Opaque

We're thrilled to announce our monumental special purchase of over 200,000 kilos of Handmade Vintage Italian glass beads! We've bought up oodles of exquisite examples of fine, hand-crafted vintage Murano glass beads made by Societa Veneziana Conterie. Societa Veneziana Conterie was a consortium of 16 independent Venetian bead makers that joined together from 1898-1992. When the consortium shut its doors in 1992, our friends over at Prairie Edge Trading and Galleries rescued all of the consortium's remaining stock of glass beads from an uncertain future. Earlier this summer, we scooped up the the entire lot, to ensure that these little pieces of beaded history can once again be shared and appreciated by all! Most of our Vintage Venetian Seed, Crow, and Chevron Beads were manufactured between the late 1800's and 1920's, while our colorful and intricate Murano Mosaic beads were manufactured in the 1960's-70's.

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Blues- Aqua or Turquoise
5 items

Blues- Sapphire or Sky Blues
4 items

Browns/Tans/Golds
2 items

Greens
6 items

Greys and Blacks
1 item

Oranges
2 items

Pinks and Purples
2 items

Reds
1 item

Whites
1 item

Yellows
2 items

Items:

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Vintage Venetian Seed Bead Black #1 10/0

10SV109

50 GM $1.97 ($0.04 per GM)

100 GM $3.00 ($0.03 per GM)

500 GM $10.50 ($0.02 per GM)

1000 GM $17.50 ($0.02 per GM)

Not in catalog
In our Showroom Aisle 5 Section G
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Vintage Venetian Seed Bead Opaque White #1 10/0

10SV112

50 GM $1.97 ($0.04 per GM)

100 GM $3.25 ($0.03 per GM)

500 GM $10.00 ($0.02 per GM)

1000 GM $16.50 ($0.02 per GM)

Not in catalog
In our Showroom Aisle 23 Section T
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Vintage Venetian Seed Bead Opaque Yellow # 5 10/0

10SV122-5

50 GM $2.25 ($0.04 per GM)

100 GM $3.75 ($0.04 per GM)

500 GM $12.50 ($0.03 per GM)

1000 GM $20.00 ($0.02 per GM)

Not in catalog
In our Showroom Aisle 5 Section I
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Vintage Venetian Seed Bead Opaque Yellow #6 10/0

10SV122-6

50 GM $1.97 ($0.04 per GM)

100 GM $3.00 ($0.03 per GM)

500 GM $9.95 ($0.02 per GM)

1000 GM $17.50 ($0.02 per GM)

Not in catalog
In our Showroom Aisle 5 Section E
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Vintage Venetian Seed Bead Opaque Orange #5 10/0

10SV138-5

50 GM $1.97 ($0.04 per GM)

100 GM $3.00 ($0.03 per GM)

500 GM $9.95 ($0.02 per GM)

1000 GM $17.50 ($0.02 per GM)

Not in catalog
In our Showroom Aisle 23 Section M
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Vintage Venetian Seed Bead Opaque Red Orange #2 10/0

10SV142-2

50 GM $2.25 ($0.04 per GM)

100 GM $3.75 ($0.04 per GM)

500 GM $13.50 ($0.03 per GM)

1000 GM $24.00 ($0.02 per GM)

Not in catalog
In our Showroom Aisle 23 Section U
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Vintage Venetian Seed Bead Opaque Mahogany #1 10/0

10SV154-1

50 GM $1.97 ($0.04 per GM)

100 GM $3.00 ($0.03 per GM)

500 GM $11.50 ($0.02 per GM)

1000 GM $19.50 ($0.02 per GM)

Not in catalog
In our Showroom Aisle 23 Section Q
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Vintage Venetian Seed Bead Opaque Brown #1 10/0

10SV156-1

50 GM $1.97 ($0.04 per GM)

100 GM $3.00 ($0.03 per GM)

500 GM $11.50 ($0.02 per GM)

1000 GM $19.50 ($0.02 per GM)

Not in catalog
In our Showroom Aisle 23 Section V
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Vintage Venetian Seed Bead Opaque Turquoise #5 10/0

