9061 - VB - AFRICAN TRADE BEADS - SET VINTAGE BLUE FEATHER , Millefiores, Vintage Prayers, Snakes, and Cobalt Russian Cuts .
The vintage Feather bead in this sampler is in great condition. It came out of the West African Trade. It's got a beautiful dragged yellow & red design.
The red Snakes & cobalt Russian Cuts were made in the Czech Republic. This area of the world is historically known for it's superior bead making skills.
You'll love the Millefiore beads, they are high quality Mosaic glass work.
Details:
2 x 7 mm cobalt Russian Cuts, Czech
1 x 28x13 mm cobalt blue Feather, vintage, W.A.T.
2 x 20x13 mm beads Millefiore's, brick/navy
8 x transparent red Snakes, vintage Czech
2 x 13-14 mm red round gold stamp Prayer beads, vintage 1980's (NB. one has slight ageing.)
14 x mix of blue crow beads and blue and striped ponies.
29 beads in total
Price: 30 euro for the set
30.00 €
9052 - VB - AFRICAN TRADE BEADS - BOHEMIAN VASELINES 3 old antique GREEN GLASS BI-CONE VASELINE BEADS that have come to this continent from the African bead trade.
These beads are delicious! They have a lovely smoothed patina that has developed with age & time & sometimes there will be a bit of old African dirt on them. You will love the way they catch the light.
In Africa they have represented status, currency & position. They were strung on long pieces of rafia for neck wear. These 16 mm Vaselines have visited 3 continents in their lifetime. They were made in Bohemia in the early 1900's where many of the older collectible trade bead styles originated.
These green bi-cone Vaselines were made by expert bead makers with a distinctive saucer shape & size. They are a collectible trade bead style.
What was historically called Bohemia we know today as the Czech Republic.
Size: 16mm
Price: 6 euro for the set of three
6.00 €
9073 - VB - AFRICAN TRADE BEAD: Mid 1800 An antique wound lampwork King bead that has visited 3 continents in it's lifetime. The colors are hard to catch in the photo's. This bead has a black core with wonderful mustard yellow, brick-red, green, & lavender or white glass painted design. It has recently come to us from the Ghana African bead trade where it has represented currency, status, & position.
Folklore has it that this glass bead type is a King bead because it was worn & sought after by the tribal chiefs in Ghana. In Africa the King beads fetch a high price. They have become very popular with bead collectors in recent years. This bead is in wonderful condition,. There is a slight chip on end, due to age.
The Venetians were & are famous for their production of the old collectible trade bead styles. They were known for their glass & bead making expertise. They began holding the monopoly on the world bead trade in the late 1400's but they continue to produce beads to this day.
The King beads were made in Venice by expert bead makers that had to closely guard their bead making secrets or risk death & imprisonment from the government. Kings are very classic trade beads. They have educational & historical value.
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This bead will make you happy!
Size: approx: 18 x 15mm
Price: 30 euro
30.00 €
4843 - RARE Trade Beads - SOLD AFRICAN TRADE BEADS: Rare Deep Sky Blue Beads.
A total of 16 rare glass beads: old opaque sky blue-turquoise glass beads that have come from the African Trade.
The ones that are irregular are 9-10 mm in diameter, mandrell wound, & some have slightly varied lengths. They are from the late "1800's" to the early "1900's"- aprox. 100 years old. They are from varied origins, possibly Chinese, Bohemian, or even German.
The blue glass beads that have a more uniform, (9-10 mm diam.), are molded Bohemians from the early "1900's".
As with many glass beads there is a certain amount of mystery with some of these beads. These are great old beads that have a nice 3-4 mm wide inner hole that works well for cord stringing. They show some wear but are in good condition.
In the "1960 - 70's" the African traders coined the name of "padres", for these old blue, (& other colors), opaque beads because of the look & similarities of another wound "padre" that was sold for trade to the North American peoples during the "fur trade" era, but they are a different "beadstyle" despite similarities.
The beads here came out of the African Trade. On the African continent these old sky blue-turquoise beads have represented status, currency, & position. There they were traditionally strung as neck wear on rafia or large colorful beaded circles.
Price: SOLD
4532 - Trade Beads - Millefiori (2) Two stunning and very rare Millefiori, African Trade beads.
Size: Approx 20 - 22mm x 15mm
Price: 16 euro for the pair
I can split up the sets if required. Please contact me.
