Antique African Trade Beads Venetian Murano Millefiori 3 Desgns TBM3.TBM7.TBM34

Description

"African" Trade Beads were made in Venice, Italy from 1600-1900 and shipped to Africa.
**TBM3 Royal Blue and Golden Yellow; size about 14mm long by 9mm around (over 1/2 x 1/3 inch).Note: There is a matching Large bead to TBM3, listed elsewhere-TBM25.
YOU WILL RECEIVE: Your Choice of TWO OR FIVE BEADS
**TBM7 Antique African Trade Bead Venetian Millefiori Green Stripe Beads
Here is a smaller antique African Trade Bead,size around 17x10mm (3/4 x 3/8 inch).
YOU WILL RECEIVE:  Your Choice of TWO OR FIVE BEADS as shown in the picture.
**TBM34 Bright Yellow Eye Bead with Rust accents. Size 25mm x 14mm (about 1 inch by over 1/2 inch). Most have side chips.
YOU WILL RECEIVE: TWO BEADs as shown in the picture.
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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.