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Item no.:

G1378

Bead material:

glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

10mm x 12mm deep flowers with 3 curvy petals; the hole runs through the center.

Colors/description:

Opaque dark red with a spotted gray-green picasso coating.

Defects:

I noticed one bead with a chip out of the rim, but only one bead.  I usually check expensive beads like this individually.  However, because of their unusual shape, I don't want to have to do that, so I reduced the price enough to allow for one defective bead per lot.  In addition to an occasional chip, there is some roughness in the center of the flower, but that is normal for these beads.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

To be honest, these very expensive beads are a bit of a disappointment.  The supplier's picture made them look more interesting than they are.  In particular, the picasso coating isn't as nice as I've seen on other beads.  There don't seem to be as many picasso spots as the supplier's picture shows, and they don't add that much to the appearance of the beads.  The picasso spots aren't distributed very evenly on the beads.  Here is the supplier's picture for comparison: