Authentic 19th-Century Venetian Trade Beads

Description

View Authentic 19th-Century Venetian Trade Beads with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. These feature a milk-white opaque glass base instead of cobalt. They are ideal for a historical bracelet or focal necklace strand. One bead has a stable hairline stress crack, proof of handcrafting. Authentic 19th-century Venetian trade beads are genuine antique Murano glass "end-of-day" confetti beads from the same era as your blue set. These feature a milk-white opaque glass base instead of cobalt. The set includes 14 matching pieces measuring 11mm to 13mm in diameter—a rare find, as most lots have been broken or picked over. They are ideal for a historical bracelet or focal necklace strand. Item specifics include: antique Venetian glass African trade beads with an end-of-day "confetti" pattern, featuring a milk-white wheel base, encrusted with multicolored shards in yellow, orange-red, sky blue, and dark chocolate brown/black. Made from hand-wound Murano soda-lime glass with a gloss finish, smooth patina, and typical early kiln oxidation. Each bead measures approximately 11mm to 13mm across, with wide, hand-pierced channels averaging 3mm to 4mm, showing authentic interior residue from late-1800s manufacturing. One bead has a stable hairline stress crack, proof of handcrafting. This set originates from the mid-to-late 19th century (c. 1860s–1890s), handcrafted in Murano, Italy. The opaque white beads, called "white hearts" or "chalcedony mimics," use a late-shift workshop technique: leftover colored crumbs are rolled onto molten white glass wound onto a clay-coated mandrel, permanently fused into the surface. The dark residue inside the holes is original baked clay lubricant, indicating they haven’t been modernized; sold as a set of 14, it offers jewelry designers a complete layout for antique restoration. Condition: Used. Category: Crafts › Beads & Jewelry Making › Beads. Brand: Unbranded.

Brand

Unbranded

Shape

Round

Size

11 - 11.9 mm

Color

White, Multicolor

Style

Loose

Material

Glass

Finish

Glossy