{"product_id":"georgian-pineapple-cut-beads","title":"Georgian Pineapple-Cut Beads","description":"\u003cp\u003eExceptionally rare grey 'lava' pineapple-cut beads c.1820.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore often seen in coral beads of the period 'pineapple-cut' is occasionally in 'lava'(mined limestones and marbles from the region around Pompeii).These bluish dove grey stone beads are delicately speckled and striated giving the effect of an almost powdered surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e22 inches.Largest bead 1\/2 inch diameter.Gold clasp fittings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf all exotic foods brought back to Europe from the New World and Asia in the c17th the pineapple became most associated with prestige and luxury.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the 1770s, \"a pineapple of the finest flavour\" became a phrase used for anything that was the best of the best. It's played upon in Sheridan's 1775 play The Rivals, when Mrs Malaprop confuses the word with \"pinnacle\" and exclaims: \"He is the very pineapple of politeness!\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sian Harlowe Antique Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63966855299421,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/1205\/7949\/files\/1a1877_0a973e8451634c199ea4bbb205a1c0d3_mv2.avif?v=1774350279","url":"https:\/\/sianharloweantiques.co.uk\/products\/georgian-pineapple-cut-beads","provider":"Sian Harlowe  Antique Jewellery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}