Antique Beads Shiny Faceted Bright Royal Blue Clear Glass Handmade 1800's

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Antique Beads Hank of Shiny Faceted Bright Royal Blue Clear Glass Handmade 1800's !! These glass beads are a stunning treasure of a gorgeous shiny beads, bright royal blue, please notice the photos taken with back lighting to illuminate the gorgeous color that shines with the light !! The straight sewing pin shows the size of these gorgeous beads, being handmade there is slight variation in size.  Most likely Czechoslovakia or Venice Italy, possibly France. Weight is 14 grams !  These beads come from my grandmothers needlework Studio in Manhattan, LaMer's Studio 1909-1967, see photos, where she taught women, mostly from France, Italy, Austria and Switzerland how to reweave, bead, and repair invisibly any textile. The best students went on to become skilled needleworkers and remained in my grandmothers employ for many years.  During the depression she has a thriving business catering to the wealthy New York elite, making beaded dresses, bags and shoes, as well as repairing any article of clothing or bed and table linens. Some of her clients whom I have letters from were Nat King Cole, a heavy smoker always burning his suits, Alice B.Tully of Tully Hall Lincoln Center, Henry Ford, yes THE Henry Ford, Eleanor Roosevelt and others.... Quite the history,  she was a wonderful business woman when it not easy for a woman to have her own business, and she was an artist extraordinaire with a needle and thread. Thank you for looking and good luck with your auctions !
These are original antique beads, a treasure of small beads not made today** Always happy to combine shipping