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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 2123951, member: 2844&quot;]It is a Bohemian/Czech imitation of the famous Chinese Peking jade glass that had been made in the Imperial Glassworks in Beijing/Peking for centuries.</p><p>Europe became interested in Peking glass in the late 19th century along with the interest in all things Oriental. So in the 1890s the Bohemians started to imitate it.</p><p>The term is generally used for mottled jade glass beads, but can also be used for the later Neiger style cabochons.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a thread which has good photos of antique Bohemian &#039;Peking&#039; jade glass beads:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/questions-on-peking-glass-beads-and-14kg-clasp.41795/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/questions-on-peking-glass-beads-and-14kg-clasp.41795/">https://www.antiquers.com/threads/questions-on-peking-glass-beads-and-14kg-clasp.41795/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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