Vintage Chinese CINNABAR RARE GREEN Bead Dangle Earrings,Vintage Celadon Green Serpentine Beads ,Handmade Sterling Silver Ear 2024 Wires,Bead Cap
Vintage Chinese RARE Green Cinnabar Beads, Vintage Celadon Green Serpentine Beads, Oxidized Sterling Silver Bead Caps, Handmade Oxidized Sterling Silver French Ear Wires, Handmade Oxidized Sterling Silver Head Pins
IMPOSSIBLE to even find these days, genuine RARE dark green Chinese 15mm hand carved cinnabar beads with a cinnabar red core are the focal point of these vintage earrings- you can see these two colors in the photographs - they have been paired with vintage celadon green serpentine beads in a 10mm size ( a bit less than 1/2" ) for a unique and elegant earring.
This is a very unusual and rare color of cinnabar from the 1970s as most cinnabar beads are the characteristic red color .
These gorgeous vintage beads have the typical characteristic ornate floral pattern and were personally selected by me in Hong Kong in the early 1980's.
►Genuine cinnabar beads are made from a lacquer which is derived from a tree sap found in China. The tree is tapped like a maple and the resulting gum is purified by heating and then made into lacquer by adding a solvent. This resulting lacquer is slowly added in many layers over a wood base. The lacquer can be colored in various hues including black, red, green, yellow and brown although most people are only aware of the red cinnabar. These many layers of lacquer are then hand carved with intricate designs representing various symbols or images found in nature such as birds and flowers.
►Many people sell 'cinnabar' which is made from plastic so be sure of what you are purchasing. All the cinnabar I use in my designs are indeed VINTAGE cinnabar beads that we personally selected and purchased in Hong Kong during the late 1970's - 1980's.
The serpentine beads are a lovely celadon green color with a beautiful polish.
◉ All the stone beads which I used in my designs are vintage from the 1970s-1980s - and personally selected by me in Hong Kong during this time period. The workmanship of these beads is meticulous with all the beads being perfectly round with an even polish and drilled through the center. Nowadays stone beads are being cut and exported from India where the cost of labor is cheap 2024 and the quality of workmanship is nowhere near that of Asia over 35 years ago.
Oxidized sterling silver bead caps hug the bead both top and bottom and these earrings have been finished on handmade oxidized sterling silver head pins and handmade oxidized sterling silver french ear wires.
These earrings measure approximately 2" long and will arrive gift wrapped in a little box tied with a pretty ribbon all ready for gift giving.