Also, the squiggles on the older beads form a much more controlled frame for the eye.
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An observation on contemporary "Boshan" style millefiori beads
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The thing is, the old murrine seem to have been used for the beads made in the 1980s
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beadiste
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2018-02-06 18:18
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I suspect the random starbursts and wild distribution of squiggles may be late 20th century.
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Frederick II
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2018-02-06 19:36
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Yes. But the even newer ones made last week have a different style of murrine.
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beadiste
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2018-02-06 20:47
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Hands of the Hills thought mid-20th century.
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beadiste
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2018-02-12 11:15
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Steve Dunning reports he purchased the newer beads directly from the Boshan factory
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