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Style no.:

G1644

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

7mm (from hole to hole) x 8mm (wide) snail-shaped beads.

Colors/description:

Glass beads (probably white) with a lustrous burgundy red synthetic coating.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

The coating on Czech pearls is fairly thin, and I don't know how durable it will be.  Also, inevitably a few pearls will be missing some coating around one of the holes (a common defect with Czech coated beads).  A few pearls may also have some anomalies in the coating, such as bumps, indentations or a bit of dirt.  I have written a special page about glass pearls and other coated beads; please click here to read it.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

The actual beads may be a tad darker than they appear in the picture, depending on the light source.