BE463.   The French Cross beads here average 20 inches in length.   $30.US/each strand.    (#4 is available)
   BE469.   The baby chevrons are $22.US/each strand.   (#1, #3, #4 & #5 are sold)
   BE470.   The baby chevrons are $22.US/each strand.   (#1 & #4 are sold)
   BE471.   The baby chevrons are $22.US/each strand.    (#4 is available)
   BE472.   I have a group of chevrons here, averaging 20 to 21 inches in length.  $20.US/each strand
   BE481.   $22.US/each strand    (all are sold)
   BE482.   Kakamba - $18.US/each strand   (#2 is available)
   BE484.   Kakamba - $18.US/each strand    (#3 & #7 are available)
   BE486.   Long strands (40 inches long) of old clear Czech beads with new cast glass amulet beads...  some of the beads are roundish and others squarish...  a bargain at   $85.US/each strand    (one strand is remaining with a mix of oval and corneless cube beads)
   BE487.   Russian blues - $150.US/each strand.    
   BE488.   Russian blues - $165.US    (#3 is sold)
   BE493.   Mixed fancy beads - 28 inches long - $75.US/each strand.    (#2 is sold)
   BE495.   Strand #1 with one clear twisted bead - a real collector's bead - $35.US.  Strand #2 - really clear deepRussian blues (4 with breaks) 25 inches long.  $145.US.   (#2 is available)  

    BE496.   Blue beads  $22/strand.   (#5 is sold)
   BE497.   Kakamba beads  $18/strand.   (#2, #3 & #4 are sold)
   BE501.   Kakamba beads  $18/strand.   (#1, #3, #4 & #6 are sold)
   BE502.   Kakamba beads  $18/strand.   (#2 & #3 are available)
   BE504.    All of the beads here are made in Venice and traded into Africa.  #1 is a 25 inch long strand of mixed beads including black and white eye beads, chrome on black crumb beads and others.  $70.US.   Strand #2 is about 16 1/2 inches long and it has "eyes" of pale blues and pinks.  The beads are not in perfect shape but show their age quite nicely.   $85.US.   #3 is almost 32 inches long with 18 inches of "eye" beads and the rest in crumb beads.   $120.US.
   BE505.   These 23 inch long strands of beads have some nice varieties of colours to them.  Each has a broken bead on the strand.  They are $110.US/each strand.  (#1 & #3 are sold)
   BE506.   These white on white Venetian strands are 22-23 inches long.  The beads are a little worn with a sandy texture but continue to be very attractive with their transluscence and their variety.  These are $85.US/each strand.   (#1 & #2 are sold)
   BE508.   Strand #1 is a nice strand of beads that remind me of bees - the fat black  beads with yellow swirling around them.  The strand has about 29 inches of beads on it.   $95.US.   Strand #2 has about 28 inches of a nice variety of patterns on warm (close to a chrorme colour) yellow beads.  I always love examining the different stripes and crosses and squiggles.  $95.US.   (#1 & #2 are sold)
   BE509.   Strand #1 of these "good beads" is 28 inches long.  One of the striped beads at the front is broken.  The other beads look quite good for all of the years that they have lived through.  There is an excellent variety of beads here, some of which sell for quite a bit on their own.  $95.US.   Strand #2 is a chevron style strand of "good beads".  They are not officially chevrons but duplicate the look by having layers of colour making stripes down the length of the beads.  I find them very attractive in their quiet nature.   $95.US.    (#1 is sold)
   BE510.   This is a very attractive long (32 inch) strand of baby King beads.  They average 3/8 inch in diameter with some a little larger.  The beads are smooth, the green is a dark grass green with the typical striped patterns on them.  The beads at the end of the strand are a very nice contrast.   $245.US.
   BE511.   Here is a 38 inch long strand of mixed beads including Kings.  The beads at the back half have a great variety and I often see them being sold individually for quite a lot.  Together they really show each other off.   $185.US.
   BE512.   This is a heavy, long (39 inch) strand of King beads.  I love the black backgrounds and the drama that the colours create.  There is a good variety of beads (some very smooth and sleek and some a little rough) .  This is a very good price for these impressive creatures - $400.US.   (sold)
   BE516.   These beads average 28 inches.  Each strand certainly has its own personality - these are not perfect beads, but very nice ones nevertheless.  $95.US/each strand.
