Featured Carved blue glass bead necklace

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by mekanah18, May 2, 2023.

  1. mekanah18

    mekanah18 Active Member

    Here's another piece I'm stumped on. It's vintage with an older style spring ring clasp. The beads appear to be a turquoise blue glass. Is it Italian? or Tibetan perhaps? I can't find anything similar... image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg
     
  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    u say carved...
    I see a plastic mold....
     
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  3. mekanah18

    mekanah18 Active Member

    Yes I can see that as well. They definitely aren't plastic though, hard and cold like glass.
     
  4. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    molded glass , then.....
    and someone ran out of tube shaped beads, & threw in a spare...:playful::playful::playful:
     
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  5. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    They look like micro mosaic to me.
     
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  6. mekanah18

    mekanah18 Active Member

    Good eye :)
     
  7. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    they do...but they ain't !
     
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  8. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

  9. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    I'd be thinking Czech.
     
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  10. Geemah

    Geemah New Member

    I’m saying czech too. There are some older Weiss and Warner brooches I have that have center cabs with that same pattern and both loved to use Czech glass. Feels mid 50s to early 60s. Love that color blue!
     
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  11. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

  12. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Hm…. I’m thinking might be Neiger beads.
     
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  13. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    The moment I saw them, my automatic pilot went Neiger Neiger Neiger...
    Newly strung of course.
    Neiger didn't make the beads themselves, they were made for Neiger, and also sold to other jewelry manufacturers.
     
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  14. mekanah18

    mekanah18 Active Member

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  15. Curioser

    Curioser Well-Known Member

    The molded glass cabochons of this design used in costume jewelry are called "Moroccan Matrix" but I don't know country or origin.
     
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