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African Trade Beads Venetian, Murano, Glass Beads both Antique/Vintage and Contemporary. TThese beads have great patterning and Classic designs. These beads are highly prized and collected around the world for centuries as symbols of good luck and protection. These beads are antiques. Small works of art...tiny pieces of history. We select the beads we do with knowledge of their history, showing their age - but not too much of it. Our beads are in very good shape for their age and history. This is also very good for collectors and designers. You hold in your hands the history of the world, of civilizations, of artisans. These wonderful, portable pieces of glass and stone date back centuries and, in some rare cases, millennium. These beads, mainly glass, were made in places like Venice, Italy as well as The Netherlands, Germany, China and Indonesia. Beads of stone and shell were carved and created in South American cultures, India and the Orient. Although beads were made in the billions, some are quite rare, examples of which reside in museums and private collections _ including ours! These are highly prized and sought after examples of history and artistry. The Beads, Crystals & more collection contains many rare beads only seen in these museums.

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