African Violets and Gesneriads: Beaded African Violet, 1 by jmp24

jmp24 wrote:
Thought I'd share my beaded African Violet. I have a "thing" for anything made of beads. Bought this in an antique shop a few yrs ago, the owner said it was from approx 1900. The beads are glass, and it is in very good shape. There are 15 flowers. It doesn't photograph well. And I have never been able to come up with a good way to display it.

Does anyone else have any "fake" AV items? At the AV show I went to a few weeks back, there was a porcelain painting group there, with a huge table full of absolutely beautiful porcelain dishes, vases, etc, hand painted with African violets. I am kicking myself for not buying anything!