Sorry my mac doesn't support i photo anymore and I am struggling to figure out how to shrink the images
the first image of the oval blue-green beads with dots filled with gold paint -these are moulded Czech, mid -20th C. made for strands of islamic prayer beads. they imitate the patterns on more valuable prayer strands of ivory or black coral, etc. where the patterns are of hammered inlaid silver wire "pinheads"- a technique sometimes called "pique". -(with an acute accent on the e)
the juicy yellows resemble beads that may be from China, Japan or Indonesia?
Thankyou Stefany for the information, especially on the blue beads this is very interesting I know have a jumping off point for further research.
Unless the yellow beads happen to be less than twenty (20) years old, I doubt that China is a candidate for having made such trail-decorated glass beads. Stef—can you cite an instance of similar products?
My first thought was that these are Venetian beads. However, looking closely, what they appear to be (to my eyes) are beads that imitate Venetian beads. They have some congruency to Japanese beads (probably post-WWII). And, of course, we know that some Venetian beads have been copied (sometimes impressively-so) in Java. Also mostly over the previous twenty (20) years.
I certainly agree with your sccessment of the molded Czech beads.
Jamey
hi , the two brown -caramel beads make me think of what I found in France , coming from Ghana and made with recycled glass of bottles ( of beer ) . I have some , but with another shape
