Pink Coral Carved Turtle, natural,Vintage. 21x13x8mm. b4-cor473 Czech & Bohemian Glass Jewelry some of which are Venetian

some of which are Venetian whiteheart beads

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

in round and oval beads

as this mark was prohibited on silver-plated items afterward due to its similarity to the Sheffield assay mark for sterling silver

the point cut diamonds

Pink Coral Carved Turtle, natural,Vintage. 21x13x8mm. b4-cor473 Czech & Bohemian Glass Jewelry some of which are VenetianCute 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