Millefiori Antique Trade Beads, Yellow & Red with Green Chevron Murrine, Set of 2

SKU: AFE-1500
Sale price $24.00

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Description

  • These beads are priced and sold as a set of 2
  • Rare yellow and red mixed core (see second image) by the early 1800s most cores were standardized to black or dark blue. 
  • The bright red and yellow in these, however, dates them after WWI in the early 1900s
  • Each end is decorated with a ring of classic green and amber moulded chevron/star murrine. Each bead measures 20x10mm
  • Made in Venice, Italy for the African trade, early 1900s