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thumbnail of 1890s Pietra Dura Butterfly (on white background) thumbnail of 1890s Pietra Dura Butterfly (on black background) thumbnail of 1890s Pietra Dura Butterfly (backside) thumbnail of 1890s Pietra Dura Butterfly (side view)
1890s Pietra Dura Butterfly (on white background)
1890s Pietra Dura Butterfly (on black background)
1890s Pietra Dura Butterfly (backside)
1890s Pietra Dura Butterfly (side view)
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1890s Pietra Dura Butterfly

1890s Pietra Dura Butterfly (on white background)
1890s Pietra Dura Butterfly (on black background)
1890s Pietra Dura Butterfly (backside)
1890s Pietra Dura Butterfly (side view)
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A Victorian-era pietra dura paperweight depicting a butterfly in agate and malachite inlaid in slate. Dates to c1890.

Materials

Slate, Agate, Malachite

Date

c1890

Condition

Fair. Chips along edges and stress lines in the inlaid stones.

Size

3.5 x 2.5 Inches