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BEADS AND DOMED DRYHEAD SPECIMEN
of Paragon agate, cut in Idar-Oberstein; largest bead is 1.6 cm diameter.
In the middle 1980s, the firm selling these beads used Hong Kong and German
beadmakers, reserving the best material for cutting in Germany. Now, most
semi-precious stone beads are cut in Hong Kong, Taiwan, the People’s
Republic of China, and India. Courtesy of Jan Daggett. |
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CONTEMPORARY
VENETIAN LAMPWORK BEAD (below) with fine trail decorating,
both raised and flush. Raised decorations are usually abraded in Venetian
beads from Africa. The bead is matte finished by acid etching; the Czechs
achieve the same effect through tumbling. Courtesy of Picard African
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 CZECH MOLDED GLASS PENDANTS with Egyptian themes, from the late 1920s and 1930s; enamel or paint accentuates the molded details, 4.7 to 5.2 cm long. Courtesy of Ornamental Resources. |
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