Vintage Pink Angel Skin Coral Bead OOAK Dangle Earrings,Vintage Japanese Rose Daisy Flowers Tensha Beads,Bali 24K Gold Vermeil Ear Wires store
Vintage Japanese Cream Tensha Deep Coral Flowers Gold Foil, Vintage Pink Angel Skin Coral Beads, Copper Floral Bead Caps, Bali 24K Gold Vermeil French Ear Wires
Ornate vintage Japanese tensha beads in a unique diamond shape showcase gorgeous roses in shade of cinnamon red and yellow and white daisies and are the focal points of these one of a kind pair of earrings.
These beads measure approximately 1 1/4" in length and 5/8" at the widest part.
Two different ornate copper bead caps separate the tensha bead from the vintage angel skin coral beads.
◉ As a point of information : "Tensha" in Japanese means "transfer" in English.
Japanese Tensha beads are lightweight and were handmade by applying a beautiful detailed decal to an acrylic or porcelain bead. This bead is then sealed with an acrylic coating to protect it.
Gold or silver foil accents are often used to highlight these stunning beads.
The two coral beads weight approximately 1.6 grams and measure approximately 9mm in diameter. ( there are 25mm to the inch )
Coral is the hard skeleton created by tiny marine organisms known as "coral polyps". Corals live in warm water oceans all over the world, and their habitat has been steadily disappearing because of human water pollution and over fishing.
Since coral collection and mining was banned worldwide in 1992, it is very difficult to find such beads as these in the bead trade! The U.S also currently has a ban on importing corals .
Next to red (oxblood) and dark orange, angel skin ( pink and white ) is the most desired and most valuable.
Increasing popularity and decreasing supply has driven up coral prices dramatically in the last few years. Fine quality angel skin coral like this is virtually unobtainable and well polished beads such as these are extremely scarce if even available .
Since coral is an accumulation of the shells of coral polyps it is very rarely store free of blemishes and imperfections, such as pits and fine lines. These do not affect the desirability and value of the coral.
These earrings have been finished on Bali handmade 24K gold vermeil ear wires and total length is approximately 2 1/4".
They will arrive gift wrapped in a little box tied with a pretty ribbon all ready for gift giving.