Antique Georgian Paste Butterfly Brooch Silver Gold

Antique Georgian Paste Butterfly Brooch Silver GoldA dazzling antique Georgian butterfly brooch from the early 19th Century decorated with an abundance of glistening white paste stones across the body and wings with two pink paste eyes at the head. Its fashioned in solid silver with an open work design and fabulous foliate motifs spread out across the wings. Paste is a heavy, transparent flint glass used since ancient times to simulate the beauty of gemstones. The art of cutting paste takes expert

WEIGHT: 61

FACE MEASURES: Height 9mm x Width 10mm x Depth 4mm

METAL: Sterling Silver/ 18ct Gold gilt

5 inches x Width 38mm

marked 1909 and a newer medallion marked 1927

An exquisite antique lave cameo from the mid Victorian era (circa 1860)

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It’s set in a rotating gold case with a fabulous spiralling frame wrapping around the outside etched with fine engraving

The piece is held securely around the wrist by a safety chain and ring clasp and includes London hallmarks on the back of the heart padlock that date to 1981

It’s lovely and smooth with a good weight to it and displays clear Birmingham hallmarks along the side

Daguerreotypes were the earliest practical photographic process

representing everlasting love and faithfulness