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  1. gauntlettgems

    gauntlettgems Well-Known Member

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    Hi,
    Not sure what I have here. What are your thoughts? Strung on silk or cord.

    Thank you for any help
     
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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Very pretty, gauntlett. I have no idea what the beads are, glass?
    I would fix the clasp though, that loop doesn't look safe.
     
    Last edited: Dec 21, 2023
  3. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    The spacers look glass, I’m inclined to dyed stone for the others.
     
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  4. gauntlettgems

    gauntlettgems Well-Known Member

    The spacers are glass. I’m going to see if I can fix the bale
     
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  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Looks like it is a matter of adjusting one end with round-nose pliers.
     
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  6. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    looks like two clasps...and one is buggered..
     
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  7. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Seconded. Maybe there was an extender chain in there originally, and it got fouled up. The beads do look like some sort of dyed stone with glass spacers.
     
  8. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    The barrel beads look to me like ceramic or glass, not like any kind of stone, dyed or otherwise. The only thing I can think of in nature is azurite-malachite, but not the right shade of green.
     
  9. JewelryPicker

    JewelryPicker Well-Known Member

    I immediately thought Irish Connemara marble, until I saw the blue

    Connemara is often paired with lapis, but I’ve never seen them formed together
     
  10. gauntlettgems

    gauntlettgems Well-Known Member

    I think these are glass. Gonna have to poke around more on them. The string they are on looks like it has a bit of age to it. Thank you
     
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  11. gauntlettgems

    gauntlettgems Well-Known Member

    Was also thinking possibly some type of trade beads
     
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  12. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    The colour combination is seen on trade beads, but I don't know of any trade beads that look like this, and the clasp is not very 'trade beadsy' (is there such a word?:confused:).
     
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  13. gauntlettgems

    gauntlettgems Well-Known Member

    Ok, I understand that. Thank you!! @Any Jewelry
     
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