Antique Chinese wound glass bead in a rare opaque mauve. 11mm. Pkg. 2. b11-pp-1254

Antique Chinese wound glass bead in an opaque mauve.  11mm. 1 -2mm holes.  A gorgeous rare color.  c. 1920s or earlier.  These hand made beads are particularly well made.  Package of  2

These beads are popularly called Peking glass but are not true Peking glass. These have the distinctive soft gemstone colors and bubbles of old Chinese glass made in Boshan, Shandong province in China.