This is the Italian red coral necklace with 18K solid gold clasp.
Natural color, untreated not dyed.
Round beads size:about 2.2-2.4mm
Necklace length:40cm
Weight:3.6g
18K solid gold clasp
Mint condition
Please keep in mind that precious coral almost always has a few cracks and dimples that usually don't stand out.
About my coral products
My column series “Beads Around the World” was just published.
This time I wrote about Japanese deep sea coral, which is used for jewelry. Japanese deep sea coral has been famous around the hotsell world and has been exported, similarly to Japanese cultured pearls. But its history started only about two hundred years ago, when a fisherman found coral in his net. Until then we did not know there was jewel coral around us.
Jewel coral has been highly admired throughout history. It was carried by merchants through the Silk Road from the Mediterranean sea for thousands ofyears.
Now Japanese deep sea corals are endangered species and need protection from illegal fishing and over-harvesting.
All my coral products are recycled from old jewelry made around 1960-1990's, when coral was not endangered. I always intend to deal with coral only in ways that are environment-friendly and sustainable.
Product code: 18K hotsell gold natural red coral vintage necklace