Up for sale here are black glass lime green feather trail wound beads made in Italy for the Venetian-African trade market, along with three African lost wax metal beads. Lovely, satin matte finish to the glass that comes with age and much handling.

Old beads, with wear which I have tried to show in the photos. It is to be expected with beads of their age.

Please view the photos which been taken under high magnification to show the full condition of the item.

I am an experienced seller of antique and vintage jewellery. As an art history graduate specialising in sentimental antique jewellery with cultural importance, and with goldsmithing training, I have been trained to assess the quality and fineness of precious metal items.

The photos form part of the description and show the size in centimetres or millimetres and the weight in grams where weighed. It is very difficult to show the true colour on a computer screen; each screen has slightly different settings, so although the colours look true to me, you may see them slightly brighter or darker. To try to address this, I have shown the beads against a Farrow & Ball paint chart with similar colours.

Please bid with confidence and view my feedback, where you will see that I have received positives for other valuable items of this age and older, and have sent antique jewellery all over the world with no problem.

Items will be securely packed and sent swiftly by a trackable service. In the unlikely event that my description does not meet your expectations, I am happy to accept returns provided that items are returned in the same condition as I sent them and are sent via a trackable service, at the purchaser's expense.

If you have any queries, please do get in touch. Thanks for looking!