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Item no.:

G998

Bead material:

glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

4mm round (spherical)

Colors/description:

glass beads (probably white) with dark blue, dark green, dark purple and (I think) dark gray pearl coatings

Defects:

The beads appear to be in good shape.  However, Czech glass pearls have a thin nacre (pearl coating), and I don't know how durable it will be.  I have written a special page about glass pearls; please click here to read it.

Comments:

The supplier's picture (below) shows the colors a little better.

These beads are strung differently from other glass pearls I have bought.  Other glass pearls came strung on the same strands they were on when the coating was applied.  These beads, however, were restrung after they were coated.  If this means that the Czech manufacturers have a new coating method, that may be a good thing since the old method resulted in certain defects.

Supplier's picture: