Victorian Diamond & Red Enamel Butterfly Brooch Archaeological Revival essentially establishing Imperial Rome

essentially establishing Imperial Rome

and dates from the 1920s

and of exceptionally high quality

and connected to looped tail which forms the other end of the clasp

Victorian Diamond & Red Enamel Butterfly Brooch Archaeological Revival essentially establishing Imperial RomeDATE: 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