Antique Cobalt Blue Beads, Round 11mm Diameter, Semi-Matte Finish, 24-inch Strand of 58 Perfect Beads
SKU: ASG-446
Sale price
$125.00
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Only 1 in stock
Description
- These beads are priced and sold by the strand of 58 beads
- Round, cobalt blue, semi-matte due to wear, 12mm diameter with slight variations
- These are wound beads in perfect condition with approximately 2mm holes.
- These lovely beads have a soft finish due to extensive wear and although they are wound beads, the ends have been worn completely flat due to long use next to each other.
- I've been told they are "Peking Glass", but the aren't anything like the bubbly crudely made Peking glass that was coming onto the market in the late 1980s and early 90s.
- According to what little info I've been able to find I think they date from 1800s at a time when bead production in China had increased due to the mandate for certain officials to wear Court Chains of beads.
- Only one strand available