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it's minimalist styling harks back to the early 20th century pieces with simple (yet elegant) features
tested as silver with 15ct gold ear wires
Head size: 14mm
the original embossed detailing to the face having been replaced first by engraving
1920s Bakelite Butterfly Earrings engagement rings it's minimalist styling harks backDelightful antique earrings modelled as bright orange butterflies with pique style precious metal and mother of pearl inlays. The material is bakelite which, at the time they were made in the 1920s, was a new and exciting material that jewellers quickly adopted to produce beads and the like. I've never seen bakelite butterflies, and rather suspect that whomever made these was used to working with naturally occurring thermoplastics like tortoiseshell
