Victorian C. 1880 French Jet Butterfly Earrings Type_Mourning Jewelry Hallmarks: "Original Fahrner" "TF" "925"

Hallmarks: "Original Fahrner" "TF" "925"

Dimensions: Brooch measures 4

This beautiful golden orb is so finely detailed with a beautiful floral rose design and attention to detail that can only be found in authentic antique jewelry

3 inches tall

Made of a polished black onyx with a central starburst setting set with a single split seed pearl all set on a 9k rose gold chain circa 1925-30

Victorian C. 1880 French Jet Butterfly Earrings Type_Mourning Jewelry Hallmarks: "Original Fahrner" "TF" "925"These delightful late 19th century Victorian antique butterfly earrings are made of French jet. French jet, a form of black mirrored glass (similar to its cousin, Vauxhall glass) was one of many materials developed to mimic jet and satisfy the demand for black jewelry worn during mourning. Butterflies may seem an odd choice for mourning jewelry but in the language of Victorian symbolism butterflies represented the soul and also transformation making