Antique Gemstone Insect Pendant | 14k Gold & Fly Pendant baroque pearl The ring is marked (and

The ring is marked (and acid tests) for 10k gold

The 14k gold griffin is accented with a pearl and is marked 14k on the reverse

reflecting the richness of its gold construction

5 inches wide and they weigh 1

The butterfly is accented with rubies

Antique Gemstone Insect Pendant | 14k Gold & Fly Pendant baroque pearl The ring is marked (andDuring the 1800s discoveries by English naturalist Charles Darwin created quite an interest in jewelry fashioned after elements in the natural world. Women of the 1800s and early 1900s commonly adorned themselves with gem set snakes, lizards, and bees. This marvelous pendant features a gem encrusted insect in flight. The chalcedony pendant was originally a 14k gold brooch (circa 1880 1900) transformed by the removal of the pin findings and the