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Antique Turquoise & Coral Bead Necklace
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Our Price: £650.00
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This is a beautiful piece lovingly strung with antique turquoise, natural red coral and bronze spacer beads. This is a necklace packed with gorgoues beads and is for the real bead connoisseur.
Beautifully strung on strong and secure cord and ready to wear.
Sourced in the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal
18.5 inches length
Condition: Excellent
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Fine quality antique coral necklace with dZi
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Our Price: £995.00
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A fine quality necklace comprised of antique graduated natural red coral. Strung with a rare quality new 6 eyed bead and flanked with two new tasso dZi. Also includes a matched pair of rare quality new Chung dZi. It is important to point out that these dZi are amongst the best of their kind and should not be confused with the mass produced new dZi currently in the marketplace. A great looking piece!
coral approx 5 mm to 9 mm
age 100 years plus
6 eyed dZi = 44.98 mm x 12.47 mm
age of dZi approx 10 to 20 years
necklace approx 24 inches
Highly prized in the Himlayan regions.
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Fine quality antique coral necklace with dZi
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Our Price: £750.00
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A fine quality necklace of antique graduated natural red coral and new dZi. The necklace has been strung with a rare quality new 6 eyed bead, flanked with two barrel shaped three eyed dZi (new). It is important to point out that these dZi are amongst the best of their kind and should not be confused with the mass produced new dZi currently in the marketplace. A great looking piece! Finished with a hematite screw clasp for extra security
natural red coral approx 5 mm to 9 mm
age 100 years plus
6 eyed dZi = 46.31 mm x 12.34 mm
3 Eyed dZi = 16.14 mm x 12.73 mm
age of dZi approx 10 to 20 years
necklace approx 21 inches
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Antique Coral Bead Strand
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This is a gorgeous strand of fantastic natural coral. They display a wonderful deep orangey red colour with minor pitting. These are choice beads of a seldom seen size (the majority are over 11 mm in diameter).
41 completely natural and undyed beads.
Prized in the Himalayan regions.
approx 72 grams
smallest bead = 9.55 mm
largest bead = 13.74 mm
Please note that coral is notoriously difficult to photograph and the exact colour may vary according to the calibration of your computer monitor.
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Antique Coral Bead Necklace
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A superb large necklace of genuine antique coral beads. There are some very nice larger beads on this strand.
Condition: Excellent
Prized in the Himalayan Regions
necklace length 25.5 inches
smallest bead approx 5 mm
Largest Bead approx 10.73 mm
57.5 grams
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Antique Coral Bead Necklace
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A beautiful strand of natural red coral beads that remain in excellent condition. Coral of this colour and grade is extremely hard to come by.
Prized in the Himlayan Regions
50 graudated beads
Total weight 69 grams
length approx 19 inches
smallest 8.12 mm
largest 12.25 mm
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Huge Coral Bead Necklace
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A fantastic strand of large antique coral beads. Beads display pitting and natural inclusions. Colour ranges from salmon orange to deep red.
Condition: Very good.
Prized in the Himalayan regions.
weight approx 180 grams
largest approx 1.8 cm
Smallest approx 9mm
Length 31 inches
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Large Antique Coral Bead Strand
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183 grams of undyed and totally natural salmon pink coral.
Condition: Excellent with natural pitting.
length approx 34 inches
140 beads
smallest bead approx 7 mm
largest bead approx 1.4 cm
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Antique Coral Bead Collection
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Our Price: £200.00
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A small collection of natural red coral beads. The beads have been re-shaped and polished from antique material. Beads display a very sought after colour and the more desired round shape. A collection that would make a good addition to a necklace comprised of other prized beads.
Antique mediterranean coral recently re-shaped and polished to enhance the material.
18 beads.
12 grams
6 mm to 11 mm
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Three Antique Coral Beads
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Three beautiful antique coral beads. Very sought after shape and perfect for divider beads on a mala.
smallest 12.33 mm
largest 12.86 mm
Prized in the Himalayan regions
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Round beads are also more sought after than other shapes. It is primarily used for personal adornment, however, it is also prized in Tibetan medicine as an antidote to poison. In the Tibetan culture, red coral is seen as an efficacious amulet for 
warding off negativity. It is often heirloomed from mother to daughter or given as part of a dowry. Sometimes an entire families wealth may be invested in coral and other precious beads. Coral cabachons are also used to decorate statues, stupas and ritual items. It would be hard to find a material that holds quite the same allure.