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<p>[QUOTE="RachelW, post: 9616875, member: 15376"]<p style="text-align: center">Today was made better by a little trip to the thrift, picked up a Franciel and a Liz Claibourne handbag for under 10e for the pair.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">But the antique find of the day was this necklace. I almost put it back because I was thinking it was a crazy MC millefiori necklace that was fun but unneccessary. Glad I did a quick lens search first! I found identical beads that were described/listed as late 19th trade beads. I know nothing about this kind of thing, so is this correct? Theres a chip or two on a couple, but in general good condition. Its an older barrel clasp that might have been restrung onto a fishwire plastic string.</p> <p style="text-align: center">I paid 2e, so its not a huge investment either way!</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]469248[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]469250[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]469251[/ATTACH] </p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RachelW, post: 9616875, member: 15376"][CENTER]Today was made better by a little trip to the thrift, picked up a Franciel and a Liz Claibourne handbag for under 10e for the pair. But the antique find of the day was this necklace. I almost put it back because I was thinking it was a crazy MC millefiori necklace that was fun but unneccessary. Glad I did a quick lens search first! I found identical beads that were described/listed as late 19th trade beads. I know nothing about this kind of thing, so is this correct? Theres a chip or two on a couple, but in general good condition. Its an older barrel clasp that might have been restrung onto a fishwire plastic string. I paid 2e, so its not a huge investment either way! [ATTACH=full]469248[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]469250[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]469251[/ATTACH] [/CENTER][/QUOTE]
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