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NECKLACES Page 1 (You are on Page 1): Antique Austrian Crystal necklaces, iridescent glass, amethyst, vintage faceted black glass; Red bamboo coral necklaces; article on red bamboo coral; Sponge coral necklaces; Pink Peru opal necklaces Click To Go To: Page 2 Chinese cloisonné necklaces Page 3 Gemstone necklaces-faceted black onyx, rose quartz, amethyst, Gem Leaf necklaces, Green Jade, garnet, golden tigereye, red tigereye, carnelian, jasper, turquoise Page 4 Necklaces - agate, goldstone, blue goldstone, snowflake obsidian, mother of pearl, rose quartz, rhodochrosite, rhodonite, hematite, malachite, cinnabar, lapis lazuli Page 5 Liquid silver & gold necklaces, sterling collars, Italian sterling and stainless steel cable necklaces, Bali sterling beaded necklaces, half-necklaces with gemstones; necklace length chart Page 6 Simple Hematite necklaces, bracelets, anklets and rings; Hematite & glass necklaces designed by Glenn Page 7 LARGE Funky bead necklaces, Red Hat Society style |
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REDESIGNED VINTAGE or new NECKLACESHere are vintage or new (as marked) necklaces that Glenn has taken apart and re-designed. Gorgeous stuff! Where earrings are included, French wires are hypoallergenic. |
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#V-1 New faceted Austrian crystal beads 12 mm with black onyx faceted beads 8 mm, 21" long; silver rhodium safety hook clasp | $68 |
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#V-3. Faceted clear glass beads, this vintage necklace is 16" long, re-designed. | $65.00 |
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#V-4 Redesigned Vintage clear faceted Austrian crystal beads (4 to 14 mm) spaced with black round onyx beas 4 mm; 21" long, with silver rhodium safety hook clasp | $65 |
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#V-5. Faceted vintage black glass beads, hand-knotted between, original, original clasp, 16" long. | $69.00 |
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#V-7. 19" of awesome Aurora Borealis vintage Austrian Crystal beads, cone shaped and small rondells, with faceted black onyx beads. Dangle earrings included! Re-designed from the original by Glenn. | $59.00 |
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#V-8. Another! This is 21" of the same awesome Aurora Borealis vintage Austrian Crystal beads, cone shaped and small rondells, with faceted black onyx beads. Re-designed from the original by Glenn. | $69 |
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#V-9 New Amber faceted Austrian crystal beads (12 mm) spaced with 4 mm gold brass beads; 20" long; gold rhodium safety hook clasp | $54 |
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#V-10 New Amber faceted Austrian crystal beads (12 mm); 21" long, with gold rhodium safety hook clasp | $58 |
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#V-11 New Iridescent faceted Austrian crystal beads (8 mm) spaced with 2 mm gold brass beads, 19" long; gold rhodium safety hook clasp | $46 |
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#V-12 Vintage re-designed white faceted glass beads (8 mm) and black faceted flat rondell glass beads (12 mm); 18" long, with vintage pinch clasp | $68 |
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#V-13
HIGHLY UNUSUAL NECKLACE - Vintage redesigned 12 mm high relief floral
coral glass beads (awesome), alternating with sparkle green round glass
beads 12 mm with smaller beads near the clasp; 21" long; gold rhodium
safety hook clasp
#V-13-A Matching earrings |
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earrings $14 |
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#V-17. Faceted black glass round beads with tiny black glass beads interspaced, 24" long. Design by Glenn. | $75 |
RED Bamboo CORAL (also known as octocoral) NECKLACES |
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#V-19. Red coral and gold brass rice beads; 21" long | $36.00 |
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#V-21. Red coral 1/4 to 1/2" beads and gold brass rice beads, and 5 branches of natural red coral 1-1/8 to 1-3/4" long; necklace is 21" long | $46.00 |
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#V-23. Round rust red coral and irregular 1/2" bright red coral with gold brass rice and filigree beads; nice color combination to go with all reds; 22" long | $38.00 |
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#V-24. Round rust red coral beads and gold brass rice & round beads, with 7 red coral beads carved into shells, 1/2 to 5/8" across, fully 3D; 20" long | $42.00 |
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#V-24-1. Round rust red coral beads and round gold brass beads, with 15 red coral beads carved into shells, 5/8" across, fully 3D; 20" long | $68.00 |
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#V-25. Rust red coral beads and gold brass beads; 3 bright red natural branch coral 1-1/4 to 1-1/2" long; necklace is 22-1/2" long | $40.00 |
