6mm Opaque Blue/Taupe Faceted Round Beads [50]

Style:  F517
 
Beads per lot:  50

Cost per bead:  9 cents

Bead material:  Glass

Country of origin:  Czech Republic

Size/shape:  6mm round, faceted.

Colors/description:  A mixture of opaque sky blue and taupe (light brownish gray).  The blue may not quite be sky blue, but it is close.
 
Hole size:  1mm (estimated).

Defects:  I haven't noticed any significant defects.  However, fire-polished beads always have some imperfect facets.  Indeed, I noticed that at least one or two facets per bead are rough.

How photographed:  At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:  These beads are from one of my most expensive suppliers, and I paid double what I usually pay for such beads.  However, I thought my customers would like them, so I got them.  In order to make them more affordable, I gave them a lower-than-normal markup.
 
Date first posted:  January 1, 2011
 
Supplier:  C
 
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