8mm Gray/Mauve Faceted Cathedral Beads [25]

Style:  F537
 
Beads per lot:  25

Cost per bead:  14 cents

Bead material:  Glass

Country of origin:  Czech Republic

Size/shape:  8mm (long) x 6mm (wide) "cathedral" beads.  They have a molded pattern around the holes and 5 or 6 vertical facets around the middle.

Colors/description:  Translucent light gray with a mauve/gold coating on the unfaceted molded areas near the holes.
 
Hole size:  1mm (estimated).

Defects:  An occasional bead may be malformed.  It isn't likely that you'll get such a bead, but if you do, please contact me.

How photographed:  At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:  These beads looked more interesting in the supplier's picture than they do in person.  The picture shows them to be a very light gray, but in low light they can look darker.  Being 8mm and slender, they are smaller than you might expect.  They were quite expensive, but I nonetheless lowered the price recently from $3.90 per lot to $3.50.
 
Date first posted:  March 28, 2011
 
Supplier:  C
 
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