Victorian Morpho Butterfly Wing & Moth Locket

in 14k Gold

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Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | An especially lovely Victorian-era double-sided locket, modeled in 14k yellow gold, that frames a painterly section of morpho butterfly wing on one side, and a delicate pressed moth on the other. The little white moth lays atop the vibrant, iridescent, turquoise-blue field created by the morpho wing.
Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | An especially lovely Victorian-era double-sided locket, modeled in 14k yellow gold, that frames a painterly section of morpho butterfly wing on one side, and a delicate pressed moth on the other. The little white moth lays atop the vibrant, iridescent, turquoise-blue field created by the morpho wing.
Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | An especially lovely Victorian-era double-sided locket, modeled in 14k yellow gold, that frames a painterly section of morpho butterfly wing on one side, and a delicate pressed moth on the other. The little white moth lays atop the vibrant, iridescent, turquoise-blue field created by the morpho wing.

An especially lovely Victorian-era double-sided locket, modeled in 14k yellow gold, that frames a painterly section of morpho butterfly wing on one side, and a delicate pressed moth on the other. The little white moth lays atop the vibrant, iridescent, turquoise-blue field created by the morpho wing. On the reverse the wing is purple, turquoise blue, lavender, and pink— its figuring is a combination of dramatic rays and splotches. These specimen lockets always make us a little bit sad. They are a reminder of the natural world and its fleeting ephemeral beauties. They are rarely found in solid gold, nowadays, and their subjects are not often this perfectly preserved.

Materials

14k gold
Morpho butterfly wing
Preserved moth

Age

c. 1900

Dimensions

Total drop measures approx 

Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | An especially lovely Victorian-era double-sided locket, modeled in 14k yellow gold, that frames a painterly section of morpho butterfly wing on one side, and a delicate pressed moth on the other. The little white moth lays atop the vibrant, iridescent, turquoise-blue field created by the morpho wing.
Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | An especially lovely Victorian-era double-sided locket, modeled in 14k yellow gold, that frames a painterly section of morpho butterfly wing on one side, and a delicate pressed moth on the other. The little white moth lays atop the vibrant, iridescent, turquoise-blue field created by the morpho wing.
Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | An especially lovely Victorian-era double-sided locket, modeled in 14k yellow gold, that frames a painterly section of morpho butterfly wing on one side, and a delicate pressed moth on the other. The little white moth lays atop the vibrant, iridescent, turquoise-blue field created by the morpho wing.
Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | An especially lovely Victorian-era double-sided locket, modeled in 14k yellow gold, that frames a painterly section of morpho butterfly wing on one side, and a delicate pressed moth on the other. The little white moth lays atop the vibrant, iridescent, turquoise-blue field created by the morpho wing.
Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | An especially lovely Victorian-era double-sided locket, modeled in 14k yellow gold, that frames a painterly section of morpho butterfly wing on one side, and a delicate pressed moth on the other. The little white moth lays atop the vibrant, iridescent, turquoise-blue field created by the morpho wing.
Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | An especially lovely Victorian-era double-sided locket, modeled in 14k yellow gold, that frames a painterly section of morpho butterfly wing on one side, and a delicate pressed moth on the other. The little white moth lays atop the vibrant, iridescent, turquoise-blue field created by the morpho wing.
Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | An especially lovely Victorian-era double-sided locket, modeled in 14k yellow gold, that frames a painterly section of morpho butterfly wing on one side, and a delicate pressed moth on the other. The little white moth lays atop the vibrant, iridescent, turquoise-blue field created by the morpho wing.
Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | An especially lovely Victorian-era double-sided locket, modeled in 14k yellow gold, that frames a painterly section of morpho butterfly wing on one side, and a delicate pressed moth on the other. The little white moth lays atop the vibrant, iridescent, turquoise-blue field created by the morpho wing.
Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | An especially lovely Victorian-era double-sided locket, modeled in 14k yellow gold, that frames a painterly section of morpho butterfly wing on one side, and a delicate pressed moth on the other. The little white moth lays atop the vibrant, iridescent, turquoise-blue field created by the morpho wing.