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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 29948, member: 111&quot;]The beads are commonly called peacock eyes, but that&#039;s debateable, a peacock eye really should be green and blue - the dot is a silver foil inclusion with some multi-colored confetti.&nbsp; They&#039;re nice beads, probably somewhere around 1930s-60s, with that satiny base, would guess Czech, but might be Venetian/Murano.&nbsp; Beads are often restrung, and the &#039;sport&#039; spring ring was used for decades, from the late 19th century into at least the 1970s, I bought a new sterling chain with one back then, may still be available, but I haven&#039;t seen any new in a while.</p><p><br /></p><p>The pair of earrings look to me like maybe 1930s-40s, and the &#039;applied plaque&#039; looks like someone clipped the screw-back off, perhaps to hang them from ear-wires...</p><p><br /></p><p>Similar beads (several others show up on eBay and elsewhere, but these sold):&nbsp; <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Peacock-Eye-Foil-Glass-Bead-Necklace-Deep-Yellow-Satin-Glass-Art-Deco-/251707154797?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D251707154797%26_rdc%3D1&amp;nma=true&amp;si=UpSDAzFkOKX667TL9gimJiWOfYo%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Peacock-Eye-Foil-Glass-Bead-Necklace-Deep-Yellow-Satin-Glass-Art-Deco-/251707154797?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D251707154797%26_rdc%3D1&amp;nma=true&amp;si=UpSDAzFkOKX667TL9gimJiWOfYo%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Peacock-Eye-Foil-Glass-Bead-Necklace-Deep-Yellow-Satin-Glass-Art-Deco-/251707154797?ru=http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_sacat=0&amp;_nkw=251707154797&amp;_rdc=1&amp;nma=true&amp;si=UpSDAzFkOKX667TL9gimJiWOfYo%3D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This pair of earrings appear to be marked about the same, the screw-backs intact:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.sterlingkeeper.com/product/vintage-mexican-silver-jade-bird-screw-back-earrings" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sterlingkeeper.com/product/vintage-mexican-silver-jade-bird-screw-back-earrings" rel="nofollow">http://www.sterlingkeeper.com/product/vintage-mexican-silver-jade-bird-screw-back-earrings</a></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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