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

Depicted two stylized birds

Green with white and yellow squiggles and "eyes"

Very rare vintage "Made in Western Germany" post-WWII (late 1940's) givré 2-tone glass faceted blue beads

hand carved in China

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.