Featured Antique necklace, carved beads

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by Wavedecanter, Jan 19, 2024.

  1. Wavedecanter

    Wavedecanter Member

    Can anyone help me identify this piece? I bought it a while back but found little online of the sort

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  2. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Made in India, probably 70s or 80s. It's aventurine stone beads.
     
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  3. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    The beads are not carved,they are processed in a bead mill.

     
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  4. Wavedecanter

    Wavedecanter Member

  5. Wavedecanter

    Wavedecanter Member

    Buuuump!

    I came across this the other day. The confection is practically the same.
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    And using google lens came across this.
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/254994513767

    Maybe I should post better images of the necklace.
    Just doesn't feel like a cheap trinket from the late 20th century. Maybe it is, it doesn't feel like it is

    Also just read up a little on aventurine which has a particular sparkle due to the inclusions, erm... included within it.
    The beads in this case do not sparkle
     
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  6. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    not the same , those are graduated..... and yours are not coral....
     
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  7. Wavedecanter

    Wavedecanter Member


    I know they're not graduated or coral but the way the beads are threaded together is what caught my attention. Not implying it is the same, rather that there is some relation maybe

    If you click on the link I shared you'll notice the beads in that piece are not graduated either. I suspect that the coral necklace at the shop was probably late Qing
     
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  8. Joan

    Joan Well-Known Member

    I like your beads, but I'm not an expert on the type of stone. Here's a similar necklace from India made with garnet beads listed on eBay, which agrees with evelyb's opinion that they're made in India, probably 70s or 80s. I don't know if your necklace is older or if it was just worn and handled a lot.
    CrochetNecklace-1.jpg

    Here's another necklace made with the same type of woven technique, sometimes referred to as "crocheted". I see a lot of flapper or newer flapper-style bead necklaces like this.
    CrochetNecklace-2.jpg

    There are also instructions online showing how to make this type of necklace. https://artbeads.com/design-studio/how-to-crochet-bead-tube-jewelry/.
     
  9. Wavedecanter

    Wavedecanter Member

    Appreciate very much your input
    Yes, absolutely within that same ballpark.
     
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  10. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I just saw this thread. Your necklace is definitely Indian, no doubt about it. The bead crochet/weaving technique is known all over the world, but as always the devil is in the detail. The wrapped finials together with the cord as well as the slide bead of the same cord make it traditional Indian.

    You may think of Indian jewellery as cheap trinkets, but not everyone would agree. Whether or not you accept its true origin is up to you.;)
     
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