Vintage Butterfly Ring solitaire rings and French control marks (import)

and French control marks (import) suggest it was made in England before being retailed in Paris

but the same section on other earring sticks out above the setting a little (see images)

But let’s not forget David Foster Wallace’s musings for Gourmet Magazine

and what may or may not be an anchor

and thus reserved for only the wealthiest folk who wore them as symbols of status

Vintage Butterfly Ring solitaire rings and French control marks (import)Simply darling vintage ring built around a tiny gold butterfly. It's Italian, made circa 1970s, utterly after the Arts and Crafts tradition by which I mean it's been hand crafted around the butterfly, with coils of gold wire forming the shoulders and an asymmetrical wire 'frame' around the bug. Truly one of a kind, and it's crafted in rich 18 carat gold; one of those '70s Italian alloys that radiates a sunshine yellow tone. Perfection. Era: Vintage,