Good suggestions :) Thankyou
Thankyou all. @Lucille.b yes, swirls in the glass and lovely enough that someone quite skilled created them. Now you have said Italian, I think...
Unfortunately there are no markings:(
Sadly not.
Calling @kyratango :singing:
Ah, I see! is it still used? Not helpful it’s used by other countries!
I thought these were a little unusual. Are they likely Czech glass or from/assembled in a different country do you think? Thoughts on date too...
Any ideas as to what this is for please? Initially I thought pepper but those holes are so tiny I don’t think it would come out, you wouldn’t...
There is a bead collectors group on Facebook. They seem to be very enthusiastic about the old Venetian beads and old trade beads. I love beads but...
I think you could be right, Wikipedia is actually very interesting about the history of the symbol. The first one of the three shows looks quite...
That is so cool!
Thankyou @crazycatlady This is really helpful as googling gave me some explanations as to the confusion....
I’ll go and look at that too! Thankyou :-)
Found a few examples listed as onyx. Thankyou :-)
Yes, could be! I’ll have a look.
I’d love some help to ID these beads please. Mary Contrary gem tester tells me they are glass. I don’t believe her! They look like the colour of...
Have you tried polishing it? I know it’s not a sure test but if it shines up nicely and easily it’s a good start!
It is so intricate, it’s got to be good quality but I don’t know enough to help more i’m afraid.
Cool dragon!. Presumably no marks? Is the brown on the reverse reflection or plate loss? Magnetic? So many questions, sorry!
Aargh, another video I can’t watch, it’s just blank :-(
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