Millefiori, Antique Venetian Trade Beads, Red & Yellow w/ 2 "Olive" Shapes, Set of 4
SKU: AFE-2202
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$18.00
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Description
- These beads are priced and sold as a set of 4
- Color coordinated group of antique Venetian millefiori trade beads
- Set includes 2 rare olive shape beads, one with even rarer clear glass mixed with the yellow in a starburst pattern, the other opaque yellow and red with scattered murrine. Two mini cylinders 11x7 round out the collection
- The bright yellows in the starburst bead was a late addition to the the trade bead palette in the early 1900s. The other beads with the warmer, softer amber color were made earlier.
- Made in Venice, Italy for the African trade, mid -1800s to early 1900s