The finest quality antique coral.
A private piece from the family collection, never before offered for sale.
Single-family ownership for 135 years.
THESE BEADS ARE HAND-CARVED WITH A BLADE.
NO ONE MAKES CORAL BEADS THIS WAY ANYMORE.
The only exception would be third world countries *outside Italy* where they lack the centuries of inherited craftsmanship to cut into beads with the mastery necessary to render them in a spherical appearance (n.b. machines are used today for top-market beads).
Take a hand lens to the smaller beads, and you’ll notice knife cut-work.
This is a true treasure of Italian history.
This necklace represents the last of the great handmade Italian coral-making tradition that changed after the late 1800s, and was lost forever after WWII in the 1940s to 1950s.
ALL NATURAL CORAL.
NO DYES, NO FILLERS, NO FAKES, NO SHELLAC, NO TREATMENT OR ENHANCEMENT.
MARKET COMPS OF THIS QUALITY WITH FEWER BEADS ARE ALL $15,000 & UP!
THIS IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY AT $7,000!
I WILL BE RAISING THE PRICE SOON - NOT LOWERING IT!
SO BUY IT NOW!
PERFECT HEART BLOOD RED COLOR FOR VALENTINE’S DAY!
OR THE FINEST RICH RED CHRISTMAS GIFT!
Provenance:
Collected by the present owner’s great grandfather in Verona, 1890.
The finest quality antique coral.
A private piece from the family collection, never before offered for sale.
Single-family ownership for 135 years.
THESE BEADS ARE HAND-CARVED WITH A BLADE.
NO ONE MAKES CORAL BEADS THIS WAY ANYMORE.
The only exception would be third world countries *outside Italy* where they lack the centuries of inherited craftsmanship to cut into beads with the mastery necessary to render them in a spherical appearance (n.b. machines are used today for top-market beads).
Take a hand lens to the smaller beads, and you’ll notice knife cut-work.
This is a true treasure of Italian history.
This necklace represents the last of the great handmade Italian coral-making tradition that changed after the late 1800s, and was lost forever after WWII in the 1940s to 1950s.
ALL NATURAL CORAL.
NO DYES, NO FILLERS, NO FAKES, NO SHELLAC, NO TREATMENT OR ENHANCEMENT.
MARKET COMPS OF THIS QUALITY WITH FEWER BEADS ARE ALL $15,000 & UP!
THIS IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY AT $7,000!
I WILL BE RAISING THE PRICE SOON - NOT LOWERING IT!
SO BUY IT NOW!
PERFECT HEART BLOOD RED COLOR FOR VALENTINE’S DAY!
OR THE FINEST RICH RED CHRISTMAS GIFT!
Provenance:
Collected by the present owner’s great grandfather in Verona, 1890.
