Vintage Morpho Butterfly Wing Pendant with Fairy Options::With Silver Chain A masterwork of 19th-century craftsmanship

A masterwork of 19th-century craftsmanship

opals stand out from the rest with their captivating and iridescent array of colors

We are providing the option to purchase the pendant with or without the 16 inch 9ct gold chain depicted in the photos

there is some minor surface war and some small indentations on the reverse of the piece

Vintage Morpho Butterfly Wing Pendant with Fairy Options::With Silver Chain A masterwork of 19th-century craftsmanshipButterfly wing jewelry, made popular by Thomas Mott's exhibit at the British Exhibition of 1924, was very fashionable throughout the 1920s 1930s. This dramatic butterfly wing pendant features a sulfide fairy atop a vibrant blue morpho butterfly wing backdrop. The pendant is marked "Genuine Butterfly Wings Sterling Silver" on the reverse. The pendant was originally a brooch (circa 1925 1935) transformed by removing the pin findings and welding on a