Ancient and Antique wound glass beads Many showing " squiggle " and
" feather " designs .. which were created many centuries ago. Traditionally made using hot glass which is wrapped around a shaft and shaped, whilst maintaining a circular motion, with a flat paddle. The addition of one or more
layers of colour to an already hot bead, are then dragged through the bead ( combing ) using the paddle's edge, forming these patterns - waves or feather patterns from lines or floral motifs from dots. Click HERE for more Islamic beads and Prayer Strands
Ancient & Antique Translucent Red, Green & Blue Islamic and Venetian Glass Some of the "squiggle" designs ( first used in 1720 ) are slightly faded as shown and priced as such
vws 217 7 x 8 b blue £4
vws 217a 6 x 8 b blue £4
vws 222 6 x 8 b £4 Sold
vws 254 10 x 8 x 6 £5 Sold
vws 257 8 x 8 sp red £4
vws 260 8 x 5 cyl black £4
vws 260-01 8 x 9 bic £4 Sold
vws 260-02 8 x 8 b £6 Sold
vws 260-03 8 x 8 b blue £6
vws 260-04 8 x 9 b blue £6
vws 260-05 8 x 8 b £6 Sold
vws 260-06 10 x 8 b red £5
vws 260-07 7 x 7 b blue £5
vws 260-08 8 x 8 b blue £6
Indian Copies
Venetian "Feather" Pattern Beads Early 1800's onwards
vet 274 10 x 11 £4 Sold
vet 278 14 x 9 £3
vet 278-01 11 x 9 £4
vet 278-02 12 x 9 £4
vet 278-03 12 x 9 £4
vet 278-04 12 x 10 £4
vet 278-05 14 x 10 £4
vet 278-06 15 x 11 £4
vet 278-07 14 x 11 £4
vet 278-08 15 x 11 £4
vet 278-09 15 x 11 £4
vet 278-10 14 x 10 £4
vet 278-11 9 x 9 £4
vet 278-12 17x10* £16
vet 278-13 23 x 10 £6
vet 278-14 22 x 8 £5
vet 278-15 19 x 8 £5
vet 304 V 8 x 10 £5
vet 278-16 19 x 9 £6
vet 278-17 19 x 8 £4
vet 278-18 17 x 8 £4
vet 304 a 17x17* £4
* vet 278-12 is Ancient - Click its picture for more 1000 year old original 'feather' beads * vet 304 a is a modern bead
Key: Measurements in mm ( width along hole x diameter ) ** = with aventurine Shape: b = barrel bic = bicone cyl = cylinder c = small chip e = early production
e = ellipsoid sp = spherical ta = tabular V = variable pattern style
