Black Facet Glass Beads Necklace

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  1. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    B5A651D0-EB4C-430D-B37E-7490B62C0891.jpeg 49F98051-2468-454E-956C-4109D258A432.jpeg 4FF1ADAB-B7F5-48C6-B05F-06A1884FDA5C.jpeg 0173B558-639B-4665-A695-9510F8649096.jpeg C277F770-4409-47E0-994D-FDC9EF57D69E.jpeg I guess European? 30-40’s?
     
    kardinalisimo, Mar 11, 2020
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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It looks older to me, possibly 1890-1900. Can we see the clasp open?
    It is so-called French jet, which was generally not French and never jet but black glass. Many were made in Bohemia.
     
    Any Jewelry, Mar 11, 2020
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  3. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    3B0313F3-952C-4104-B9E4-1E136943E3F4.jpeg More like a hook.
     
    kardinalisimo, Mar 12, 2020
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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Yes, I thought so. I'm still on 1890-1900 for the period.
     
    Any Jewelry, Mar 12, 2020
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  5. Cherryhill

    Cherryhill Well-Known Member

    Jet!
     
    Cherryhill, Mar 12, 2020
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  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It doesn't chip like jet, and if it is cold to the touch, like glass, it isn't jet.
    You can also test it by rubbing a bead on an unglazed tile (back). If it leaves a brown streak it is jet.
    Ebonite and vulcanite also leave a brown streak, but those materials are not this glossy.
     
    Any Jewelry, Mar 13, 2020
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