This is my first post, and I hope it's OK that i'm jumping right in. I'm a jewelry collector and designer who has long been in awe of the knowledge of this community. (Beadiste, I love your blog!)

I have a necklace made out of the base components of your spheres! I guess this is the form they took before being tapped into half-circles? It's verrry tarnished, and I don't have any provenance for it myself, but wanted to share the pic.

Looking forward to see if more of the mystery is revealed over time!

Antoinette