   BE517.   Here is a small, delicate, imperfect strand of  white beads trailed with blue.  The blue squiggles are actually darker than they appear in the photo.  There is 23 inches of beads.  $50.US.   (sold)
   BE518.   These strands are about 23 inches long.  #1 is coloured differently than in the image.  The green at the back of the strand is an opaque light grass green and the beads at the front are transparent aqua blue.  The other two strands are a midnight blue.   $25.US/each strand.   (#1, #2 & #3 are sold)
   BE519.   Here is a 36 inch long strand of antique chevrons from Venice.  The tubular shapes are 6-layer and the short ones are 4-layer.  There are a couple of broken beads but most are in very good condition.  $655.US.
   BE520.   Here is a small variety of Venetian chevron beads.  Strand #1 is made up of antique 4-layer Venetian beads.  The strand is 24 inches long and waiting to become part of a necklace...  $200.US.   Strand #2 is 27 inches long and made of tubular 4-layer chevrons.   $50.US.   Strand #3 is made of tubular 4-layer green chevrons.  It is just under 24 inches long.  $55.US.   (#1 & #2 are sold)
   BE522.   The gooseberry beads here are in two lengths.  The shorter ones average 24 inches in length and are  $36.US/each strand.  The longer ones average 28 inches in length and are $40.US/each strand.
   BE524.   These pale sandy glass disc beads have a very natural look to them.  There are 26 inches of beads on this necklace averaging about 9/16 inch in diameter.   $75.US.
   BE525.   These two red glass bead necklaces are made in Germany I believe.  They have Arabic writing but I am told it is an Indian version.  There is the name Allah on a number of the beads.  These are $18.US/each strand.   (both are sold)
   BE527.   These Russian blues are more of the typical colour - darker blue than they appear in this photo.  Strand #1 has 32 inches of facet beads on it, enough for two necklaces or a double one.  Strand #2 has larger beads and measures about 31 inches in length.   $155.US/each strand.
   BE528.   This strand of Russian blues is a little darker/less bright than it appears in the photo.  There is a nice group of beads here including a green and red one.  One oval bead is fractured.  The strand is over 32 inches in length.   $235.US.  (sold)
  BE529.   This necklace has excellent quality black beads on it - with multi colour spots, stripes and squiggles.  The necklace is 15 inches long with a little over 9 inches of black beads and the rest made of Ethiopian silver beads.  This is a very beautiful, simple, but intriguing strand.   $325.US.
  BE530.   This is an unpredictable but beautiful group of beads strung together in exactly the same pattern as was strung in Africa.  I do like the aesthetic sensibilities found in that continent.  This is a long strand - 32 inches with light turquoise versions of "Russian blues" - two of them different versions of spirals.  There are glass beads mimicking the colour of agates but not pretending to be them in any sense - it is simply an interpretation.  The necklace is ready to wear - $225.US.   
  BE531.   I have two 32 inch long strands of 6 layer chevrons here.  I don't know their age or history and am a little confused by them.  They do look antique - the colours of them are all correct but I need a chevron collector to help me out.   The beads are $300.US/each strand.
  BE533.   These three strands are all different, good sized and interesting.  Strand #1 is 21 inches long.  The beads at the front average 1/2 inch in diameter.  There is a number of layered chevron beads included - of various layers.   $135.US.   Strand #3 is 23 inches long with beads averaging 1/2 inch in diameter.  This is a calm and comfortable colour.   $110.US.   Strand #3 is 19 inches long.  2/3 of the strand are chevrons.  The others are interesting stripes, some with clear centers.   $135.US.
  BE534.   These are old white Venetian beads that remind me of porcelain or old Chinese dishes.  The blue has worn almost away on some of them, but others have attractive squiggles on them.  They are most likely from the end of the 1800s.   $55.US.   (sold)
  BE535.   Kakamba beads - $18.US/each strand    (#3 is sold)
  BE536.   Kakamba beads - $18.US/each strand   (#1, #2 & #3 are sold)
  BE537.   Kakamba beads - $18.US/each strand   (#2 is sold)
  BE538.   Kakamba beads - $18.US/each strand  (#1 & #3 are sold)
  BE596.   Here is a long strand - 39 inches of beads with twisted lines curling around them.  Of course they are much nicer in real life - smooth glass in dark turquoise and green with stripes of brick and chrome.  They match very nicely with the next strand of beads listed.   $300.US.
  BE597.   Here are 32 inches of beads, nicely shaped with an angular profile.  They are brick red with stripes of turquoise blue and chrome yell.  The beads average 1/3 inch long.   $220.US.   (sold)
  BE598.   This is a great 28 inch long strand of antique Venetian beads.  This is a great combination with some interesting details on the beads.  On some of the yellow beads the melted beads still stand out a little - they weren't heated hot enough to be totally flattened.  Very attractive.   $160.US.
