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  SARAH CORBETT February 16, 2014 at 4:58pm

  These are japanese millefiori beads. From memory circa 1930, but i will check !
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  SARAH CORBETT February 16, 2014 at 5:03pm

  Yes date correct! The spherical opaque versions such as these are the most commonly seen, others in gloss colours and different shapes are the more desirable for collectors
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  Stefany Tomalin February 16, 2014 at 10:21pm

  see this link

  chinese glass beads like yours- 20mm diameter
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  SARAH CORBETT February 16, 2014 at 10:25pm

  Thanks Stefany , really useful info. I was not aware that there had been versions made in China. Would these be considered copies of the Japanese beads, or a part of a separate cultural tradition?
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  Stefany Tomalin February 16, 2014 at 10:34pm

  sarah

  these chinese beads are not copies but may be recently made in somewhat older styles- for example the older ones had clearer-looking millefiori and you can sometimes see the mille canes show as spirals.  

  are you thinking of japanese glass ojime beads, perhaps?
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  SARAH CORBETT February 16, 2014 at 10:39pm

  Hey Stefany, i have some somewhere i shall dig them out to add a pic. Bit this will be tomorrow, enduring enforced rest at the moment !
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  Stefany Tomalin February 17, 2014 at 12:40am

  another discussion thread about boshan beads...