The variation of size in Murano glass makes it excellent for appliqués & anywhere you need just the right bead size & shape! Venetian glass seed beads where made between the late 1800s-1920s on an island called Murano in Italy by Societa Veneziana Conterie. Which was a consortium of 16 independent Venetian glass bead makers that joined together from 1898 to 1992. Every bead was made by hand which helped to keep their world renowned artistry mostly secret. The art of making these unique handmade drawn beads was a dangerous & skillful process including pulling a molten glass bubble into a long thin cane and then cutting it into beads & filing them down. Many of the glass canes used for manufacturing these beads date back a lot further than the consortium. We offer mostly antique glass seed beads ranging from size 5/o to 20/o, crow, pony, tile, gooseberries, white hearts, chevrons, & chevron canes which date back to about 1898-1920. While the Murano mosaic beads where manufactured between 1960-1970 and there are very few of those available. Most often these beads were traded to Africa & the Native American Indians for land, gold, slaves and other valuables which is why they are often referred to as trade beads. These were previously uncirculated glass beads, therefore they are all mostly in excellent & clean condition.We have 10 tons available of these beads in a huge variety of colors and sizes in quantities of 1/2 pound to 60 pounds. Lots of fun! Check out my other items! Be sure to add me to your favorites list!

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  If you're ever in the area stop by and check out our showroom and Makerspace in Weaverville,California. "Angela's Bead Art" is located at 100 Cox Rd. We offer an eclectic mix of locally handcrafted items, antique and contemporary beads and jewelry, one of a kind oddities, skill toys (including yo-yos, juggling and poi), clothing and imports from all over the world. Weaverville is one of the original gold rush towns of California featuring the Jake Jackson Museum a running stamp mill, a running black smith shop and regular hammer ins and the oldest operating Toasist Temple in the Western hemisphere. Trinity is well known for fishing, white water rafting, gold panning, hiking, mountain biking, camping, water sports and house boat rentals on the lake.

Condition is uncirculated vintage. Shipped with USPS First Class Package.