ANTIQUE FACETED RUSSIAN BLUE [OPAQ] WORLD TRADE BEAD 30 BY 12 MM
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Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:19768440 | Modified Item: No |
ANTIQUE RARE OPAQUE BLUE FACETED RUSSIAN BLUE WORLD TRADE BEAD. THIS IS A HAND CUT EUROPEAN TRADE BEAD FAMOUS ALL AROUND THE WORLD. I WILL BE LISTING OTHER EXAMPLES OF COLLECTOR'S TRADE BEADS FROM MANY DIFFERENT TIME PERIODS. MANY OF THEM ARE FROM THE PAST CENTURIES OF EUROPEAN EXPANSION ESPECIALLY IN THE COASTAL CITIES. THE EUROPEANS LEARNED EARLY ON THEY COULD TAKE SAND, POTASH, AND FEW COLORING CHEMICALS AND HEAT THEM INTO MANY TYPES OF GLASS BEADS [THIS BEAD WAS O...RIGINALLY FROM EUROPE ]. THEN THE EUROPEANS AND RUSSIANS, ETC. LEARNED THEY COULD TRADE THESE BEADS THROUGH-OUT THE WORLD FOR MINERALS, GOLD, FURS AND MOST OF ALL '' FAVORS ''. ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS OF THE WORLD TRADE BEADS DUE TO THEIR BEAUTIFUL COLOR AND MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUE [ EXQUISITE HAND FACETING ]. MY AUCTIONS WILL START AT ONLY .99 CENTS FOR AS LONG AS I CAN DO IT !!! see *** below for ebay, paypal, postal and tracking requirements of my auctions. YES I DO COMBINE PURCHASES. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS WITH COMBINED SALES OF 300$ OR MORE AND DOMESTIC BUYERS WITH 100 $ OR MORE IN COMBINED SALES WILL HAVE NO POST OR TRACKING FEES TO PAY !!! THIS OPAQUE BLUE GLASS BEAD IS STILL A SOUGHT AFTER TRADE ITEM. GOOD CONDITION WITH FINE END BURNISHMENT.
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