Czech "Watermelon" beads- Produced from drawn tubes of multicoloured glass that have been pinched and paddled into shape after the tube has been reheated.
Venetian "Watermelon" Beads Early 1900's onwards
ct 299 21 x 10 £4
ct 300 17 x 10 £4
ct 304 13 x 10 £4
ct 306 14 x 9 £3
ct 308 13 x 8 £3
ct 311 10 x 9 £3
ct 312 14 x 7 £3
ct 314 12 x 8 £3
ct 315 17 x 7 £3
ct 316 13 x 9 £3
ct 317 12 x 7 £3
ct 318 13 x 7 £4
ct 320 17 x 9 £3
ct 321 15 x 9 £3
ct 324 20 x 12 £3
ct 325 p. glass 14 x 10 £3
ct 326 Czech 14 x 9 £3
ct 350-02 14 x 10 £4
ct 350-04 12 x 10 £3
ct 350-05 15 x 8 £3
ct 350-06 11 x 9 £3
ct 350-07 10 x 10 £3
ct 350-08 12 x 9 £3
ct 350-09 13 x 5 £3
ct 350-10 14 x 8 £3
ct 350-11 11 x 8 £3
ct 350-12 9 x 8 £3
ct 350-13 11 x 9 £3 Sold
ct 350-14 11 x 8 £4 Sold
ct 350-15 14 x 7 £4
ct 350-17 10 x 7 £3
ct 350-18 12 x 7 £3
ct 350-19 14 x 6 £3
ct 350-21 9 x 8 £3
ct 350-22 9 x 7 £3 Sold
1800s Large Czech "Melon" Beads Drawn beads with ground lines
53 x 23 1900s cs 308 £8 Sold
29 x 20 cs 318 £6
28 x 21 cs 319 £6
21 x 13 cs 320 £6
30 x 22 cs 320-01 £6
28 x 19 cs 320-02 £6 Sold
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