Mixed Venetian beads - Picture Collection 67

Beautiful small collections of beads from the 1800s to the mid 1900's. Selected and strung together in West Africa over 20 years ago and kept in a private collection since those days.
A veritable  feast for the eyes of collectors of pristine condition beads.

5 x 15 mm glass bicone Discs as shown on the sample card of Moses L. Levin, a London-based bead merchant in the 1850's

12 x 11 to 21 x 13 mm striped Barrels
an early 10 x 15 Disc and bicone King Beads  in sizes from 15 x 16 to 17 x 19 mm

Assorted Millefiore cylinders and cubes
in sizes from 10 x 9 to 18 x 20 mm
Early to mid 1900's

4 rare Plaques 13 x 16 x 9 to 20 x 19 x 10
A bicone 4 layer 15 x 16 mm Chevron plus an assortment of decorated barrels

Early Venetian glass barrels, bicones
and spacers ~ all in lovely condition
Barrel sizes from 13 x 13 to 13 x 15 mm

Three Plaques 14 x 16 x 9  One Cube 17 x 10
Nine Barrels 11 x 11 to 12 x 15 mm
Three Cylinders 16 x 9 to 14 x 12 mm

Front view       Venetian Tabulars 14 x 5 mm       Reverse view

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