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These are dark amethyst glass. They need a cleaning..knotted between the beads, a modern? clasp. Any idea as to country of origin, time period, etc.? Thanks.

 

acorns?

 

Hmmm....now that you mention it....I did Google lens them, nada.

 

I was going to say acorns too.

 

me too , but,,,,,
next to acorn beads..... they start to look less acorn-ish

 

Of all the things you didnt know you wanted these popped up ! I just love that little collection !

 

Those acorn beads are tre' ginchy !

 

I've no idea whodunnit or when either, but the beads want to be Venetian and were probably strung in the USA. I don't know anywhere else that uses watch chain clasps that way. The cording looks synthetic, so post-WWII, but the beads could be 20 years old or 100.

 

Length? Looks more like a sweater guard or something that had to attach to something else at either end. Can't imagine any commercial company nor any home crafter, really, using 2 of those clips to make up for a more ordinary clasp on a necklace.

 

A watch chain, maybe? Great beads and if it weren't for those shown by @komokwa I'd have said acorns, too!

 

The weird thing is, the clasps are soldered shut, don't open.

 

That's just plain weird. Why use a clasp and then solder it closed?