Collector set of 2 antique Bohemian molded glass amber imitation beads
When I used to find one or two of these on a strand of African Amber I used to reject them, but today I realize they are even more rare and collectible than the beads they were imitating! The large bead has a visible crack but is in no danger of falling apart.
From the mid-1800s to early 1900s many European countries were competing (by fair means and foul) for a share of the African bead trade. Stealing trade secrets, luring away master glassworkers, and imitating beads were some of the milder methods.
Only one set like this available
Bohemia (now in the Czech Republic) was a prolific maker and exporter of glass beads for the African trade from the 1850 to about 1900.
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