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What are these glass beads called please?

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by crazycatlady, Apr 30, 2023.

  1. crazycatlady

    crazycatlady Well-Known Member

    I have seen them described as Lapis glass, Peking glass, speckled/freckled glass.

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  2. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    Are you sure they're glass? They look ceramic to me.
     
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  3. crazycatlady

    crazycatlady Well-Known Member

    I did wonder about ceramic but they're quite cold, heavy and make a 'cheers' sound when tapped on a glass so I assumed glass. Is there anything else I can try to make sure of what they are?
     
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  4. JewelryPicker

    JewelryPicker Well-Known Member

    Break one open? :happy:
     
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  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Have you tested it for silver? It looks like Peruzzi style.:woot::woot:
    Peruzzi used sodalite beads, which these are not, but it could be an imitation Peruzzi necklace.
    Can you peep under a beadcap and see if the beadhole is whitish?
    Looks like you could with the central bead.
     
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  6. crazycatlady

    crazycatlady Well-Known Member

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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    They look like the second listing, don't they.
    The 'lapis peking glass' ones have metallic inclusions like pyrite inclusions in lapis lazuli. The term 'lapis peking glass' is a fantasy term imo.
     
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  8. crazycatlady

    crazycatlady Well-Known Member

    Ha I did wonder, which is why I asked here
     
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  9. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    Bravo! Very nicely dome close-ups...thanks!
     
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  10. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Dragon's egg glass was the name I learned, another name for Peking Glass that of course never saw China unless someone went to China and took it with them.
     
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  11. Dessert58

    Dessert58 Well-Known Member

    F6B0DC84-4908-43C3-9CED-C97D57BD222C.jpeg I already thought these beads look familiar.
    I have these matching ornate two-half domed earclips (omg what a description!):rolleyes:
     
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  12. crazycatlady

    crazycatlady Well-Known Member

    Thank you, I searched and found some listings with that name.
     
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