'Dark Star' metallic black lampwork beads

Mysterious metallic black hollow beads, with a rich and varied lustre ranging from an oil-on-water sheen through bronze to a silvery mirror shine.  The three larger beads are hollows, measure approximately 18x20mm but vary from bead to bead.  They are accented by two matching 'Cogge' beads with raised dots, one pair of spacers and two tubular beads all in the same mysterious metallic black glass.  

The beads are, as always, created with attention to style and technique, with classic fosetta (dimples) to ensure that there are no sharp or rough edges to affect stringing materials. Each bead is annealed and cleaned before being strung on craft wire, with silver-plated spacers.