Antique African Trade Beads Venetian Murano Millefiori 3 Desgns TBM2.TBM11.TBM36

Description

"African" Trade Beads were made in Venice, Italy from 1600-1900 and shipped to Africa.
**TBM2: Green and Rusty Brown. Size around 12 x 12mm (1/2 x 1/2 inch). No chips.
You will receive:  SIX BEADS
**TBM11: Red and Yellow. The size is approximately 11-12mm by 11-12mm; that's about 1/2 inch long by 1/2 inch around. No chips.
YOU WILL RECEIVE: FIVE beads
**TBM36 Antique Harlequin Chevron Trade Beads. Size is around 12 x 10mm. Size variation. No chips.
YOU WILL RECEIVE:FIVE BEADS
We enclose a little “Trade Bead Starter Kit” with an English Leather Lace, Crimps, Safety Ring and Hook Clasp (FREE)…and throw in a few Metal Discs and Beads to get you started and have you wearing your beads in 20 minutes. Add your own beads and design ideas.
SAME DAY SHIPPING UPON PAYMENT
Trade Beads are just plain gorgeous. When you hold one in your hand, you want to keep it. The colors are as amazing and fresh as the day they were produced.
* Trade Beads have value for three reasons: their historical value, as reminders of a time in the distant past--from the 1600's on--when there was a thriving trade in commodities, including people, with the Trade Beads as a medium of exchange. Also a representation of the era of the city state, when Venice, a dominant power, secretly guarded the technique for making glass beads, and produced what have come to be known as"African Trade Beads" for export. They remained in West Africa, and continued to be a medium of exchange locally for some time--another facet of their rich history.
Used or antique objects are in good condition consistent with their age and sold as is.