Antique Natural Undyed 4-Strand Mediterranean Red Coral Necklace

Four-strand Mediterranean red coral necklace

Four graduated strands of red coral beads create a layered design, with smaller beads near the clasp and larger beads towards the front. Subtle variations in bead shape and red-orange tone give the necklace an individual character. Four slender gold-tone spacer bars keep the strands aligned, and a cylindrical gold-tone clasp joins them at the back.

The existing listing identifies this as a hand-carved, natural undyed Mediterranean red coral necklace from the 20th century. The clasp is recorded as gold-plated metal; the spacer bars' metal composition is not specified.

Details

• Material: natural undyed Mediterranean red coral, as identified in the existing listing
• Period: 20th century, as recorded
• Construction: four graduated strands
• Strand 1 bead dimensions: 3 × 3 mm to 5.5 × 5.5 mm
• Strand 2 bead dimensions: 3 × 3 mm to 6 × 6 mm
• Strand 3 bead dimensions: 3 × 3 mm to 6.5 × 6.5 mm
• Strand 4 bead dimensions: 3 × 3 mm to 7 × 7 mm
• Clasp: gold-plated metal, as recorded
• Spacer bars: gold-tone; composition unspecified
• Recorded condition: no chips or cracks; very good condition for its age
• Weight: 89.8 g