WORLD CLASS ANTIQUE RARE FACETED RUSSIAN GOLD WORLD TRADE BEAD 31.1-12.1 MM
$ 8.88$ 5.33
Availability: 36 in stock
Origin:Russian
Style:Faceted
Modified Item:No
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LARGE AND PERFECT ANTIQUE GOLDEN YELLOW COLORED FACETED RUSSIAN WORLD TRADE BEAD IN A TAPERED SHAPE. THIS IS A HAND CUT EUROPEAN TRADE BEAD WHICH IS FAMOUS ALL AROUND THE BEAD 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 ORIGINALLY 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 FOR '' FAVORS ''. ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS OF THE WORLD TRADE BEADS DUE TO THEIR BEAUTIFUL COLOR AND MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUE [ EXQUISITE HAND FACETING ]. DOMESTIC BUYERS WITH COMBINED SALES OF 100$ OR MORE [ PER MAILING ] DO NOT PAY ANY POSTAL OR TRACKING FEES. THE FAMOUS RUSSIAN GOLD, BLUE AND OTHER COLORED FACETED GLASS BEADS ARE STILL A SOUGHT AFTER TRADE ITEM. A PERFECT BEAD.