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<p>[QUOTE="Marie Forjan, post: 168184, member: 147"]Cluttered, to wear it like a 1920s flapper necklace it would go around 3 or more times, plus the tassels are a lot bigger than the ones in your photo. This is why I am thinking maybe a tie back instead of a necklace? When I have a break from our crazy "summer on Cape Cod schedule," I will wrap it around and post a photo, I think seeing the scale would help <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I do not think the beads are reconstituted amber, I think natural amber based on the things I am seeing inside the beads. The cracked surface makes it hard to get a good photo <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie26" alt=":bored:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The knots absolutely look Chinese based on what I am seeing on the internet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you everyone for your thoughts on this "what's it".[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marie Forjan, post: 168184, member: 147"]Cluttered, to wear it like a 1920s flapper necklace it would go around 3 or more times, plus the tassels are a lot bigger than the ones in your photo. This is why I am thinking maybe a tie back instead of a necklace? When I have a break from our crazy "summer on Cape Cod schedule," I will wrap it around and post a photo, I think seeing the scale would help :happy: I do not think the beads are reconstituted amber, I think natural amber based on the things I am seeing inside the beads. The cracked surface makes it hard to get a good photo :bored: The knots absolutely look Chinese based on what I am seeing on the internet. Thank you everyone for your thoughts on this "what's it".[/QUOTE]
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