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Posted by: deebeads Post Reply
08/10/2014, 10:45:59

I am a newbie on this bead forum, and I would like to ask for an ID
on some beads. Please be gentle in terms of telling me if these
beads were not represented to me correctly. OK, here goes! The
seller said these beads were approximately 40 years old, and that
they likely came from Germany. I took them to a bead show in Memphis,
and was told that they were from the 1970's, and were African trade.

What do you experts think?
Where do you think they came from?
What are they called?
How much is a reasonable amount to pay for them?

Thanks in advance

Dee Beads

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India
Re: Bead ID for Newbie -- deebeads Post Reply Edit Forum Where am I?
Posted by: Joyce Post Reply
08/10/2014, 11:08:53

They appear to be furnace-wound glass beads from India, likely 70s onwards...some are "crumb decorated", some are decorated with drawn murrine cane pieces. Those pieces appear to be done in India too.
I don't know the going price for these, sorry.



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India indeed
Re: Bead ID for Newbie -- deebeads Post Reply Edit Forum Where am I?
Posted by: floorkasp Post Reply
08/10/2014, 11:16:09

Agree with Joyce that they are made in India.
They can be from the 1970's, but the exact same beads are still made today. Sorry to say they are not very valuable. When I bought them from India a few years ago, I bought them by the pound.



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Maybe a dollar or two per bead - depends on how much you want them
Re: Bead ID for Newbie -- deebeads Post Reply Edit Forum Where am I?
Posted by: Rosanna Post Reply
08/10/2014, 20:40:19

Here's one way to look at it - if you want a bead for a design idea you have, or maybe you just think the bead is really cool, and you are not sure what it is, or how much it's "worth", then if it's a modest purchase (say $20 or less) just go for it. It is annoying to find out later that your $20 bead can be bought elsewhere for 50 cents, but then, you have received $19.50 worth of education along with the bead. So the next time, you will know more and do better. That's how all of us have arrived where we are today in the bead collecting world.

I myself just decided to buy some beads I was not familiar with and ended up overpaying by a factor of two. It was a good lesson though!

Credit for this idea is due to "Just Fred" who has been an invaluable source of bead info and advice for the last 5 years.



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