  BE599.   This is a 25 inch long strand of Venetian trade beads in warm colours - the sun shines here.  In between the brighter beads there are some wonderful little four sided beads of dark green and yellow.  They are intriguing.   $95.US.   (on hold)
  BE600.   This is a long 33 inch long strand of Venetian beads.  There are three wonderful oval beads (7/8 inch long) with roses on them.  One bead has a small chip on it but the other two are in excellent condition.  There are some other interesting single beads thrown in the strand as well.   $195.US.
  BE601.   This is a pretty amazing strand of beads.  In the older days of trading beads there were always nice mixes to enhance a strand.  I miss getting beads that have that type of variety on it.  The beads are in excellent condition having some quite odd and amazing ones hidden away.  The strand is a little over 30 inches long.   $285.US.
  BE602.   Well one of my favourite colours since I was a kid, is this crazy lime green.  I had to think twice before I decided to part with these beads...  Rectangular beads are a delight as well - untypical of modern beads.  The Venetian bead makers would have to heat the glass very hot so that when they pressed the side of a bead cylinder against a metal surface, the glass would flatten nicely.  It had to be done four times for every bead.  These beads are not perfect - there are a number with chips but I like them anyway.  There are some other curious beads mixed in this 37 inch long strand - $155.US.
  BE603.   Chrome yellow is a very attractive colour and strangely enough it mixes well with a whole range of other colours.  There are chips here and there on a few of the beads but in general these are in good condition.  They date from the 1800s and there are some very curious beads tucked in.  There are 6 oval beads with delicate and different squiggles on them.   $185.US.
  BE604.   Stripes, stripes and stripes.  There are 31 inches of Venetian stripes here all with a yellow background.  There is a green & white one that has a soft chip in it. - the others are in excellent condition.  I think that someone actually had fun making these.   $145.US.
  BE605.   This is a very strong looking strand of beads.  It is 31 inches long with beads averaging 1/2 inch in diameter.  I like the beads with the squiggles but there are also unusual beads tucked into the strand.  It is always interesting to look at the beads one after another.   $295.US.
  BE606.   This is an incredibly long and perfect strand.  The beads are silky and detailed.  Each one is a little different than each other.  They have tiny stripes in each direction and tiny swirls as well.  The strand is 64 inches long.  If the first customer would like to buy half, that is an option - I would just cut the strand in the middle.  The full strand is $400.US.
  BE607.   Here is another amazingly long strand - 61 inches of beads.  They are tiny flattened spotted beads from the 1800s.  They have stronger deep reds and blues on them than the photo shows.  They are quite wonderful showing true age and a long history.   $400.US.   If the first customer would like to buy half of the strand, it would be $200.US.  
  BE608.   What a wonderful strand of tubular beads.  Once beads are made they have heat applied to them so that they can be pressed to create flat sides.  They sit different than rounded beads and contrast nicely with round or oval silver beads.  There is one single bead that looks like it has pink flowers on it.  They are all terrific.   This is 31 inches long.  $290.US.
  BE609.   This is a varied 28 inch long strand of mixed Venetian beads.  $68.US. 
  BE610.   Here is a delicate strand of beads as well as a sturdy strand.  Strand #1 is 30 inches long and has a number of watermelon style beads.  There are a couple of black beads with white spots on them - with three spots that make them look like faces.  As always there is a nice variety here.   $120.US.   Strand #2 also has mostly black based beads but they are a fair bit larger.  The strand is 30 inches long as well but looks quite different.  There are some small king style beads and two layered beads that have a clear outer section.  Quite unusual.  $185.US.
  BE611.   There are three different strands of beads here - all different.  Strand #1 has a nice contrast between the turquoise blue at one end and the chrome yellow at the other.  There are some special beads on this 30 inch strand.   $160.US.   Strand #2 has an attractive mix on it.  It measures 25 inches long.   $85.US.   Strand #3 has my favourite lime green on it - there are three green King beads here as well as some odd and unusual beads.  It is 23 inches long.   $125.US.
  BE612.   French cross beads averaging 20 - 24 inches long - $35.US/each strand.   (#2 & #3 are available)
  BE613.   Strand #1 is 27 inches long.  The beads are in excellent condition except for the chrome one which has a big chip.  There are some unusual beads on  this strand.   $250.US.   Strand #2 is a little over 24 inches long with a good variety of beads on it reducing to tiny ones at the back of the necklace - all in very good condition.  I love to examine these over and over.   $250.US.
