{"product_id":"antique-cobalt-blue-beads-round-11mm-diameter-semi-matte-finish-24-inch-strand-of-58-perfect-beads","title":"Antique Cobalt Blue Beads, Round 11mm Diameter, Semi-Matte Finish, 24-inch Strand of 58 Perfect Beads","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese beads are priced and sold by the strand of 58 beads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRound, cobalt blue, semi-matte due to wear, 12mm diameter with slight variations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese are wound beads in perfect condition with approximately 2mm holes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese 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. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccording 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. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnly one strand available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Beadazzled.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67609345032501,"sku":"ASG-446","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/ASG-446Beadazzled.com.jpg?v=1790873315","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/antique-cobalt-blue-beads-round-11mm-diameter-semi-matte-finish-24-inch-strand-of-58-perfect-beads","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}