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It's not a dumb question.
At best, the beads being shown are probably champlevé.
Meaning, the "coins" are stamped and enameled, and fused-together to make spherical beads.
Champlevé is routinely misidentified as "cloisonné" by many many people. Over the previous year I have written to uncounted numbers of sellers at eBay and Etsy to explain this issue, with their merchandise.
J.
P.S.—It's a very nice piece. I'd like to believe it's authentic, and not a clever put-together object. But I'm not convinced it is.
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Original Message: Answer
It's not a dumb question. At best, the beads being shown are probably champlevé. Meaning, the "coins" are stamped and enameled, and fused-together to make spherical beads. Champlevé is routinely misidentified as "cloisonné" by many many people. Over the previous year I have written to uncounted numbers of sellers at eBay and Etsy to explain this issue, with their merchandise. J. P.S.—It's a very nice piece. I'd like to believe it's authentic, and not a clever put-together object. But I'm not convinced it is. Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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