antique necklace

[connieloucollects]

what type of stone? how old?  thanks in advance

[connieloucollects]

antique necklace large beads have seam, but appear polished.  doesn't feel like plastic.  you can see lines and not bubbles, but sort of like bubbles. thanks in advance,

[femmefan1946]

Not a very sharp photo, but it sounds like glass (bubbles) imitating coral.

The string seems to be some sort of "silk" cord. Is there some wear apparent?

Is there a clasp? Picture that too.

Asian  and asian-style jewelry has been fashionable off and on for over 150 years (Madame Butterfly, The Mikado) and imitations made both in the East and the West.

There is a Jewelry Board on dotCOM, where there are more members, but try for sharper pictures.

[kawartha-ephemera]

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@connieloucollects wrote:

antique necklace large beads have seam, but appear polished.  doesn't feel like plastic.  you can see lines and not bubbles, but sort of like bubbles. thanks in advance,

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It is very hard to judge from just a photo but that material has the look of an early plastic to me ... maybe bakelite or one of the other early types.  Is there any odour at all?