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ANTIQUE RARE FACETED RUSSIAN BLUE [ SIZE 42 BY 12 MM ] WORLD TRADE BEAD WORN
ANTIQUE RARE FACETED RUSSIAN BLUE [ SIZE 42 BY 12 MM ] WORLD TRADE BEAD WORN
ANTIQUE RARE FACETED RUSSIAN BLUE [ SIZE 42 BY 12 MM ] WORLD TRADE BEAD WORN
ANTIQUE RARE FACETED RUSSIAN BLUE [ SIZE 42 BY 12 MM ] WORLD TRADE BEAD WORN
ANTIQUE RARE FACETED RUSSIAN BLUE [ SIZE 42 BY 12 MM ] WORLD TRADE BEAD WORN

ANTIQUE RARE FACETED RUSSIAN BLUE [ SIZE 42 BY 12 MM ] WORLD TRADE BEAD WORN

$ 0.52

Availability: 100 in stock

Description

A LARGE ANTIQUE BLUE 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 '' 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 BLUE AND OTHER COLORED FACETED GLASS BEADS ARE STILL A SOUGHT AFTER TRADE ITEM. WORN CONDITION.