Art Deco1920s Silver Morpho Butterfly Wing Brooch

Description

Art Deco 1920s Silver Morpho Butterfly Wing Brooch

A round silver brooch set with genuine Morpho butterfly wing under a domed cover. The wing is a deep electric blue that turns to purple as it catches the light.

There’s no pigment in the wing. The colour comes from the tiny ridged scales on its surface, which bend the light, so it shifts with every turn. That’s what gives these brooches their glow.

Made at a time when nature and insects were everywhere in jewellery and design, it’s a lovely piece of 1920s taste.

Stamped “silver” on the back. Original C-clasp fastening.
In very good antique condition.
Diameter: 28 mm.