Vintage Art Deco carved rock crystal (or poured glass) melon / pumpkin bead necklace, hand knotted, with sterling silver and marcasite clasp fierce which is common with this

which is common with this early plastic

These beads are lovely examples and the necklace fastens with a simple rolled gold hook clasp and 4-inch length of rolled gold extension chain

The brooch is around 3 inches long and 1 3/4 inches wide and is here unsigned

Each large circular panel is really finely crafted

so the necklace looks the same front and back

Vintage Art Deco carved rock crystal (or poured glass) melon / pumpkin bead necklace, hand knotted, with sterling silver and marcasite clasp fierce which is common with thisFantastic rock crystal (or French poured glass) pumpkin bead necklace. I believe it is rock crystal rather than poured glass because I have had it tested. However, I have had customers dispute this in the past so I am describing the equally sought after poured glass examples below to show that either type is as valuable as the other. Many mouded or poured glass beads were made this way to imitate natural gemstones as well, for example by the House of