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<p>[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 177724, member: 36"]How long is the necklace? If it's meant to sit around the neck and it's really old it'll be 16 inches or shorter. Longer means newer. There were pretty French pieces made back in the 20s that are only 13 inches long, and they were made for adults. </p><p><br /></p><p>It looks like frosted glass rather than stone from here, at least the smaller beads are. If they're quartz you could have a serious prize on your hands. The clasp doesn't necessarily mean much; clasps get reused and this design could be 70s as easily as 20s. That foldover safety could be even newer, come to think. It's definitely been restrung at least once if it's old; the cordage looks more 80s than 20s. The frosted glass donut shaped beads, toroid to be technical, could be any old age; you can still get similar ones.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 177724, member: 36"]How long is the necklace? If it's meant to sit around the neck and it's really old it'll be 16 inches or shorter. Longer means newer. There were pretty French pieces made back in the 20s that are only 13 inches long, and they were made for adults. It looks like frosted glass rather than stone from here, at least the smaller beads are. If they're quartz you could have a serious prize on your hands. The clasp doesn't necessarily mean much; clasps get reused and this design could be 70s as easily as 20s. That foldover safety could be even newer, come to think. It's definitely been restrung at least once if it's old; the cordage looks more 80s than 20s. The frosted glass donut shaped beads, toroid to be technical, could be any old age; you can still get similar ones.[/QUOTE]
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