This Vintage Brooch of jade is an attractive butterfly pin with cultured pearls and rubies, crafted in 14k yellow gold, weighing 8.1g and measuring 50mm long and 25mm wide. Appealing and timelessly elegant in aesthetic, this vintage jade butterfly brooch characterizes the new renaissance of 'Naturalism' in 1950's with growing popularity of naturalistic inspired floral and insect designs. The meticulously crafted, custom-carved wings of this colorful butterfly are rendered in 'mottled bottle & apple-green' colored jade with anatomically accurate veins, secured by yellow gold prongs within an intricate yellow gold frame. A duo of full-drilled cultured pearls, measuring 5.5mm & 7mm in diameter, graded 'antique-cream' color and 'good nacre' simulate the insect's thorax, surmounting an artfully reeded yellow gold abdomen, while the butterfly's eyes glitter with a duo of tenderly colored antique-cut rubies, cumulatively weighing 0.10cts, graded 'pinkish-maroon' color and 'fair' clarity. A pair of delicate yellow gold scrolls, simulating the flying insect's antennas complement the artfully depicted anatomy of this colorful vintage jade butterfly brooch, featuring a hinged pin and a deployant clasp on reverse, and the signed initials 'H.K'.

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