African trade bead necklace. Czech Bohemian red glass faceted beads.

A fine strand of Czech red glass hexagonal (six faces) bicone beads. Possibly from Gablonz. Well worn and smooth. Late 19th century to first half 20th century. 18 beads

Books referenced.

‘A Bead Timeline Vol.1 Prehistory to 1200CE’. James Lankton.
ISBN 0-97-25066-1-6

‘The Worldwide History of Beads’. Lois Sherr Dubin. ISBN 978-0-500-29177-1

‘Glass Beads from Europe’. Sibylle Jargstorf. ISBN 0-88740-839-7
‘Beads. A History and Collector’s Guide’. Stefany Tomalin.
ISBN 978-1-4456-5865-0

‘A Handbook on Beads’. W.G.N. van der Sleen. ISBN 2-87011-008-1

Dimensions: 63.5cms long (beads are approx. 3.5cms long). 1.3cms diameters.
Weight: 145gms
Condition: Excellent. Two beads are chipped (see photographs). Very good representative strand of ruby red beads. (S9)