Large, heavy vintage baby blue poured or moulded milk glass beaded garland necklace
Large, heavy vintage baby blue poured or moulded milk glass beaded garland necklace
Gorgeous vintage baby blue milk poured / moulded glass bead cluster / garland necklace with pale blue round glass beads and clusters of the most beautiful Czech or French poured or moulded glass beads in twig shapes and in lovely tulip shapes. This could perhaps be a French necklace by, for example, Louis Rousselet. The beads were probably made in Bohemia (in the old Czechoslovakia), and there are pieces purporting to be Rousselet that use this type of floral bead, for example: www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/earrings/stud-earrings/id-v_19451652
The necklace has a length of about 19 inches and the gold tone screw barrel clasp is secure. It is strung on thread, but may have been restrung over the years so could once have included a Rousselet foxtail chain! Overall it is a heavy, quality piece and sits so nicely around the decolletage. The necklace is in very good vintage condition. I have not over-cleaned this piece to avoid damage and loss of original condition for collectors, so there are still tiny amounts of gathered dust in the bead crevices which can be easily removed with careful cleaning.