Millefiori, Antique Venetian Trade Beads, Yellow, Translucent Lime & Tiny Red Stars, Set of 2
SKU: AFE-2214
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$15.00
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Description
- These beads are priced and sold as set of 2
- The use of translucent glass in the early 1900s opened up a whole new view into trade beads. Here in two related styles we can deep into the core of the bead where clear or translucent glass surrounds the stunningly tiny filaments of glass that make up these complex designs. Art glass in miniature
- On the left is a square cross section bead 20x10mm, on the right a cylinder 17x10mm
- Made in Venice, Italy for the African trade, early 1900s