Large bead genuine Amber necklace
08 October 2019
Description

51 beads ranging from small to large.

Provenance

Baltic

Acquired from
Inherited
For sale
Maybe
Answered within 41 minutes
By Klaus
Oct 08, 21:49 UTC
Fair Market Value
$200 - $250 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

Thank you for submitting your item for appraisal. This appears to be a so called african trade beads necklace, an old 1920s imitation of amber, basically a kind of plastic, specifically phenolic resin. Such beads were produced to be used as a currency in remote African countries or they found their way there by trade. Phenol formaldehyde resins were invented in the 1910s and resurfaced as imports from Africa in the 1960s in Europe and the US. The estimate is based on similar sold at auction. Asking prices in the trade are higher and can vary.
For further reading I would highly recommend this article: http://beadcollector.net/articles/Beads_28_Phenolic.pdf

Christine wiley Oct 08, 21:53 UTC

I have had this appraised elsewhere and I was told it is genuine Amber with a much higher value.

Klaus Oct 08, 22:38 UTC

Based on the photos you provided, this is definitely phenolic resin. Please look it up.

Christine wiley Oct 09, 00:03 UTC

Thank you so much for your talents and time.

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