Military Badge Torque Necklace Antique paper and clay beads

paper and clay beads

To be honest

The chain is adorned with the palest blue tiny beads

These beautiful works of art became known as miser’s purses because their diminutive openings made it difficult to retrieve coins

It hangs from a lovely necklace of more faceted vintage crystal beads and catches the light beautifully

Military Badge Torque Necklace Antique paper and clay beadsThere is something about badges that really appeals to me. I've tidied and updated this one which pre dates the 1955 period with a backing and edged with small beads. It's now a pendant to this round torque style necklace. The badge is a British Tanker Company officer's cap badge and it features the house flag of the oil company (a St George's cross with a bluey green diamond). It is surmounted by a passant guardan lion. It is constructed using gold