Featured Today’s finds :-)

Anyone would think I have a thing for glass beads
Today’s finds and some other bits.
Any information welcome as always please. Thankyou for looking


1)Pretty glass beads


2)Love this pendant although scantily clad!.


3)Gorgeous deep red glass

4)More glass beads!

5)Beautiful Amethyst beads on hideous stretch bracelet


6)Odd wrapped beads . Will take apart to use the beads if no one objects

7)Thought these beads were fab- not the bronze ones but the glass pastel ones.


8)Brooch for enamel repair and cute compass that may be silver- quite old?

 

Old Czech glass beads from the look of them. Maybe some Japanese. 7 is fiber optic I think.... I love the little compass pendant. The glass opal one is definitely old.

 

I'm going to see what I can do in the way of enamel paint to restore this one once I've got OH to solder new pin on.

 

I think the light green ones may be lamp wound glass beads.

 

Number 4 with the swirls?
I've got a few sets like that so it's useful to have a name for them. Thankyou.

 

Any idea how old?

 

Yup, #4 with the swirls, which are caused by the glass being wound around a mandrel. This page has an explanation...

https://www.globalbeads.com/education/how-beads-are-made/

 

Great link. Thankyou

 

I'd like to see these liberated from those ill-fitting bead caps:

 

Absolutely love the woman on the pendant. Beautiful color.

 

Anything on the back of said woman? Or can I see the back please? Nice bit of tin glaze.

Soak those wire wrapped ones in cheap vinegar. They will come up really well.

 

Yes! I wanted too but thought it may be a no no. Can I lose the bronze ones too?

 

I will post a photo of the back of the partly dressed lady when I get home.
I’ll give the beads a go with vinegar but I may have other plans for them

 

She’s a bit of a stunner isn’t she.

 

I like the bead caps -- they help date the necklace, which is quite old (maybe 20s-30s Flapper/Art Deco). Some appear to be better fitted than others to the camphor glass beads. If they were mine, I'd try to push the tips in with jewelry pliers. There's a very similar necklace listed on Etsy for $74.03. https://www.etsy.com/listing/698500204/gold-necklace-vintage-camphor-glass-bead

 

Great search skills Joan!. That's identical. I usually go by eBay sold prices as an estimate but on these beads they are all over the place from a few pounds up to £60-£80!.

 

20s/30s someplace, I think. The dark green beads could easily be pre-WWII Czech.

 

Very nice, K.

Never mind, just wrap her up during winter and she'll be fine.
I like her too, is she porcelain?

#4 green swirl beads are very much like Czech glass pendants I was looking at for earrings the other day. Those pendants were 1920s.
My earrings are older, but I found the right pendants (stunning!) at the same Czech shop. Eagerly awaiting their arrival.

Definitely a nono, please leave it as is. It is designed that way, and collectible.