Butterfly Brooches
There is an infinite number of butterfly brooches to choose from:
you can pay anywhere from $1 to thousands of dollars depending on
materials, maker and condition of the brooch. (All pictures here
can be clicked for more information). A butterfly brooch makes a
wonderful gift for a special lady or for yourself. Not such a great gift for a guy though....
A gold and opal brooch was recently on Ebay for $4300!
The more expensive (and collectible) brooches are made of gold and
precious (diamonds, emeralds) or semi-precious stones. This
lovely diamond brooch shows excellent workmanship and detail, and
incorporates 18k gold in two colors. Look for secure settings in
any brooch you buy. No brooch will look great with stones missing!

Reasonably priced brooches will be made of silver and other
metals. Some very pretty pieces are made with silver and enamel
(also called Plique a jour) or from silver with inlaid stones, like
this
Sterling Silver Coral, Turquoise Butterfly Brooch Pendant.

You can also find brooches without stones, either made with gold or
silver. Avoid brooches that are just plain metal, they will not
hold their shine like this gold one will.

When buying jewelry online, check the seller's feedback if you are
shopping on Ebay or determine if the seller is an established business.
Amazon, Ross-Simons, Goldspeed are all names you can trust.
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