We offer the following beads for those people who are skilled in repair or who do not require first quality beads for their creations. These
collections contain beads with small chips, misshapes or excess wear, which are not suitable to be offered as first quality single beads, but are beautiful nevertheless.
A collection of 1800's Venetian Ambassador lamp-wound and trail-decorated beads with chipped ends or worn patterns. Strand length 8 ins / 20 cm Centre bead 23 x 13 mm D250 £18 Sold
A mixed collection of slightly worn or chipped 900+ year old Islamic trail decorated beads Strand length 6 ins / 16 cm Centre bead 16 x 11 mm D265 £36 Sold
A collection of broken-ended or chipped beads .. formerly used in slave trading and still worn around the waist by some elderly African ladies. Strand length 18 ins / 46 cm
Centre bead 49 x 16 mm D254 £18 Sold
