African Amber, Diamond & Two Oblates, Coordinating Colors and Shapes, Set of 3
African Amber, Diamond & Two Oblates, Coordinating Colors and Shapes, Set of 3
African Amber, Diamond & Two Oblates, Coordinating Colors and Shapes, Set of 3
African Amber, Diamond & Two Oblates, Coordinating Colors and Shapes, Set of 3

African Amber, Diamond & Two Oblates, Coordinating Colors and Shapes, Set of 3

SKU: JSD-944
Sale price $49.00

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Description

  • These beads are priced and sold by the set of 3
  • Set included one very beautiful mahogany colored diamond shape beads 32x32mm and a pair of lighter (but darker than they appear in the first image) oblates 15x20mm each. Lots of design possibilities here, or a very nic addition to a collection
  • The material these vintage/antique beads are made of is an early synthetic called phenolic thermosetting resin. It was developed in 1910. Bakelite is the best known brand among several European manufacturers producing faux amber beads, jewelry and household products before World War II.
  • Phenolic resin amber beads probably started coming to Africa as a substitute for real Baltic amber in the 1920s and 1930s and trade lasted into the 1950s according to recent research by Rosanna Falabella.
  • From the collection of Joyce Diamanti, bead researcher, editor, writer and educator