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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 393979, member: 2844"]It is Himalayan, I'd say Tibet or Nepal.</p><p>The main stone could be bowenite, the secondary stone looks like coral. Bowenite is found a lot in Tibet, and often sold as jade by Chinese traders.</p><p>The holes around the edges of the butterfly are there to mimic 19th century jade clothing decorations, those were sewn on silk clothes. Ca 1900-1930 those were often mounted in silver and made into jewellery. That style is sometimes reproduced in recent times.</p><p>Your pendant is nice, but doesn't look very old to me, and I suspect these are still being made.</p><p><br /></p><p>In Himalayan Vajrayana Buddhism the butterfly is a symbol of immortality through enlightenment. As a caterpillar it seems to die, but it goes through a meditative, introspective phase, the chrysalis, and comes from the dark of the cocoon to the daylight as a beautiful butterfly. An embodiment of the beauty of spiritual awakening in enlightenment.</p><p>The symbols around the edge look like Himalayan grass symbols, which are always elegant and scrolling. Grass is very resilient, and therefore also stands for immortality, overcoming the cycle of life.</p><p><br /></p><p>A word of advice: Ditch the 'Native Specialist'. Native where from, and Specialist in what?</p><p>This silverwork can only been seen in the Middle East as import. That person has no right to appraise this as anything if they have no clue what it is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 393979, member: 2844"]It is Himalayan, I'd say Tibet or Nepal. The main stone could be bowenite, the secondary stone looks like coral. Bowenite is found a lot in Tibet, and often sold as jade by Chinese traders. The holes around the edges of the butterfly are there to mimic 19th century jade clothing decorations, those were sewn on silk clothes. Ca 1900-1930 those were often mounted in silver and made into jewellery. That style is sometimes reproduced in recent times. Your pendant is nice, but doesn't look very old to me, and I suspect these are still being made. In Himalayan Vajrayana Buddhism the butterfly is a symbol of immortality through enlightenment. As a caterpillar it seems to die, but it goes through a meditative, introspective phase, the chrysalis, and comes from the dark of the cocoon to the daylight as a beautiful butterfly. An embodiment of the beauty of spiritual awakening in enlightenment. The symbols around the edge look like Himalayan grass symbols, which are always elegant and scrolling. Grass is very resilient, and therefore also stands for immortality, overcoming the cycle of life. A word of advice: Ditch the 'Native Specialist'. Native where from, and Specialist in what? This silverwork can only been seen in the Middle East as import. That person has no right to appraise this as anything if they have no clue what it is.[/QUOTE]
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