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Re: Late 19th-Early 20th Century Swirled Chinese and Mottled Beads w/ Murrine? -- JRJ Post Reply Edit Forum Where am I?
Posted by: beadiste Mail author
03/17/2015, 08:15:56

The mottled green glass beads were also made by Europeans. But is the cabochon clasp on this piece carved (Chinese) or molded (European)?

In blog post from 2013 I described two sets of old cloisonne beads that are clearly mated in necklaces with Chinese glass - one featuring Boshan-style "starburst" beads, the other that mottled green "Peking" glass made to resemble jade.

http://www.beadiste.com/2013/10/puzzling-evidence-twisted-wire.html

Interestingly, the Germans and Japanese both expropriated Shandong province and attempted to set up industries there, so there could be two non-Chinese design sources for these glass Deco-era glass beads.

PekingGlassGreen.JPG (63.3 KB)  

Related link: http://www.beadiste.com/2013/10/puzzling-evidence-twisted-wire.html

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