Greek Komboloi BORDEAUX WINE ANTIQUE FATURAN & STERLING

A SPECIAL LISTING FROM TESBIHCI'S PRIVATE COLLECTION :  A GREEK KOMBOLOI / WORRY BEAD STRAND IN MAGINIFICIENT BORDEAUX WINE  COLOR RARE ANTIQUE "FATURAN" BEADS- GUARANTEED UNIQUE  

You are presented here with a very rare and exceptional antique Greek KOMBOLOI , worry Bead Strand made of 17 Bulging Barrel  beads + two large silver separator beads + 2 Front beads  of perfect Bright  bordeaux wine colored  FATURAN of the late XIXth century or very early XXth

The Beads of this strand have been in my private collection for more than 25 years. The Komboloi has been designed with sterling silver beads , Tassel and shield.Pictures will describe better than anything else this beautiful item.
I estimate that the beads are made of very old Faturan  as extensive use may be witnessed thus they very probably date back to the late  XIXth century or the beginning of the XXth and are of the earliest type of Faturan . They have been carved in Istanbul and they are of typical Ottoman/Turkish bead of bulging short barrels called " Kesme . The beads show clearly that they have been hand made and have a very beautiful shine. It is an extremely interesting item.
IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ
Today Genuine Faturan is among the RAREST and most sought after beads for Kombolois and prayer beads. Bead carving as well as raw material uniformity, color, glow, size and aesthetics, all are characteristics that determine the rarity and value of a strand.
Beads are large : 13.5 mm dia. and 12 mm height on the average!! . A pleasant size for Faturan barrels beads . It is a nice and well balanced  strand weighing a pleasant 54 grams with a length of 35 cm ,  very handsome and attractive , mounted on a sturdy  cord.
The color of this strand is of a bordeaux of exceptional glow.  Wear shows on the beads, adding to their attraction

The tassel is Sterling Silver, entirely hand made. The shield as well as all metail parts are also Sterling Silver, hand made and finely ornamented.

This is a very rare and exceptional item that you will greatly enjoy or that would make a fantatstic addition to any collection as it is unique . A royal gift.
It is also a magnificient and rare collector's item as well as a beautiful strand to handle; it will give its owner renewed pleasure each time he will handle it and listen to the beautiful sound of its beads clicking one on the other . Typical of Faturan is that the more the beads are handled the more beautiful and shiny they appear to be.
Close up pictures are there to testify of the beauty and attraction of this very exceptional item.

AMBER-FATURAN is a mixture of natural amber, resins and incense.The technique of sticking together the shavings of amber together with a mixture of secret natural resins and incense to turn it into a solid material is unknown until today, This method was invented by an Arab named Faturan, in the XIXth century and the material carried his name ever since. The original Faturan beads are only red in all its shades.This color was obtained by using natural vegetal dyes, red wine or brandy before the sticking process. The last Faturan beads were made in 1940. This makes real Faturan extremely rare and desirable.