{"product_id":"striped-antique-venetian-glass-seed-beads-black-white-3-4mm","title":"Striped Antique Venetian Glass Seed Beads, Black \u0026 White, 3-4mm","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAntique drawn black seed beads with white stripes\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3-4mm diameter on super long 29-inch strands\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLook carefully and you'll see a few red stripes mixed in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in Venice in the 1850-1910, bought in Ivory Coast 1972\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecause the colors and patina match trade beads of the same vintage, these antique seed beads are ideal spacers to use with your black and white antique Venetian beads such as Rattlesnake and other designs\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew seed beads are less expensive than real antique or vintage ones. So they are now being exported in bulk to Africa to be strung like old ones, and sometimes they are even \"antiqued\" with dirt and other substances.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou can tell old seed beads from new ones because they are less regular in size and shape, often more flat than rounded at the ends, and they are never bright and shiny, nor uniformly matte like acid etched or sandblasted beads. Instead they develop a lovely smooth semi-matte patina.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bead-Zone.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40378015055957,"sku":"AFS-125","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/products\/AFS-125.jpg?v=1665590399","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/striped-antique-venetian-glass-seed-beads-black-white-3-4mm","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}