Antique Gemstone Insect Pendant | 14k Gold & Fly Pendant antique frog The interior of the band

The interior of the band is marked 14k and also bears the mark for Ostby & Barton

a small amount of filigree detail was lost along the sides of the band

there were originally some light monograms that were polished out of the reverse of the piece

The lion measures 1

Antique Gemstone Insect Pendant | 14k Gold & Fly Pendant antique frog The interior of the bandDuring the 1800s discoveries by English naturalist Charles Darwin created quite an interest in jewelry fashioned after elements in the natural world. Women of the 1800s and early 1900s commonly adorned themselves with gem set snakes, lizards, and bees. This marvelous pendant features a gem encrusted insect in flight. The chalcedony pendant was originally a 14k gold brooch (circa 1880 1900) transformed by the removal of the pin findings and the