6mm Fuchsia/White Faceted Round Beads [50]

Style:  F518
 
Beads per lot:  50

Cost per bead:  9 cents

Bead material:  Glass

Country of origin:  Czech Republic

Size/shape:  6mm round, faceted.

Colors/description:  Translucent fuchsia glass with white glass on portions of the outside of each bead.  The appearance is hard to describe; look at the larger of the two images to see what they look like.
 
Hole size:  1mm (estimated).

Defects:  I haven't noticed any significant defects.  However, fire-polished beads always have some imperfect facets.

How photographed:  At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:  These are highly unusual beads, but very interesting in my opinion.  The additional image will give you a better idea of what they look like than the smaller image.  I got these beads from one of my most expensive suppliers; they cost twice what I usually pay for similar beads.  However, I got them anyway because they are so interesting.  (That particular supplier used to have good prices, but they have doubled many of their prices since the dollar got weak.  Fortunately, my main supplier has held the line on prices much better -- but then, my main supplier doesn't carry these beads.)
 
Date first posted:  January 1, 2011
 
Supplier:  C
 
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