Bidspirit auction | A Mid-20th Century 800 Silver

A Mid-20th Century 800 Silver Filigree Butterfly Brooch - A vintage butterfly brooch of continental European origin, likely Italian, crafted from 800 silver. The brooch features a naturalistic representation of a butterfly with four outstretched wings. The wings are constructed using fine silver filigree wirework, displaying intricate scrolled and looped patterns contained within a solid wire frame. The central body is formed from coiled and structured wire, leading to two curved antennae. The reverse of the brooch is fitted with a horizontal pin bar and a simple C-clasp. A small rectangular stamp is located on the pin bar, bearing the characters 800, which denotes a silver fineness of 800 parts per 1000. This mark is characteristic of mid-20th century silver jewellery from the Mediterranean and continental European regions.