Post: Post Reply: AMBER ALERT! by Nura Cadd

Original Message: AMBER ALERT!

Carlito, ola! You´re right, there wasn´t too much to say or comment from your end, unless, maybe, where the strand was bought, when and from whom. Since you did not object, let me have some words on prices. Maybe that helps in some way. Though I can only speculate about sizes of individual beads on your strand, I have a good idea of single bead sizes anyway, here. If it were Moroccan amber, bought recently in USA, the gramm-price should lay somewhere between 3 and 4 Dollars, not higher than 5 for this rather "big size" and "not-bad" quality for the majority of your beads. Take off 35-40% for all non-golden colors. A price of 1000-2000 Dollar, though this is a wide range, seems to be realistic, if it were a Moroccan strand. Yes, a price closer to 1000 (always assuming +/- 300 gr. as total weight of the necklace), maybe 1500$ seems to be realistic.
Summary: this strand, especially if worn by a tall and beautiul lady -maybe on a black pullover and with 2-3 bigger old coral beads inbetween the amber (but not much of other jewelry on her) - would look surely GREAT, for more than one reason. The same strand in a museum, described as Fulani-amber, would possibly raise some questions, also because the understanding of Fulani-amber is somewhat different. Bigger pieces, rounder shape and the very typical golden color. And SINGLE pieces, not as necklace, since FULANI-amber is mostly know as hair-ornament!
Hope that explains some!
Audience, be kind and give me what is mine, BOND always deserves applause, no matter if saving the world, or talking "Fulanamber"
sorry, but I must take care of that tall lady, with the gorgeous necklaces, "do-not-disturb" reads the "mega-tag" on my door now, it´s a man´s world - isn´t it, Carlito? BOND. JAMES BOND!
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All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

Original Message: AMBER ALERT!
Carlito, ola! You´re right, there wasn´t too much to say or comment from your end, unless, maybe, where the strand was bought, when and from whom. Since you did not object, let me have some words on prices. Maybe that helps in some way. Though I can only speculate about sizes of individual beads on your strand, I have a good idea of single bead sizes anyway, here. If it were Moroccan amber, bought recently in USA, the gramm-price should lay somewhere between 3 and 4 Dollars, not higher than 5 for this rather "big size" and "not-bad" quality for the majority of your beads. Take off 35-40% for all non-golden colors. A price of 1000-2000 Dollar, though this is a wide range, seems to be realistic, if it were a Moroccan strand. Yes, a price closer to 1000 (always assuming +/- 300 gr. as total weight of the necklace), maybe 1500$ seems to be realistic. Summary: this strand, especially if worn by a tall and beautiul lady -maybe on a black pullover and with 2-3 bigger old coral beads inbetween the amber (but not much of other jewelry on her) - would look surely GREAT, for more than one reason. The same strand in a museum, described as Fulani-amber, would possibly raise some questions, also because the understanding of Fulani-amber is somewhat different. Bigger pieces, rounder shape and the very typical golden color. And SINGLE pieces, not as necklace, since FULANI-amber is mostly know as hair-ornament! Hope that explains some! Audience, be kind and give me what is mine, BOND always deserves applause, no matter if saving the world, or talking "Fulanamber" sorry, but I must take care of that tall lady, with the gorgeous necklaces, "do-not-disturb" reads the "mega-tag" on my door now, it´s a man´s world - isn´t it, Carlito? BOND. JAMES BOND! Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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