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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pat P, post: 14893, member: 201&quot;]I agree about it being difficult to tell the age of the red beads. Most beads, actually, other than very recent styles and materials. Bead-making has a very long history, and processes for some types of beads haven&#039;t changed very much.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Chinese are copying a lot of beads, too, so it&#039;s been getting even more confusing about telling the origin of a particular bead.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of my favorites are Venetian hand-made lampwork glass beads, some of which are now being copied in China. These are a few examples of the real deal, circa 1995-2000...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]3589[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]3594[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]3595[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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