 18K gold mount. Beautifully modeled, with intense sparkle and colors, this small jewel conveys the preciousness and rarity of the graceful favorite of the insect world. Product details: Item #: BO-21096 Circa: 1880 Dimensions: 1.00" length x 1.50" width Materials: 1 old mine and 58 rose-cut diamonds (approximate total weight 0.94 carat); 1 natural freshwater pearl; 4 old round cut sapphires (approximate total weight 0.35 carat); 28 mixed old cut rubies (approximate total weight 0.60 carat); 2 old round-cut emeralds (approximate total weight 0.01 carat); Silver-topped 18K Gold Signed: 18 Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes: Fashionable women of the late 19th century wore insect brooches in multiples. Multiple butterflies might adorn a dress or alternately secure an opulent veil in place. Although seen since the Renaissance in Western jewelry...

Large antique butterfly brooch, set in 18k gold and silver, adorned with rose cut diamonds, rubies and a pearl. Brooch measures 50mm x 58mm. W...