| Original Message: Re: Old Coral with Decorative Banding |
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Each one of the beads on the necklace is a unique treasure. The coral is a dead ringer for the antique 'mosaic coral' trade beads I purchased from a large collection of loose beads many years ago. My beads were heaped into baskets and sold individually by weight, very expensive.. so I use them in jewelry making one by one, showcasing one or two beads on a piece. Although my beads are large they are delicate from use, and each one has an individual story of it's own regarding the test of time. Because this necklace was pieced together by a modern day artisan, it gives you the opportunity to restore and restring in your own way, and offers a forewarning of the damage the beads have sustained and will sustain if you're not careful. My opinion is that a bit of (some kind of organic) padding and epoxy would work to hold the silver 'sleeves' in place. But perhaps epoxy is not in keeping with the ancient, natural, methods of repair used to this point, I don't know. It's all about what feels right and what works best. What a brilliant find!
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