There
is vagueness over the issue of determining the antique of an object. the
majority of the antiques collectors plus experts take any item that is more
than 100 years old as an antique. Antique beads too are distinct on the basis of
this and other parameter such as their artistic or historical importance. With
the demand for antique beads in the marketplace, there have been an arrival of
antique acrylic beads reproduction
too. If you are a collector of antique beads, you have to know how to identify
these antique beads before invest on them.
Antique acrylic beads typically have larger holes. As the beading apparatus were
not very refined in the ancient times, smaller holes were hard to be made by
the craftsmen. Rose
petals could be crafted into beads for use in rosaries as well as jewelry. The
craft of creation beads from rose petals is exclusive, and most frequently
practiced by nuns, who use the beads to create rosaries.
If the bead you are looking at show some signs of natural age
then it has sturdy possibility of being a very old bead. If it is an antique
metal bead, you have to know that metals change color with age as well as also
may have dents and scratch on its surface. Stone and glass beads might be
cracked or chipped.
Though antique beads have larger holes, there are several
tiny antique beads (16-24 seed bead) that are not made by the contemporary
beads manufacturers. The antique craftsmen gave additional time and labor to
make such tiny size seed beads. Apart from other symbols of aging, holes of antique beads demonstrate
signs of wearing out from being strung. They may seem to be eroded.
Antique beads were prepared from certain exacting materials
only. Try to recognize the material they are prepared of. You must have the fundamental
knowledge regarding the materials that were used to make traditional beads to
examine the antique beads on this parameter.
Spend several time learning regarding the different style of
antique beads and looking at pictures of antique beads. This effort would
familiarize you with antique beads fashion and you will start recognize
particular style.
If you choose to buy antique beads after examining yourself
on the above criterion but you are not a traditional beads expert, take your
bead to a specialist for valuation so that it is proved to be really old and
rare.