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Change Your Stripes Butterfly Necklace

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Inspired by the duality of life and the summer picnics of childhood, this Francesca Villa necklace can be worn on either side, depending on your mood! The hexagonal 18K yellow gold pendant is set with a Japanese cameo from the 1950s on one side and a hand-painted enamel butterfly on the other. Round, white diamonds accent the composition that hangs from the 18K yellow gold rope chain.

total length : 15 3/4" : 18K yellow gold
18K yellow gold, cameo, enamel and diamond pendant : 7/8" x just under 3/4"
diamonds : vary : 1mm diameter to 1.5mm diameter each : .24cttw
Japanese vintage cameo : 14mm x 16mm
18K yellow gold lobster clasp closure

Francesca Villa Jewelry

ITALY - Francesca Villa builds her jewelry around found objects, unexpected materials, and a strong sense of narrative, creating compositions that feel layered, personal, and slightly surreal. After years working in fine jewelry and launching her own collection in 2007, she developed a visual language shaped by travel and discovery, combining antique fragments and uncommon references with precious stones and gold. The result is jewelry defined by juxtaposition—where distant influences and unlikely materials are brought together in ways that feel both highly composed and impossible to replicate.