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Posted by: sammitenn

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06/03/2018, 23:56:19

Hi all, me again,

I have need of some detective work on this beautiful necklace, somethings just seem a little odd.

I was sold it as art deco, to me the beads look right but the stringing and clasp have me a little foxed. I think perhaps it has been re threaded, the clasp has the same glass stones but is a bright silver metal while the chain the beads are on looks to be brass and quite crudely attached to the clasp. There are three threads which then split into 5.

I would really love to know a bit more about this, I can take more photos later if required. Czech? Venetian? Age?

As always any info is very warmly received. Would this be one for Piccard?

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Posted by: stefany

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06/04/2018, 00:47:55

(in my opinion) they are Japanese perhaps 1950s. i have a number of very similar foil beads in more than one size which i love -only mine are a turquoisey sky blue. There's an image in my recent book on page 73- they are in the top row.

found the image-
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Posted by: stefany

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06/04/2018, 02:40:27

i hope the image is big enough...

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Posted by: sammitenn

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06/04/2018, 03:23:46

When I saw it my first impression was 1950’s, the clasp and multistringing was very en coughed then.

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Posted by: Luann Udell

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06/05/2018, 22:21:18

It looks like it was restrung because some beads were missing. Hence, the difference in how the strands were attached and why not all of the 5-strand loops on the clasp were used. And the difference in the chain.

Luann Udell artist & writer Ancient stories retold in modern artifacts LuannUdell.com

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Posted by: sammitenn

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06/06/2018, 09:54:01

I wonder if it would originally have been threaded on a silver coloured chain? I also find it quite curious that the larger more impressive beads have been hidden away at the back of the piece.

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