Early Venetian Glass
From the
late 1400's, when Europeans began to explore the globe, the Venetians were the first people to develop coloured glass bead production for supplying the overland and sailing ship traders with beads for commercial use. Colour and style development can be seen from the selection of early production beads below.
The darker shades of yellow changed to brighter hues in the mid 1800's,
when cadmium sulphide was added to the glass, to obtain the coloration,
instead of the previously used coal. Specially selected beads in good condition.

16 x 9 x 9 mm cube
ev 206-21  £16

17 x 7 x 7 cube
ev 206-22  £14

14 x 9 cyl
ev 206-23  £10

12 x 8 cyl
ev 206-24  £10

16 x 12 b
ev 206-01  £8

16 x 8 cyl
ev 206-02  £8

7 x 11 b
ev 206-04  £6

6 x 11 disc
ev 206-05  £5

6 x 11 b
ev 206-06  £5

5 x 7 b Sold
ev 206-07  £5

12 x 11 sph
ev 206-08  £6

8 x 10 b
ev 206-09  £5

8 x 8 b
ev 206-10  £4

5 x 8 b
ev 206-11 £5

22 x 9 e
 ev 206-13  £18

16 x 8 e
ev 206-14  £16

21 x 9 e
ev 206-15  £22

18 x 11 cyl c
ev 206-17  £4

11 x 10 cyl
ev 206-18  £10

13 x 11 cyl
ev 206-19  £10

11 x 13 bic
ev 206-20  £8

11 x 4
ev 305-01   £10

15 x 7 e
ev 305-02  £8

13 x 8 e
ev 305-03  £6

14 x 7 e
ev 305-04  £8

10 x 6 e Sold
ev 305-05  £5

20 x 22 sp c
ev 205-05  £10

20x15x7 Tablet
ev 205-06  £12

17x 10 cyl c
ev 205-08  £6

17 x 10 cyl c
ev 205-09  £6

17 x 9 cyl
ev 205-10  £6

15 x 8 e
ev 205-11  £12

8 x 11 b
ev 205-12  £5

7 x 10 b
ev 205-13  £5

10 x 11 bic
ev 205-14  £8

8 x 13 b
ev 205-16  £5

12 x 12  b
ev 205-17  £6

12 x 11  b
ev 205-18  £5

12 x 13 sp
ev 205-19  £6

6 x 6  b
ev 205-22  £5

16 x 22  bic
ev 205-01  £18

18 x 20  bic
ev 205-02  £18

16 x 20  bic
ev 205-23  £16

14 x 16  bic
ev 206   £10

10 x 20 b
ev 210   £6

10 x 17 b
ev 211   £6

10 x 16 b
ev 212   £6

11 x 15 b
ev 213   £5

11 x 14 b
ev 214   £6

9 x 13 b
ev 215   £4

11 x 13 b c
ev 217   £5

7 x 12 b
ev 219   £5

10 x 19 b
ev 219-02  £5

  10 x 18 b
ev 219-03  £5

10 x 17 b
ev 219-04  £5

11 x 16 b
ev 219-05  £5

10 x 17 b
ev 219-06  £5

10 x 16 b
ev 219-07  £4

10 x 14 b
ev 219-08  £5

13 x 14 bic
ev 219-09  £6

15x13x6 Tablet
ev 219-12  £10

13x13End capped
ev 219-13  £5

13 x 10 b
ev 219-14  £8

9 x 6 b  Sold
ev 219-15  £5

12 x 12 cyl
ev 220   £8

12 x 11 cyl
ev 221   £8

13x12 cyl
ev 223   £5

10 x 14
ev 224   £10

Bodom-type found in Mali
Click
HERE for the originals

Decorated Cubes - Barrels - Tablets - Cylinders - Cones

11 x 8 mm b
ev 225 £10

17 x 12 e
ev 227 £6

17 x 10 cyl
ev 228   £12

16 x 9 cone
ev 229   £8

20 x 11 cyl
ev 231 £12

17 x 8 cube
ev 232-01  £14

20 x 8 cube
ev 232-02  £18

18 x 9 cube
ev 232-03  £16

19 x 8 cube
ev 232-04  £16

17 x 7 cube
ev 232-05  £14

19 x 8 cube
ev 232-06  £16

15 x 7 cube
ev 232-07  £14

18 x 10 cyl c
ev 236   £6

16 x 9 cyl
ev 237   £16

13 x 8 cyl
ev 239   £16

12 x 7 cyl
ev 240   £14

15 x 11 b
ev 242   £8

15 x 11 b
ev 244   £8

12 x 11 b
ev 245   £4

10 x 8 b
ev 246   £4

6 x 11
ev 248   £4

11 x 10 b
sm. chip on back
ev 252   £4

26 x 10 cyl
Cylinder
ev 253 £22

21 x 12 x 7
Tablet
ev 254   £16

12 x 17 b
ev 256   £6

13 x 13 b
ev 257   £8

15 x 19 b
ev 258   £1
6

20 x 10 cyl
ev 259 a £14

18 x 7 cube
ev 262   £12

20 x 11 e
ev 263 £8

11 x 9 cyl
ev 268   £6

12 x 9 cyl
ev 269   £5

21 x 10 cyl
ev 299   £12

19x8x9 cube
ev 300   £12

14 x 7 cyl
ev 302   £12

18 x 9 cyl
ev 302-01  £14

18 x 8 Sold
ev 302-02  £12

15 x 9 cube
ev 302-03  £14

17 x 7 cube
ev 302-04  £16

20 x 13 x 8 Tablet
ev 302-05  £22

17 x 12 x 7 Tablet
ev 302-06  £18

13 x 8 cyl
ev 302-07  £8

Early Venetian glass discs - ground flat by the Africans for use as spacers

7x18
afs 207 a
Disc £3

8x21
afs 207 b
Disc £3

10x20
afs 207 c
Disc £3

8x20
afs 207 d
Disc £3

7x18
afs 207 e
Disc £3

8x17
afs 207 f
Disc £3

Key: Measurements in mm ( width across 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

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