10SV162-5

50 GM $1.97 ($0.04 per GM)

100 GM $3.00 ($0.03 per GM)

500 GM $9.95 ($0.02 per GM)

1000 GM $17.50 ($0.02 per GM)

Not in catalog
In our Showroom Aisle 5 Section F
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Vintage Venetian Seed Bead Opaque Turquoise Blue Unfinished 10/0

10SV163-U

50 GM $2.25 ($0.04 per GM)

100 GM $3.50 ($0.04 per GM)

500 GM $10.00 ($0.02 per GM)

1000 GM $17.50 ($0.02 per GM)

Not in catalog
In our Showroom Aisle 23 Section X
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Vintage Venetian Seed Bead Opaque Sky Blue #1 10/0

10SV164-1

50 GM $2.25 ($0.04 per GM)

100 GM $3.50 ($0.04 per GM)

500 GM $10.00 ($0.02 per GM)

1000 GM $17.50 ($0.02 per GM)

Not in catalog
In our Showroom Aisle 23 Section U
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Vintage Venetian Seed Bead Opaque Old Blue #1 10/0

10SV172-1

50 GM $2.97 ($0.06 per GM)

100 GM $5.00 ($0.05 per GM)

500 GM $15.00 ($0.03 per GM)

1000 GM $25.00 ($0.03 per GM)

Not in catalog
In our Showroom Aisle 5 Section H
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Vintage Venetian Seed Bead Opaque Navy Blue #2 10/0

10SV178-2

50 GM $2.25 ($0.04 per GM)

100 GM $3.75 ($0.04 per GM)

500 GM $12.50 ($0.03 per GM)

1000 GM $19.50 ($0.02 per GM)

Not in catalog
In our Showroom Aisle 23 Section V
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Vintage Venetian Seed Bead Opaque Navy Blue #3 10/0

10SV178-3

50 GM $2.25 ($0.04 per GM)

100 GM $3.75 ($0.04 per GM)

500 GM $12.50 ($0.03 per GM)

1000 GM $19.50 ($0.02 per GM)

Not in catalog
In our Showroom Aisle 5 Section H
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Vintage Venetian Seed Bead Opaque Yellow Green #1 10/0

10SV183-1

50 GM $2.25 ($0.04 per GM)

100 GM $3.50 ($0.04 per GM)

500 GM $10.00 ($0.02 per GM)

1000 GM $17.50 ($0.02 per GM)

Not in catalog
In our Showroom Aisle 23 Section W
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Vintage Venetian Seed Bead Opaque Yellow Green #2 10/0

10SV183-2

50 GM $2.25 ($0.04 per GM)

100 GM $3.50 ($0.04 per GM)

500 GM $10.00 ($0.02 per GM)

1000 GM $17.50 ($0.02 per GM)

Not in catalog
In our Showroom Aisle 5 Section I
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Vintage Venetian Seed Bead Opaque Yellow Green #3 10/0

10SV183-3

50 GM $2.25 ($0.04 per GM)

100 GM $3.50 ($0.04 per GM)

500 GM $10.00 ($0.02 per GM)

1000 GM $17.50 ($0.02 per GM)

Not in catalog
In our Showroom Aisle 5 Section I
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Vintage Venetian Seed Bead Opaque Yellow Green #4 10/0

10SV183-4

50 GM $1.97 ($0.04 per GM)

100 GM $3.00 ($0.03 per GM)

500 GM $10.00 ($0.02 per GM)

1000 GM $17.50 ($0.02 per GM)

Not in catalog
In our Showroom Aisle 23 Section M
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Vintage Venetian Seed Bead Opaque Yellow Green#5 10/0

10SV183-5

50 GM $1.97 ($0.04 per GM)

100 GM $3.00 ($0.03 per GM)

500 GM $10.00 ($0.02 per GM)

1000 GM $17.50 ($0.02 per GM)

New 01/13
In our Showroom Aisle 23 Section M
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Vintage Venetian Seed Bead Opaque Sea Green #4 10/0

10SV185-4B

50 GM $2.69 ($0.05 per GM)

100 GM $4.75 ($0.05 per GM)

500 GM $17.50 ($0.04 per GM)

1000 GM $25.00 ($0.03 per GM)

Not in catalog
In our Showroom Aisle 23 Section V
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