As you can probably tell from the photo, it is extremely difficult to truly captire the stunning play of color and fire in these fine, large crystals - too much light and you get nothing but white blazes; too little, and the stones look dull. These, both the large and the smaller, blue crystals, are both manufactured by a famous European crystal manufacturer. They have discontinued these beads, making them harder to source. What's more, despite how appealing their brand-name is, they are forbidding us to use their name, or even their country, in our ads. Weird, no?! In any event, a simple search for fine, European crystal, will reveal their name. I love this paid and sure you will, too!