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14K Yellow Gold, Platinum, Carved Amber, and Diamond Butterfly Brooch
the carved amber butterfly surmounted with 24 bezel-set old European-cut diamonds and three marquise-cut diamonds; approx. 1.50 tcw.; 27.01 dwts.; 2 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.

Provenance: Property of an old Boston Family, the amber purchased in Bejing during a lengthy residency in the 1920s.

Other Notes: The carved amber butterfly was purchased as a Chinese hat ornament dating between 1200 - 1400 (Song dynasty to early Ming dynasty), which was later mounted as brooch in the 1930s-40s.


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