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Real Butterfly Necklace - Orange Emigrant Butterflies - 14K Gold Sterling Silver

$100.00

Real Butterfly Necklace - Orange Emigrant Butterflies - 14K Gold Sterling Silver

Name: Real Butterfly Necklace - Orange Emigrant Butterflies - 14K Gold Sterling Silver
Brand: Isms Butterfly Conservation Art
SKU: NPCSFGS
Price: 100.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Real butterfly wing necklace. Deep yellow and gold tones are the hero story here, with white, umber and silver accents. Carefully preserved real Orange Emigrant or Orange Migrant butterfly wing (Catopsilia scylla). Italian made 14K gold plated sterling silver is micro-crocheted into a delicately textured, yet durable and flexible cylinder chain. Sterling silver lobster clasp and components. 16" necklace length.

The wing has been preserved through an intricate process leaving it waterproof and similar in wear and care to eyeglass lenses, while retaining the delicate edges through meticulous artist skill.

All wings are ethically sourced from and for conservation.

Handmade by artist Holly Ulm in Brainerd, MN.

$100.00

Every specimen had a life worth knowing.

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A valuable dense, soft metal widely used for its conductivity, resistance to corrosion, unique physical properties and beauty. Gold is the most malleable and ductile metal, meaning it can be tamped extremely thin to the point of semi-transparent or drawn into long fine wires. With a similar density to tungsten, it is known for its heaviness for the size. While pure gold is too soft for most applications without an alloy for strength, which changes the color of the reddish-gold material accordingly: white (nickel/palladium), rose (copper), green (silver), or blue/purple (iron/aluminum).

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