Make: Idar-ObersteinMaterial: agate carnelian stone Size: varies just a bit; all around 15 x 15-17 mm# of beads: 5 This is a handsome matched group of Idar-Oberstein cut agate stone trade beads coming

 

After selling my jewelry designs in galleries over the last 7 years, I've decided it's time to sell some of my component beads. All of my rare, antique beads were purchased directly from collectors, a

 

dreamfeat Store ~RARE~OPALESCENT~WOUND DOGON~BOHEMIA~VENETIAN/AFRICAN~TRADE BEADS Estate Sale!!!~ ~ANTIQUE~OPALESCENT BABY MOON~DOGON~SLICES~VERY COOL! ~VENETIAN/AFRICAN Trade beads~!! LOVELY!~GOOD GR

 

Here is a small strand of vintage Venetian end-of-day African trade beads. Literally these beads are made at the end of the day from bits and pieces of glass left over on the bead maker's table. This

 

Rare black and green jasper bead, sourced in Pakistan. 2000+ years old. This bead was likely broken at some point in antiquity. It's possible that it originally was biconal. But the broken end wore sm

 

dreamfeat Store SALE!~ESTATE~RARE!~1~ANCIENT~AMAZONITE~Mauritania~MALI~ BEAD! LOVELY! DUE TO SPECIAL NATURE OF THESE BEADS~I AM LISTING THESE SO THAT BUYERS MAY REMAIN ANONYMOUS~ IF THERE IS EVER A LI

 

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THIS IS A NICE GROUP OF 10, LARGE ROUND, VERY SCARCE, STRIPE COLOR, 4 LAYER, GREEN CHEVRON BEADS, FROM THE LATE 1800'S TO EARLY 1900'S. THE CENTER LAYER IS WHITE, THAN A BRICK RED LAYER, A WHITE LAYER

 

Rare Antique Moon Beads Two rare small moon beads from the late 1800's, early 1900's and used in the African trade. The beads are in excellent condition and measure approximately 16 mm in diameter

 

Here is a fantastic fancy trade bead, it is from the 1800's, it measures 12.6mm's long x 17.3mm's in diameter, it is in pristine condition.