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15mm Light Amethyst AB Cut-Crystal Teardrop Beads [5] (see Comments)

15mm Light Amethyst AB Cut-Crystal Teardrop Beads [5] (see Comments)
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Price Per Lot: $5.50
Lots Available: 26
Style No. (bin): C032 (eia~)

Style: C032
Beads per lot: 5
Cost per bead: $1.10
Bead material: Glass
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Size/shape: 15mm (from tip to tip) x 9mm (wide) crystal teardrops with the hole running sideways through the narrow end.  These are Preciosa-brand cut-crystal beads, not fire-polished beads.
Colors/description: Translucent light amethyst purple with a silvery AB coating on part of each bead.  AB coatings are not heat-sealed to the beads, and so they are not very durable (but this is also true of the AB coating on Swarovski beads).
Hole size: 1mm (estimated).
Defects: These are high-quality cut-crystal beads.  Despite that, probaby every bead has a few small nicks at the edges of some facets.  On the beads that have an AB coating sprayed on them (like these), the nicks are all the more visible.  I am inspecting the beads individually, and I am eliminating beads that have larger nicks, but I am not eliminating beads that have very small nicks.  If you are dissatisfied with the beads, please contact me.
How photographed: At the window in natural daylight.
Comments: These are leaded-glass beads, but they pose no hazard to anyone.  The Czech version of amethyst purple is more plum-colored than real amethyst gems are.
Date first posted: October 19, 2012
Supplier: C
Caleb's notes:  
15mm Light Amethyst AB Cut-Crystal Teardrop Beads [5] (see Comments)
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