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Frontmatter: RHINESTONE BOMBÉ HEART, CIRCA 1997. DESIGNER UNKNOWN, ACQUIRED IN ARGENTINA. RHODIUM-PLATED BASE METAL, RHINESTONES. 2" X 1.8" (5.2CM X 4.5CM).
Frontmatter: GOLD GINKGO LEAF, 2000. DESIGNER UNKNOWN, USA. GOLD-TONE BASE METAL, OXIDIZED STERLING SILVER, MARCASITES. 4.1" X 2.4" (10.4CM X 6.2CM).
Frontmatter: SILVER GINKGO LEAF, 2000. DESIGNER UNKNOWN, USA. STERLING SILVER. 3" X 1.3" (7.5CM X 3.4CM).
Frontmatter: COPPER GINKGO LEAF, 1999. BEAUVOIR, THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, USA. COPPER-PLATED BASE METAL. 2.9" X 2.8" (7.4CM X 7CM).
Frontmatter: GOLD-STEMMED GINKGO LEAF, CIRCA 2000. FABRICE, FRANCE. GOLD-TONE BASE METAL, RESIN. 4.8" X 2.5" (12.3CM X 6.3CM).
Frontmatter: VICTORY KNOT, 2008. VERDURA, USA. 18KT YELLOW-GOLD WIRE ROPE. 2.1" X 1.5" (5.3CM X 3.9CM).
Frontmatter: ALERT LADY, 1999. BRIT SVENNI/BERIT KOWALSKI, NORWAY. OXIDIZED SILVER, SMOKY QUARTZ, BLACK BRUSH. 5.3" X 4.9" (13.4CM X 12.4CM).
Frontmatter: BLACK RHINESTONE BUTTERFLY, 1999. ANN HAND, USA. BLACK-LACQUERED WHITE BASE METAL, RHINESTONES. 2.5" X 1.9" (6.3CM X 1.9CM).
Frontmatter: GREEN AND CORAL BUTTERFLY, 2000. KENNETH JAY LANE, USA. YELLOW GOLD–PLATED BASE METAL, SIMULATED JADEITE, RHINESTONES, ENAMEL. 3.1" X 1.7" (7.8CM X 3.2CM).
Frontmatter: BLUE BUTTERFLY, CIRCA 1950. DESIGNER UNKNOWN, FRANCE. MOLDED RESIN. 2.9" X 3.2" (7.3CM X 8.2CM).
Frontmatter: LARGE SILVER BUTTERFLY, CIRCA 1990. © CHRISTIAN DIOR, FRANCE. TEXTURED, ENGRAVED SILVER BASE METAL, CRYSTALS. 4.4" X 3.5" (11.2CM X 8.8CM).
Frontmatter: GOLD BUTTERFLY, CIRCA 1997. CÉCILE ET JEANNE, FRANCE. YELLOW GOLD–PLATED BASE METAL, CRYSTALS. 2.3" X 2.6" (5.8CM X 6.5CM).
Frontmatter: GOLD BUTTERFLY AND WREATH, CIRCA 1994. MIRIAM HASKELL, USA. RUSSIAN GOLD–FINISHED BASE METAL, CRYSTAL ROSE MONTÉES. 2.1" X 2" (5.3CM X 5CM).
Frontmatter: AMBER BUTTERFLY, CIRCA 1997. DESIGNER UNKNOWN, ACQUIRED IN LITHUANIA. YELLOW AMBER, WIRE. 2.6" X 2.0" (6.5CM X 5CM).
Frontmatter: GREEN AND VIOLET BUTTERFLY, 2002. MODITAL BIJOUX, ITALY. YELLOW GOLD–PLATED BASE METAL, CRYSTALS. 1.8" X 1.6" (4.5CM X 1.6CM).
Frontmatter: LIGHT BLUE RHINESTONE BUTTERFLY, CIRCA 1960. CINER, USA. OXIDIZED YELLOW BASE METAL, RHINESTONES, GLASS. 3.9" X 2.5" (10CM X 6.4CM).
Frontmatter: BLUE ENAMEL BUTTERFLY, CIRCA 1999. DESIGNER UNKNOWN, ACQUIRED IN HUNGARY. SILVER, ENAMELED SILVER, CRYSTALS, GLASS CABOCHONS. 2" X 1.2" (5.3CM X 3CM).
Frontmatter: PEARL BUTTERFLY, 1997. KENNETH JAY LANE, USA. RHODIUM-PLATED BASE METAL, SIMULATED PEARLS, RHINESTONES. 3.6" X 2.6" (9.2CM X 6.6CM).
Frontmatter: LATTICE FILIGREE BUTTERFLY, CIRCA 1997. CAVIAR, USA. STERLING SILVER, 18KT YELLOW GOLD. 3.1" X 2.5" (8CM X 6.4CM).
Frontmatter: OPAL BUTTERFLY, 1999. TINY JEWEL BOX, USA. QUILPIE QUEENSLAND BOULDER OPALS FROM FLAME OPAL, AUSTRALIA, 18KT YELLOW GOLD, DIAMONDS, PLATINUM-WIRE ANTENNAE. 2.7" X 1.7" (6.8CM X 4.4CM).
Frontmatter: RHINESTONE BUTTERFLY, 2000. JOSÉ & MARÍA BARRERA, USA. RHODIUM-PLATED BASE METAL, RHINESTONES. 2.5" X 1.7" (6.8CM X 4.4CM).
Frontmatter: SILVER AND BLUE BUTTERFLY, CIRCA 1998. DESIGNER UNKNOWN, USA. STERLING SILVER, RHINESTONES. 2.3" X 2" (5.8CM X 5.1CM).
Frontmatter: GRAY RHINESTONE BUTTERFLY, CIRCA 1960. CINER, USA. OXIDIZED WHITE BASE METAL, RHINESTONES. 3.1" X 1.8" (6.3CM X 4.7CM).
Chapter 1: SERPENT, CIRCA 1860. DESIGNER UNKNOWN, USA. 18KT YELLOW GOLD, DIAMOND. 2.4" X 1.1" (6.1CM X 2.8CM).
Chapter 1: BLUE BIRD, CIRCA 1880. ANTON LACHMANN, AUSTRIA. 14KT YELLOW GOLD, SILVER, ENAMEL, RUBIES, DIAMONDS. 4.3" X 2" (11CM X 5.1CM).
Chapter 1: SUN, 2006. STEINMETZ DIAMONDS, SOUTH AFRICA. 18KT WHITE AND YELLOW GOLD, DIAMONDS. 1.4" X 0.4" (3.5CM X 1CM).
Chapter 1: CRYSTAL FLY, 1998. © CHRISTIAN DIOR, FRANCE. RHODIUM-PLATED BASE METAL, CRYSTALS. 1.5" X 1.4" (3.8CM X 3.5CM).
Chapter 1: GREEN AND BLUE RHINESTONE BEES, CIRCA 1960. CINER, USA. YELLOW GOLD–PLATED BASE METAL, RHINESTONES. 2.6" X 1.5" (6.5CM X 2.6CM).
Chapter 1: TURQUOISE BEE, CIRCA 1940. WALTER LAMPL, USA. 14KT YELLOW GOLD, TURQUOISE, MOTHER-OF-PEARL. 1" X 1" (2.6CM X 2.5CM).