Incomplete Beaded Bag, Venetian Seed Beads pearls wrapping each stone in a

wrapping each stone in a textured bezel wire

This particular strand came from a dealer in Mauritania

Heavily worn from constant prayer rubbing during the past 50+ years

Vintage 20" necklace with pink and black-capped (all one big bead) spun glass oval  and small rice-shape soft pink triple strand in-between

Incomplete Beaded Bag, Venetian Seed Beads pearls wrapping each stone in aThis beaded purse weighs 6. 3 ounces, and dates from the early 1900's. Antique Venetian beads are 14 tiny glass in bright red white hearts, sapphire, mustard yellow, dark amber, turquoise, black and clear. It was never finished, as one side has beads at the top, whereas the other side was not completed. Very cool piece, or take it apart for the rare beads! 8 inches from top to bottom x 6 1 2 inches across.