7x8mm Amethyst/Fuchsia/Gold Faceted Rosebud Beads [25]

Style no.:

F342

Beads per lot:

25

Cost per bead:

16 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

7mm x 8mm rosebud-shaped beads with facets around the middles of the beads.

Colors/description:

Clear glass with what appears to be a little amethyst purple in the glass.  Each bead then has a coating of fuchsia and gold on part of each bead (the gold coating is not real gold, of course).

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 beads have an extremely complex appearance, so much so that I can't really tell what's in them even after looking at them for quite a while.  These beads look best in bright light.  In low light they retain their sparkle, but the colors look a little muddy.