Item #766
Type of bead: Millefiori
Made in : Venice, Italy
Traded in: Africa
Approximate Age: Late 19th/early 20th century
In stock: 1 string
String 78 cm 50 beads 130 grams
Bead size: ~ 17,1 x 9,4 mm
Overall Condition: Good to excellent, small end chips
Millefiori are beautiful trade beads that are made in Venice and were traded in Africa starting in the late 19th to the early 20thcentury. In that time they could be either traded or sold. Millefiori is an Italian word that means “a thousand flowers” and is also known as mosaic beads.
Provenance: Private collection. F.d.G in NL