Collector set of 4 large round agate beads, cut and polished in the German town of Idar-Oberstein for the African trade during the 1800s.
Largest bead 30mm diameter and the smallest is 17mm diameter
Each of these could be a strong focal bead
The town had been mining and cutting agates and jaspers for over 100 years before they discovered the lucrative African and Middle Eastern markets. Soon they were importing stones from Brazil and other far off places to cut and polish for export.
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