What would you call these beads?

what would be the exact name and shape for the foiled one,(i am most concerned about that one because its the most stunning out of all of them)is it Sommerso? (murano?) or japanese foil?

the brown and white one?

the next one is smaller and carmel/brown but also foil

The AB, is that swarovski?

Its opera length, I know that much, (26") just not sure how to describe it, or even its value.

Thank you!

 

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I'm sorry, that was an abrupt and rude answer to an honest question.

Sommerso is Italian glass. Not likely to be used to describe beads.
From Wiki:

Sommerso
Sommerso (lit. "submerged" in Italian), or "sunken glasses", is a form of artistic Murano glass that has layers of contrasting colors (typically two), which are formed by dipping a gather of colored glass into another molten glass and then blowing the gather into the desired shape; the outermost layer, or casing, is often clear. Sommerso was developed in Murano during the late thirties and was made popular by Seguso d'Arte & Mandruzzato family in the fifties. This process is a popular technique for vases, and is sometimes used for sculptures.

This looks a lot like some of the imported jewelry from China that is available now.

I could be wrong.
Wait for other responses.

 

no its not. Because I had to clean off vertigris from the metal in 3 spots. That doesn't happen on new pieces. And if you look, you can see the wear on the AB stones. and actually if you look at the chain beneath the brown and white stone... it has the vertigris on it.. those pics were taken prior to me cleaning it.

 

I could tell you the glass with color and metallic accents is called dichroic glass, made in several countries (not sure about the right spelling), the faceted beads have an iridescent finish which shows some wear. The style of long chains and glass spacers was a 1990s trend I think. Don't know who AB is, I'm sure a jewelry expert can provide more information.

 

I would more likely call that foiled art glass rather than dichroic. Here's examples of dichroic....



Googling will tell the difference between how the two types are made.

Here's a good article about it:

http://whiskeyjacks-tpost.blogspot.com/2010/10/murano-glass-dichroic-glass-and-foil.html

 

AB is short for aurora borealis, the iridescent finish on the beads.

 

Thanks too many. I knew they were called that, (AB, short for aurora Borealis) My comment was to those who said this was new from China. Wanted them to look at the AB stones, they would see the wear, in addition to the verdigris on the metal.

 

Not dichroic glass, i have dichroic jewelry. They are definitely foil centers and vintage. Not new.

 

Opera length big in the early to mid part of the last century. At the same time the glass was. And this is a very quality made piece no way it was made recently to much work to make it. But nice try.

 

That is all we can do to help, is mesh each other's experience and I see you already knew quite a bit more than I did. Interesting necklace, no doubt, I can truly say, I have not seen this exact style before. I have participated in many estate costume jewelry auctions in the last 15 years. So have my small share of knowledge...lol

 

I've seen lots of these. As someone else noted, it's at least relatively new; I'd say less than a decade. Odds are it has a modern lobster claw clasp and came from China. They used a few lobster claws in the 50s and 60s, but they're pretty distinctive.

 

That was going to be my next question - what kind of clasp does it have, if any?

Aurora borealis beads were first introduced mid-1950's, so it's certainly no older than that, and I would agree with others that it's quite a bit newer than that.

 

If it's really long, there is probably no clasp. and meant to be worn in two strands at least. Funny, I have seen these type of necklaces in a whole range of value from faceted plastic beads and plated metal chain in between, to sterling silver chains and pink quartz round beads with a pair of matching earrings.

 

I used to make necklaces to sell and I still have a lot of the beads and I tend to see what's on the market. I agree that this is something you'd buy at j. jill or Dress Barn or any of that kind of women's store. They always carry accessories and you'll see necklaces like this.

 

No clasp. When I said last century I meant 1900s. But definitely not recent within the last 10 years. Or 20... my guess is because of the style thinking 1960s or 70s. It came out of the same estate where i got the mings ivory set. There was no jewelry that was new. It was all old and now I am wishing some of it that was passed on. ..I would have snagged it up. There was celluloid, bakelite. Even a set of jadeite cups and saucers that I am kicking myself for not bidding on. There is a thread someone posted links to from eBay. A jadeite cup with saucer (cup had a twist to it)sold for I think it was 305.00 and then just the regular Jadeite coffee cups were like 385 for several of them. This estate had 8 with saucers. .ugh. I bought the wrong things. Lol..bought ivory I can't sell and passed up the dishes. ..I didn't realize how hot jadeite is selling for in japan. Oh well live and learn.

 

Curious to know how many of you sell on ebay? And for how long? I started in 2001 buying boxes of costume jewelry at estate sales. ..14x14" boxes for $30....here in the USA it was not even popular yet. Wish I would have held onto that! Had haskell cherry necklaces and earrings , signed pieces by her...schiaparelli, bake lite. So much stuff ..ugh. but I learned a great deal. .then I wad in a car accident and lost alot of time, memory. .it's been a long road to recovery. ..just starting to attempt to get back around to this. So forgive me if I seem a bit unconvinced. .it's frustrating wanting to remember what I knew and having flashes of knowing but not certain. But it seems just like in life everything is subject to speculation and perspective. Thanks all for your input.

 

Hi ER, I started on Ebay when it was not even working right, and kept crashing....lol.

You would put a bid, but sometimes it would not register and someone else won, or all kinds of other problems. Things got much better eventually, that was 2000 and since.

As you say, Ebay also allowed auction houses to sell on their site for a while, and that is how I got to know about private auctions and estate stuff, sold in groups or box lots.

I also bought bags of jewelry, and these were a real mix. They were unsearched and you could find the odd valuable gold piece hidden in there. I was always ready with my loupe, buffing cloth, testing liquid, and several containers to sort it all.

When I came across a piece that seemed too recent and out of character with the rest and the person who owned it, I used to think it may have been a gift. Especially as the person aged, she kept her old jewelry and people might have bought her more as presents for Xmas and such.

 

j jill jewelry

 

This is not a style that was popular in the 60-70s.

It is a style easily purchased at wholesale gift and jewelry shows. I know, as I have bought it for resale. Most comes from China.