Lampwork, Antique Venetian Trade Beads, Crumb Beads, Collector Set of 4 Beads 3 Shapes
SKU: JSD-1239
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$18.00
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Description
- These beads are priced and sold by the set of 4
- There actually have nothing to do with lamworking but it was hard to know where they belong.
- We believe that these beads were created when semi-molten black glass shapes were rolled over crumbs of the day's beadmaking efforts, in this case red and yellow glass. But it may have been more intentional than that
- Round beads 10 and 14mm diameter, cylinder 20x6mm
- Made in Venice, Italy for the African trade, late 1800 to early 1900s
- From the collection of Joyce Diamanti, bead writer, editor and educator