Explore the LARGEST color palette of brown antique Italian glass seed beads on Etsy - PERFECT for the most discerning Artisans! https://www.etsy.com/shop/EthnicBeadShop?section_id=47673756 ALWAYS eco-friendly paper packed = 75,000+ plastic packages diverted from landfills to date!

You receive: 500+ (probably more), 1x2mm, (approx.) antique Italian glass seed beads in a DEEP, semi-translucent, dark, burnt sienna color, with a lightly matte surface and slightly irregular, 1mm (approx.) often-sandy, square beading holes. When it comes to projects including detailed, authentic beadwork, costume restoration, beaded purse repair and more, these beads are "the real deal"!
Please see dime and cm ruler in second photo for visual sizing.

These are authentic, LIMITED, antique seed beads, never used, made in Italy, about 100 years ago.
Possessing an incredibly rich, vintage color palette, these are truly collectible beads, the type that you purchase now to be savored when they are unavailable later, the seed bead that you would use in a specialty piece, when choosing to shy away from the more conventional, easier to obtain modern seed beads. Their authentic coloring simply can't be duplicated!

Some history:
These beads were made by the Societa Veneziana Conterie, a consortium of 16 independent Venetian bead makers that joined together from 1898-1992 and created glass products, in a huge brick factory on the island of Murano, Italy.

The beads were hugely popular world-wide, especially in the 1920's and 30's, yet the Societa became comfortable after years of prosperity and failed to prepare for the inevitable change in tastes of today's consumer and the rising costs of energy, transportation and labor.

They shut down in 1992, selling 7 tons of antique bead inventory. I have had the huge privilege of locating and purchasing a small cache of these beads, which EthnicBeadShop is making available to you for a limited time. Enjoy!

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