Antique Butterfly or Insect Pendant | Diamond Butterfly Optional Chain:Pendant Only 85 inches wide

85 inches wide

and Mizpah jewelry was often exchanged during the 1800s and early 1900s when close friends or romantic partners were separated from each other for a period of time

romantic symbolism

The floral pendant is silver topped 14k yellow gold with glittery rose cut diamond and pearl accents

The pendant is accented with purple hued garnets mounted in 14k gold (unmarked

Antique Butterfly or Insect Pendant | Diamond Butterfly Optional Chain:Pendant Only 85 inches wideDuring the 1800s discoveries by English naturalist Charles Darwin created quite an interest in jewelry fashioned after elements in the natural world, and women of the 1800s and early 1900s commonly adorned themselves with jeweled snakes, lizards, and bees. This glittery butterfly pendant was originally an antique brooch (circa 1900 1910) transformed by removing the pin findings and welding on a 14k gold bail. The insect glitters with diamonds, pearls,