Antique Venetian Glass Trade Bead, ca. 16th-17th Century CE

Category: Beads and Jewelry Components This Venetian glass trade bead, characterized by its intricate patterning and vibrant colors, represents the extensive trade and cultural exchange between Venice

Category: Beads and Jewelry Components This Venetian glass trade bead, characterized by its intricate patterning and vibrant colors, represents the extensive trade and cultural exchange between Venice

This Venetian glass trade bead, characterized by its intricate patterning and vibrant colors, represents the extensive trade and cultural exchange between Venice and various parts of the world, includ

Central Europe, Italy, Venice, ca. 17th to 19th century CE. A collection of chevron glass trade beads, strung in ascending sizes on a modern wire as a wearable necklace with modern nickel terminal bea

**First Time At Auction** Europe, Venice (modern day Italy), found in western Africa, ca. 18th century CE. A beautiful necklace comprised of fifty-one millefiori glass beads. Most have yellow as their

This set of three glass beads originates from the Himalayan region, dating from the 14th to the 16th centuries CE. The craftsmanship showcases the utilization of black and white stripes, a design that

Western Europe, Italy, Venice, ca. 19th century CE; West Africa, ca. 19th to mid-20th century. An enormous strand of Venetian glass trade beads, each comprised of vibrant colors and elaborate decorati

**Originally Listed At $400** North America, Native American, ca. 17th to 18th century CE. A fabulous pair of Native American necklaces, each featuring dozens of opaque glass trade beads strung on a m

Western Europe, Italy, Venice, ca. 19th century CE. A dazzling ensemble of dozens of glass trade beads of the Chevron variety in hues of cobalt, scarlet, and white, all strung on a modern strand to be

**First Time At Auction** Europe, Italy, Venice, found in western Africa, ca. early 19th century CE. Five lovely strands of Venetian glass beads that were once used as currency pieces in European trad

**First Time At Auction** East Asia, China, Yuan to Ming Dynasty, ca. 14th to 16th century CE. A lovely strand of dozens and dozens of glass trade beads of rounded form and in hues of cobalt blue, sky

Europe, Italy, Venice, found in western Africa, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A fine selection of wearable necklaces made with dozens of petite glass trade beads. Two of the necklaces have solely red b

Europe, Italy, Venice, found in western Africa, ca. 18th to early 19th century CE. An enticing set of 4 Venetian glass trade bead strands that can be restrung into attractive and wearable necklaces. T

**Originally Listed At $500** Europe, Italy, Venice, found in western Africa, ca. 18th to early 19th century CE. An attractive pairing of Venetian glass trade bead strands that can be restrung into ey

**Originally Listed At $250** Western Europe, Italy, Venice, ca. early 19th to mid-20th century CE; found in West Africa. A fine collection of Venetian glass trade bead strands that can be restrung in

Europe, Italy, Venice, found in western Africa, ca. 18th to early 19th century CE. A lovely pair of Venetian glass and stone trade bead strands, each strung on modern stringing that can be made into m

**Originally Listed At $150** **Back at auction due to non-paying bidder. Western Europe, Venice, Italy, ca. 18th and 19th century CE. Three strands of Venetian trade beads - comprised of hundreds of

Europe, Italy, Venice, found in western Africa, ca. 18th to early 19th century CE. A wonderful set of 3 wearable necklaces, each strung with dozens of hand-formed glass trade beads in a myriad of vibr

This exquisite antique millifiori glass bead, with its complex floral patterns, is a testament to the Venetian trade era's masterful glasswork. Each segment of color is a window into the rich history

This exquisite antique millifiori glass bead, with its complex floral patterns, is a testament to the Venetian trade era's masterful glasswork. Each segment of color is a window into the rich history

**Originally Listed At $150** Europe, Italy, Venice, found in western Africa, ca. 18th to early 19th century CE. A matched group of fifty-one gorgeous mint green glass beads with bands of yellow, red,

**First Time At Auction**North or South America, Nueva Cadiz, ca. 1600 to 1800 CE. A lovely strand of sixteen Nueva Cadiz blue glass beads named for a 16th century Spanish colony in Venezuela where ar

Exemplary trio of glass beads from ancient Persia, dating between the 2nd and 4th centuries CE. These beads are distinguished by their layered glass technique, featuring alternating bands of white and

These 8 monochrome glass beads from ancient Europe, specifically dated from the 1st to the 4th centuries CE, display a rich, cobalt blue hue, which was a highly sought-after color in glassmaking of th