Victorian Diamond & Red Enamel Butterfly Brooch aesthetic movement Chester 1903

Chester 1903

museum quality piece

along with further pearls

Some slight wear to the lettering just above the base - the motto can still be made out

English hallmarks for Sterling Silver

Victorian Diamond & Red Enamel Butterfly Brooch aesthetic movement Chester 1903DATE: Victorian, c. 1880 A superb antique round brooch, the face finished in vivid red guilloch enamel and set with a diamond butterfly around all this is a white enamel border, dotted with gold. It's modelled in 15k gold throughout, and dates to the late 19th Century. A beautiful, high quality piece. In Victorian symbolic tradition, the butterfly were used as an emblem of the soul. Aside from the obvious visual appeal, the metamorphosis of a