  BE614.   I had ghost beads a while ago but they were sleek and quite perfect.  These 5 ghost beads (plus other beads of the period) are pretty rough with pitted glass and some chips here and there but they are the real thing.  Someone strung them into this bracelet which is on elastic so that it slips on and off.   $175.US/bracelet
  BE615.   Watermelon chevrons - $22.US/each strand   (#1 & #2 are sold)
  BE616.   Watermelon chevrons - $22.US/each strand   (all are sold)
  BE617.   Watermelon chevrons - $22.US/each strand   (#1, #3 & #5 are sold)       
  BE618.   This is a very nice half strand - 15 inches - of small vaseline beads.  They average 1/2 inch in diameter.   $50.US.
  BE619.   I have a gorgeous 22 inch long strand of seafoam vaselines here, averaging 5/8 inch in diameter.  The colour range is like the sea with colours and shapes shifting...  There is one very nice old floral Venetian as well.  It adds a beautiful touch.   $165.US.
   BE420.   The top strand of 26 inches of blue beads is nicely accentuated with the 5 oval Dutch beads in the front.  The strand is a mix of slices and Russian blues in a nice mix of blues.   Strand #2 is 27 inches long and made up of good night-time blue Dutch slices of glass.  It would look wonderful with a little silver tossed in.  The strands are $85.US/each.  
   BE422.   There are two strands of dotted black beads here.  Strand #1 is 27 inches long.  It has some very attractive beads on it like the drawn rectangular one at the end of one side of the strand.  Many of the beads are rectangular too - much more unusual than the round.   It looks old and attractive.   $145.US.   Strand #2 is also 27 inches long, has old beads of varying qualities.  The beads are nicely and gently graduated.   $145.US.  (#2 is available)
   BE436.   Here are some Bohemian beads from the early 1900s - a strand of mottled brown square beads, a mottled brick coloured square beads, and a strand of almost white kakambas with multi-colour specks...  about 24 inches of beads on each strand.    $18.US/each strand.   (#1 is available)
   BE447.   Strand #1 has 28 inches of beads.  The cord is broken, but beads shouldn't be worn on raffia anyway, - it is just for transporting the beads...   Strand #2 has 32 inches of beads.  $125.US/each strand.   (#1 is available)
   BE449.   Tiny striped beads - $22.US/each strand.  (#7 is available)
   BE452.   Russian blues - these are in excellent condition and have a beautiful colour to them.  30 to 32 inches long.   $95.US/each strand.   (#2 & #3 are sold)
   BE453.   Russian blues - these are in excellent condition and have a beautiful colour to them - average 30 inches long....   $135.US/each strand.    (#1 is available)
   BE458.   Chevron strand #1 -28 inches long - $28.US.  Long brownish spotted rectangles -34 inches long - $125.US.    (#2 is available)
   BE393.   There are two strands of 19th century Venetian trade beads here.  The inner strand is just under 21 inches long with beads averaging just over 1/4 inch in diameter.  They are attractive tubulars of rich grass green with chrome yellow swirls and brick coloured dashes on them.  The outer strand is just over 21 inches in length and a combo of twisted and plain yellow streaks around the black beads.  $85.US./each strand.   (#2 is sold)
   BE400.   These are beautiful gleaming skinny tubular beads.  They have been strung with a few beads of contrast in the front and would look gorgeous strung on a cord with a clasp in exactly the same way.  The beads average 22 inches in length.    $75.US./each strand.
   BE401.   The inner strand of tubular "gooseberries" is just over 22 inches long.  The middle strand of "Russian blues" is also over 22 inches long.  It has some beautifully cut beads as well as two very attractive tubular aqua glass  beads.   The outer strand has very attractive tubulars which are about 1/4 inch in diameter.  The strand is 22+ inches long.    $85.US./each strand. (#1 & #3 are  available)
   BE404.   These are good, hearty, heavy bead strands.  Strand #1 is quite uniform in colour and size.  The strand is over 30 inches long and the beads are just under 1/2 inch in diameter.   Strand #2 has a very nice 32 inch long collection of contrasting beads.  $210.US./each strand.   (#2 is available)
   BE408.   These are great 19th century Venetian beads - constructed from colourful multi-layered tubes of glass which one can see by looking at the ends of the beads.  .Each strand is 12 inches long.  The beads are in excellent condition.  $115.US./each strand.    (both sold)
BE380.   Kakambas - $16.US/each strand.   (#1 is available)
BE369.   These two strands are a little over 30 inches long with the largest beads averaging about 7/8 inches across.  There are king beads in a variety of designs as well as a variety of degrees of wear.  They are very handsome.  #1 has a 6 layer chevron on it, and #2 has a 4 layer chevron.  $325.US/each strand.   (#2 is available)
   BE286.   $85.US/each strand.   (#3 is available)

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