Beads with Dragged Trail Designs - Venetian vs. Repros | |||||
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Anyway, in each of the pictures, the antique Venetian bead is on the right. WHen seen together, the differences in the beads are quite distinctive. But, I've seen some of the repros mixed in with old beads on the same strand and then it's more difficult to spot them. I'd say that the main feature to look for in repros is that the surface tends to be very uniformly etched, and the texture is unlike either old beads with light gloss or old beads with a matte finish. And you can see from the pictures that the old beads have a lot more irregularity and surface defects.
The first group shows three repros along side a Venetian bead. Diameter about 11-12 mm.
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