Gold Vermeil Hibiscus Butterfly Enamel Earrings
蝶舍花间，花伴蝶舞
Where butterflies linger among the blossoms, and flowers dance in step with their flight.
A pair of drop earrings on fine gold vermeil ear hooks, each opening with a filigree butterfly finished in kiln fired enamel, its wings outlined in delicate gold vermeil scrollwork and its body marked with a deep coral enamel stripe. Below the butterfly hangs a small bell shaped blossom and a mother of pearl flower, leading down to the centrepiece: a large hibiscus flower rendered in graduated pink and coral enamel, its petals layered and softly shaded, set within a swirling gold vermeil filigree frame of curling cloud like tendrils.
Cultural Motif and Significance
The pairing of butterfly and hibiscus is a familiar one in Chinese decorative art, the two often appearing together to suggest a garden caught at the height of its bloom. The hibiscus, with its full, layered petals, has long carried associations of abundance and refined beauty, while the butterfly, light and ever moving, suggests freedom and the simple pleasure of a fleeting, joyful moment.
Rendered here in soft graduated enamel, the hibiscus seems to glow from within, its colour deepening toward the centre like a flower caught in late afternoon light. The butterfly above appears to have just settled, wings still raised, as though the whole piece were a single instant lifted from a garden in full flower.
Material
- Solid S925 sterling silver foundation
- Available in gold vermeil or silver finish
- Premium thick gold vermeil exterior on the gold vermeil variant, exceeding standard plating depth for deeper colour and extended wear
- Kiln fired enamel detailing
- Mother of pearl flower accent
- 92.5% purity and above
- Certified free from lead, cadmium, nickel, chromium, and all harmful metals
76 Step Craftsmanship
Each butterfly and hibiscus form begins as a hand worked filigree outline, its fine wirework bent and soldered before the enamel is applied in successive layers and fired at high temperature to achieve the soft gradient seen across the petals. The mother of pearl flower is cut and polished separately before being set into the gold vermeil frame, with the swirling tendrils finished last to complete the composition. The piece then moves through a sequence of seventy six individual steps, from the initial filigree work through repeated annealing, polishing and enamel firing. Such intricate handwork resists full mechanisation, which is why no two pieces emerge quite identical, each carrying the faint, individual traces of the hands that shaped it.
Product Details
- Material: S925 sterling silver, available in gold vermeil or silver finish
- Motif: filigree butterfly and hibiscus with kiln fired enamel
- Accents: mother of pearl flower
- Weight: approximately 9.4g (pair)
- Dimensions: approximately 47.8 x 20.7 x 6.5mm
- Closure: ear hook fastening
For those drawn to pieces with a quiet sense of movement, an earring that pairs the soft glow of enamel with the lightness of a butterfly in flight. A piece suited to someone who wants their jewellery to feel like a small garden carried with them, delicate in form yet rich in colour.
蝶舍花间，花伴蝶舞
Where butterflies linger among the blossoms, and flowers dance in step with their flight.
A pair of drop earrings on fine gold vermeil ear hooks, each opening with a filigree butterfly finished in kiln fired enamel, its wings outlined in delicate gold vermeil scrollwork and its body marked with a deep coral enamel stripe. Below the butterfly hangs a small bell shaped blossom and a mother of pearl flower, leading down to the centrepiece: a large hibiscus flower rendered in graduated pink and coral enamel, its petals layered and softly shaded, set within a swirling gold vermeil filigree frame of curling cloud like tendrils.
Cultural Motif and Significance
The pairing of butterfly and hibiscus is a familiar one in Chinese decorative art, the two often appearing together to suggest a garden caught at the height of its bloom. The hibiscus, with its full, layered petals, has long carried associations of abundance and refined beauty, while the butterfly, light and ever moving, suggests freedom and the simple pleasure of a fleeting, joyful moment.
Rendered here in soft graduated enamel, the hibiscus seems to glow from within, its colour deepening toward the centre like a flower caught in late afternoon light. The butterfly above appears to have just settled, wings still raised, as though the whole piece were a single instant lifted from a garden in full flower.
