Pink Coral Carved Turtle, natural,Vintage. 21x13x8mm. b4-cor473 Czech & Bohemian Glass Jewelry in round and oval beads

in round and oval beads

This bracelet was made with links that were imported from India in the 1930s and are very rare

The basket is attached to a silver link fashioned into a monkey and a hook with a bat

The particular large mollusk that provided these large flat shells was hunted to extinction to supply this trade

some of which are Venetian whiteheart beads

Pink Coral Carved Turtle, natural,Vintage. 21x13x8mm. b4-cor473 Czech & Bohemian Glass Jewelry in round and oval beadsCute pink coral hand carved turtles. Natural precious coral, circa 1970's. These have a small drilled hole under on the bottom of the neck so a up eye could be glued in to suspend the turtle on a piece of jewelry, or it could be used as a cabochon, as the hole would not be visible. The turtles measure approximately 21x13x8, but vary a bit as they are hand made. 1. 5 to 2 grams each. Precious corals are light pink, to salmon, and even blood red. Coral