Antique Butterfly or Insect Pendant | Diamond Butterfly Optional Chain:With 14k Chain 6 inches from top to

6 inches from top to bottom (including the jump ring bail) by 0

The Buddha is seated in a meditative pose holding a gray star sapphire

The large locket (circa 1900-1910) is unmarked

" ~Edwin Curran

The ring features reverse carved and hand painted crystal depicting white lilies

Antique Butterfly or Insect Pendant | Diamond Butterfly Optional Chain:With 14k Chain 6 inches from top toDuring 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,