Material
- Solid S925 sterling silver foundation
- Available in gold vermeil or silver finish
- Premium thick gold vermeil exterior on the gold vermeil variant, exceeding standard plating depth for deeper colour and extended wear
- Kiln fired enamel detailing
- Mother of pearl flower accent
- 92.5% purity and above
- Certified free from lead, cadmium, nickel, chromium, and all harmful metals
76 Step Craftsmanship
Each butterfly and hibiscus form begins as a hand worked filigree outline, its fine wirework bent and soldered before the enamel is applied in successive layers and fired at high temperature to achieve the soft gradient seen across the petals. The mother of pearl flower is cut and polished separately before being set into the gold vermeil frame, with the swirling tendrils finished last to complete the composition. The piece then moves through a sequence of seventy six individual steps, from the initial filigree work through repeated annealing, polishing and enamel firing. Such intricate handwork resists full mechanisation, which is why no two pieces emerge quite identical, each carrying the faint, individual traces of the hands that shaped it.
Product Details
- Material: S925 sterling silver, available in gold vermeil or silver finish
- Motif: filigree butterfly and hibiscus with kiln fired enamel
- Accents: mother of pearl flower
- Weight: approximately 9.4g (pair)
- Dimensions: approximately 47.8 x 20.7 x 6.5mm
- Closure: ear hook fastening
For those drawn to pieces with a quiet sense of movement, an earring that pairs the soft glow of enamel with the lightness of a butterfly in flight. A piece suited to someone who wants their jewellery to feel like a small garden carried with them, delicate in form yet rich in colour.
Original: $349.50
-65%$349.50
$122.32Description
蝶舍花间，花伴蝶舞
Where butterflies linger among the blossoms, and flowers dance in step with their flight.
A pair of drop earrings on fine gold vermeil ear hooks, each opening with a filigree butterfly finished in kiln fired enamel, its wings outlined in delicate gold vermeil scrollwork and its body marked with a deep coral enamel stripe. Below the butterfly hangs a small bell shaped blossom and a mother of pearl flower, leading down to the centrepiece: a large hibiscus flower rendered in graduated pink and coral enamel, its petals layered and softly shaded, set within a swirling gold vermeil filigree frame of curling cloud like tendrils.
Cultural Motif and Significance
The pairing of butterfly and hibiscus is a familiar one in Chinese decorative art, the two often appearing together to suggest a garden caught at the height of its bloom. The hibiscus, with its full, layered petals, has long carried associations of abundance and refined beauty, while the butterfly, light and ever moving, suggests freedom and the simple pleasure of a fleeting, joyful moment.
Rendered here in soft graduated enamel, the hibiscus seems to glow from within, its colour deepening toward the centre like a flower caught in late afternoon light. The butterfly above appears to have just settled, wings still raised, as though the whole piece were a single instant lifted from a garden in full flower.
Material
- Solid S925 sterling silver foundation
- Available in gold vermeil or silver finish
- Premium thick gold vermeil exterior on the gold vermeil variant, exceeding standard plating depth for deeper colour and extended wear
- Kiln fired enamel detailing
- Mother of pearl flower accent
- 92.5% purity and above
- Certified free from lead, cadmium, nickel, chromium, and all harmful metals
76 Step Craftsmanship
Each butterfly and hibiscus form begins as a hand worked filigree outline, its fine wirework bent and soldered before the enamel is applied in successive layers and fired at high temperature to achieve the soft gradient seen across the petals. The mother of pearl flower is cut and polished separately before being set into the gold vermeil frame, with the swirling tendrils finished last to complete the composition. The piece then moves through a sequence of seventy six individual steps, from the initial filigree work through repeated annealing, polishing and enamel firing. Such intricate handwork resists full mechanisation, which is why no two pieces emerge quite identical, each carrying the faint, individual traces of the hands that shaped it.
Product Details
- Material: S925 sterling silver, available in gold vermeil or silver finish
- Motif: filigree butterfly and hibiscus with kiln fired enamel
- Accents: mother of pearl flower
- Weight: approximately 9.4g (pair)
- Dimensions: approximately 47.8 x 20.7 x 6.5mm
- Closure: ear hook fastening
For those drawn to pieces with a quiet sense of movement, an earring that pairs the soft glow of enamel with the lightness of a butterfly in flight. A piece suited to someone who wants their jewellery to feel like a small garden carried with them, delicate in form yet rich in colour.
