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Item no.:

G1109

Bead material:

glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

10mm teardrops (10mm from tip to tip)

Colors/description:

clear glass with a spray of pomegranate pink (fuchsia) on part of each bead, and then a spray of gold luster on part of each bead

Defects:

I haven't noticed any defects.  I don't know how durable the sprayed-on coatings are (see below); however, I think there is a good chance that the coatings are heat-sealed to the beads, but I'm not sure.  I haven't seen any evidence of the coating coming off – no flakes in the bag or anything like that.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

(1) The fuchsia color shown in the picture may be a little more intense than the color of the actual beads.  (2) These are really gorgeous beads.  Although the pink coating is somewhat speckled, to the naked eye it looks smooth.  In fact, to the eyes the beads appear to be made of pink glass.  More and more Czech beads are being made with sprayed-on coatings, partly (I think) because it is cheaper than putting the color in the glass, but also because it results in beautiful beads.  (3) Despite the fact that the manufacturing process for these beads was probably inexpensive, the supplier charged a moderately high price for them, probably because they are so pretty.