Rare Old Matching Pair Banded oval Millefiori Venetian Mosaic Glass Trade Beads SB-30597

Beautiful matching pair of old RED BANDED OVAL millefiori Venetian mosaic glass trade beads (Picard , Volume VI, p.50 , bead 1194).

The beads are in excellent condition (one bead is very lightly chipped , see photos).

The size of the beads is 14 X 10 mm.

Venetian Millefiori mosaic glass trade beads used in the African trade early 1900's.