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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Joan, post: 10098765, member: 5398&quot;]Several years ago I removed two beaded shoulder embellishments from this antique dress bodice thinking I would sell them separately some day. Each piece includes two saphiret glass stones, and various glass beads. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]506847[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]506853[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]506849[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m familiar with early saphiret glass, but I&#039;m puzzled about the iridescent black beads. I&#039;ve never seen anything like them. I&#039;m wondering if they&#039;re mouth blown since they&#039;re different sizes. They remind me of Tiffany favrile glass or Loetz glass, but I can&#039;t find any similar beads online. </p><p><br /></p><p>I looked through my Jargstorf book on Bohemian glass baubles and beads, but the only example I found of iridescent beads were from the 1960s.&nbsp; Based on the style of dress, would it be accurate to call the beads Bohemian mouth-blown art glass beads?&nbsp; Art Nouveau era?&nbsp; Rare?&nbsp; Any help is appreciated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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