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#V-26. Rust red round beads and gold brass rice beads, 1 bright red natural branch coral 1-3/4" long; necklace is 20-1/2" long | $35.00 |
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#V-27. Rust red coral beads and round brass beads, 21" long | $32.00 |
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#V-28. Rust red coral round beads and gold brass rice beads; 21" long | $30.00 |
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#V-29. Shy but saucy too, this RED CORAL and MOTHER OF PEARL bead necklace combines the lovely sheen of the pearl with the red-hot firecracker red of the deep sea red coral. 24" long. | $39.00 |
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a look at these awesome CORAL FINGERS with .925 STERLING CAPS as PENDANTS:
Eleven types of unusual gemstone jewelry pendants
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TIBETAN CORAL? Not on your life! This new coral has hit the market, best known is the red color but also in orange and other colors. This "organic gemstone" is RED HOT on the fashion market and will become heirloom pieces for generations to those who purchase it, even more than turquoise. Some dealers tout it as "fossil coral from Tibet", a landlocked country. What's the scoop? This is modern octocoral (also known as bamboo coral), genus Isis (NOT fossil coral, by the way, as a brown substance found on it is natural gorgonin which can be burned, proving it to be modern) being legally harvested from the warm seas of the IndoPacific region. It is not an endangered coral. It grows up to 18" tall as a colony. This is a picture of this natural coral:
The country of Tibet enters the picture because you can find this coral readily available there for sale in many forms, as they love this organic commodity. They are also responsible for creating the red DYE used to enhance this lovely gem. Here are photos of a cross section of this coral once it's dyed, along with a photo of several pieces coated with polyurethane after dying:
Warning! Some unscrupulous dealers are selling dyed calcite marble as genuine red coral. There is no pattern visible in these marble beads. Below is a photo of a few of our genuine coral beads with a faint star pattern that proves it's real coral. Look for this if you're purchasing coral jewelry to determine its authenticity, along with the small black erosions and irregularities here and there you will find only on organic coral.
Part of the above information is acknowledged to be from the article "Landlocked Coral?" by John S. White (former curator-in-charge of Mineral Sciences at the Smithsonian and founder of the Mineralogical Record magazine) in the May 2004 issue of Lapidary Journal |
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SPONGE CORAL bead necklaces
(beautiful pattern) (Melithaea ochracea), this sponge coral is a gem coral - hard, lives underwater, naturally organically produces tree-like structures, usually found attached to sea floors. These underwater trees are the byproducts of small, cylindrical, tube-like colonizing sea creaturs called polyps. The holes in the sponge coral are the homes of these individual polyps. Unlike most other gem corals, the sponge coral polyp homes rarely grow shut, and these open vacant homes are what have given the sponge coral its name. Found mainly in the South China Sea, form Taiwan down to Indonesia, the sponge coral has a distinct fan-shaped appearance underwater. Many ornamental sponge corals have been used for decorative purposes in aquariums, being made into jewelry only in recent years. |
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#V-40 21" long of 12 x 15 mm natural sponge coral disks spaced with gold brass 4 mm beads | $60 |
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#V-41 21" long of 10 mm natural sponge coral disks spaced with 2 mm gold brass beads | $56 |
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#V-41-1 23" long of 16 mm natural sponge coral disks spaced with 6 mm round gold brass beads | $68 |
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#V-42-1 23" long of 18 mm natural sponge coral disks spaced with 6 mm round gold brass beads | $70 |
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#V-42-2 21" long of 18 mm natural sponge coral disks spaced with 8 mm round gold brass beads | $68 |
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#V-42-3 26" long of 28 mm natural sponge coral oblong beads spaced with 8 mm round gold brass beads | $76 |
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#V-50 21" necklace of 14 mm pink opal with spacers of India garnet beads | $68 |
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#V-51 20" of 8x10 mm pink opal with 6 mm carnelian beads, unusual and lovely! | $58 |
Necklace length chart - if you're not sure what length to get, analyze this picture to get an idea.
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