VINTAGE GERMAN GLASS FLOWER BEADS Striped 10 x 4mm pkg4 GL420

Description

Vintage German pressed glass flower beads that are extraordinary with amazing detail on each bead! I've never seen beads like these since finding them!

***If you love these beads, please check out my item GL-317 which is a somewhat similar bead but in a bright orange with pink and slightly smaller!***

These are unique beads in the shape of flowers and with a lot of high relief in the pressed glass work as you can see in the photographs.
The way that this type of bead was made ( pressed glass ) is fascinating! The glass that was going to be used was first heated on a mandrel (rod) in much the same way that lamp work beads are made today.
A 'press' which almost resembled tongs used to cook with, was then wrapped around the molten glass to form the desired shape. Many times, VERY detailed impressions were on the ends of these tongs that were used in these vintage West German ' pressed' glass beads so that the final bead looked almost as if it were 'etched' or 'carved'.

This unique vintage West German pressed glass bead is a combination of blue ,green a purple/pink and clear glass as well - very delicate looking and lovely in earrings! No two beads are alike but I will do my best to match the 4 that you purchase.

Each bead measures approximately 10mm x4mm.

Price is for 4 beads and we 100% guarantee them to be vintage West German pressed glass from the 1950's

I sold many of these vintage West German pressed glass beads through the Smithsonian Institution's museum shop and mail order catalog during the 1980's and they were also featured in trunk shows at Bloomingdales and Saks Fifth Avenue during this same time period.

You'll never see beads like this nowadays at your neighborhood "gem show"!

Added on Nov 03, 2009

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