1920s Bakelite Butterfly Earrings engagement rings the original embossed detailing to

the original embossed detailing to the face having been replaced first by engraving

and the ornate head is navette (or boat) shaped

The diamonds

An exquisite Georgian era cluster ring built around a pale pink topaz set over foil

1920s Bakelite Butterfly Earrings engagement rings the original embossed detailing toDelightful 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