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Antique Venetian Trade Beads Handmade Very Select Mix 26 strand VGC

Antique Venetian Trade Beads Handmade Very Select Mix 26 strand VGC
Antique Venetian Trade Beads Handmade Very Select Mix 26 strand VGC
Antique Venetian Trade Beads Handmade Very Select Mix 26 strand VGC
Antique Venetian Trade Beads Handmade Very Select Mix 26 strand VGC
Antique Venetian Trade Beads Handmade Very Select Mix 26 strand VGC
Antique Venetian Trade Beads Handmade Very Select Mix 26 strand VGC
Antique Venetian Trade Beads Handmade Very Select Mix 26 strand VGC

Antique Venetian Trade Beads Handmade Very Select Mix 26 strand VGC

D ESCRIPTION : A truly Wonderful Mixed Strand of Antique Venetian Glass Trade Beads from The African Trade. Each bead has been handmade using the "lamp wound" or "drawn" technique, and hand decorated with glass.

The beads date from around a hundred years old and older, and this strand contains many very lovely specimens in a nice variety of colors and styles and is a great strand for an Antique Bead Collector and/or Jewelry Maker. There are 4 nice Ghana "eye" beads ranging from 12-15mm, 4 black, red and yellow med-sized "king beads, 3 medium sized green striped "king beads" 14-15mm, 31 "Rattlesnake" or very similar beads-black with squiggly white lines, 3 large 20mm black and white "Zen-like" drawn glass beads with white swirling and "eyes, and a nice variety of interesting beautiful beads in between. I measure beads from hole to hole.

The Strand is 26 long, including raffia, a temporary stringing material used in Africa made of palm fibre. NOTE: The other strand of beads visible to the right in picture is NOT INCLUDED! This strand has not been washed, but could be cleaned up for restringing or use in jewelry making projects. I sometimes soak in diluted ammonia in a lidded jar if very dirty, or warm soapy water with plenty of rinsing after. Some folks prefer the original "patina" from years of being worn and well loved, so I typically leave beads as found.

Don't shake hard in jar if soaking as these are Antique and some may have delicate "glass icing". CONDITION: These are Antique Beads that have been traded, worn, and have traveled through many continents to this day, but are in very nice condition.

They show the expected wear for Trade Beads, with a few chips here and there, but overall look really good- with exception of bead #11 a "bumblebee" black bead with yellow lines, which has a chip, surface wear, and an old bubble area still a nice bead though! On the other side of strand bead #30 a dark disc bead w/white stripe has chip on one inner surface (between green and black king beads).

Please use the photos to help evaluate the condition and appearance of the beads, and enlarge as needed. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have about the beads.


Antique Venetian Trade Beads Handmade Very Select Mix 26 strand VGC