Featured Chinese faux? cinnabar bead necklace

hi all

found this necklace today in our local charity shop(£2)

not really sure what cinnabar is, but thinking this must be a faux type

but they look hand carved to me because they are all a little bit different from each other

not sure on age either

any thoughts appreciated

 

These are newish beads, but they were strung in China with a classic Chinese clasp. They seem to be individually carved because they're not perfectly identical.

 

That's a nice export silver clasp. Real cinnabar is rather poisonous. These may be carved, but something other than the old genuine item.

 

Mercury ... thankfully these aren't the old ones.

 

Thanks for the info peeps, I didn't get an old feeling from them at all either

I take it that these ones are slightly over priced then !!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/123701700304

 

Pfffffft. As if!

 

Hmmm. Slightly. Cleverly understated...!

 

Beautiful, Charlie.

Arsenic.

 

Thanks Aj, gawd knows what they are made from

But will avoid the burn test just in case

 

Ohhh I like those.