Victorian Silver Butterfly Locket & Chain band Some seal wax remains in

Some seal wax remains in the intaglio (

Jade cabochons

The mechanism is stamped Swiss Made

It was a long and dangerous process

and dangle from ruby tops

Victorian Silver Butterfly Locket & Chain band Some seal wax remains inDATE: Victorian, c. 1882 A gorgeous Victorian locket with a finely enamelled red and yellow butterfly. To the back, "May 4th 1882". The butterfly is said to represent the soul, but the Victorians also believed that upon death, the soul would escape the body and simply fly away. The final phase of the butterflys life, the last journey of ones immortal soul. This may have been made as a piece of mourning jewellery, for someone who had lost a loved one.