Featured Been in my boxes I haven't seen for years...found a glass necklace

Friends,these potentially amber beads,they seem to have a coating of a shellac type material....would that be likely do you think?

 

Could you take photos, Bou?

 

They could be plastic,as ever I am clueless..they are very lightweight
This is one of the strands...they are dry in appearance and have a coating which is flaking off

 

The second strand x
Ths one has a coating too

 

They both look like pressed amber to me. The first one is very dry, that is why it looks like a coating. You can rub some olive oil on the beads, and they will look beautiful again.
The flaking could be chipping, from the beads being knocked together. Keep them in a soft textile bag or wrap them in a soft cloth.

 

I've seen butterscotch go like that. It's basically dried out on the surface. It would need a repolish or some of @kyratango 's insect wax on it.

 

That is FABULOUS AJ!!! Goodness,that has pleased me...thank you so much xxx

 

Oh I am VERY happy,what sharp eyes you both have :O as well!!

 

They're worth about eight times their weight in gold. I sold a VERY tatty string for a friend a few years back, who though it junk. Seven hundred quid.

 

I actually do think it's a coating,at least on the smaller but longer one...I can pull it off ( I HAVEN'T ) but I do think it has shellac on it xx
ADDING...now I'm not so sure

 

:O :O :O :O

 

Art Deco Baltic amber beads are often matte, not shiny. They preferred them that way. The amber will love oil though.

Wow!

 

I will give them the care they deserve my AJ...thank you so much xxxx

 

Don't laugh, but you can also use your hair oil to bring things back. Rubbing beads on unwashed locks!

 

I am ALL about the free stuff. Excellent advice,thank you xx

 

That is a recommendation worthy of kyratango.

 

Hey, my ma used to wear her real pearls whilst vacuuming. Under her shirt, next to the skin, brought them up a treat!

 

Some thin oil first! On small items, dare I say... I rub the piece on my face T zone

 

Hahaha!!! I just saw your oily hair comment AFTER posting my greasy skin one!

 

Just said I rub dried coral or what else need a little oiling on my T zone!
Ownedbybear has same kind of macgiveresque thinking