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Rare Old Venetian Fancy Disks, Antique Wound Glass African Trade Beads
Rare Old Venetian Fancy Disks, Antique Wound Glass African Trade Beads
Discover these five rare and beautiful antique Venetian "Fancy" disk/spacer beads, hand-crafted from glass using the traditional wound (lampwork) technique. These exquisite beads were used in the African trade between the late 1800s and early 1900s, making them not only stunning pieces of history but also prized collector’s items.
- Size of the beads: 9-10 mm in diameter
- Condition: Excellent, considering their age
These beads are a wonderful example of Venetian glass artistry, created through a painstaking process in which glass rods were wound around a mandrel, one by one. This technique, developed in Venice, Italy, was widely regarded for its intricate detail and precision. Such beads played a significant role in trade throughout Ghana and Africa, where they were highly valued and used as currency or symbols of status.
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