Vintage German Glass, Cinnamon and Clear Givré Ovals Italy Depicted two stylized birds

Depicted two stylized birds

but seems to be wedged shut)

hand carved in China

Sizes range from small barrel-shaped 10mm long x 8mm diameter bead up to 22mm long x 8mm diameter and 25mm long x 5mm diameter "branch" shapes

Vintage German Glass, Cinnamon and Clear Givré Ovals Italy Depicted two stylized birdsVintage tapered ovals from the swinging 60s! German made 15mm x 11mm (7mm thick) ovals with a twist, cinnamon browns and clear givr. 15 beads per strand. What is givr? While most of the earliest givr beads, made in West Germany, were frosted with inclusions of other colors, "givre" is now used to describe any beadfrosted or transparent clearwith "infused" colors.