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Style no.:

G1500

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

9mm flat squares, about 4mm thick.

Colors/description:

Very dark red with a yellowish, mottled picasso coating.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

The beads have a variety of defects (mainly small pits, and possibly an occasional crack), but the defects are hard to see with the naked eye.  The beads have a complex, rustic look, so I feel that such small defects don't detract from their appear.  However, I did reduce the price slightly, from $4.50 to $4.30 per lot.  Regarding the cracks, if there are any, they will be on one side over the hole that runs through the bead, and they'll be obscured by the picasso coating.  None of the beads appear to have broken in half, so I don't consider them to be a problem.  I should say that the original full-size picture showed one bead with a crack, but I couldn't see any when I examined a strand with my eyes.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

In artificial light at night, the beads are even darker than the picture indicates.  The supplier's picture was too bright, and I might not have bought them if I had known they were so dark.