Vintage Black Glass Beads

Vintage round beads with dimples. Nice shiny beads with a great texture. You will find lots of uses for them.

Size: 8mm

These are ribbed petal or shell beads. German

Size: 18mm

These are lovely little ruffled black glass beads. German

Size: 6mm

These small black glass buttons are really special. Popular for embellishing and doll's clothing. They still have the original tag that says "Made in Germany-U.S.-Zone" (1947). They come 100 to a strand or 20 pieces.

Size: 5mm

These are very nice faceted black beads, they can be used in so many designs. - a must in every bead box. German

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Fantastic domed and faceted nailheads in a shiny black glass finish. They have two holes, so they lay nice and flat on your wrist or neck. See their backs. Vintage

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Very nice vintage hand made millefiori beads, with a black base and white decoration. Italian

Size: 8-9mm

These pretty beads are faceted on the top and flat on the back. The shape is called nailhead and the metallic finish is referred to as peacock because of all the lovely colors in it.

Size: 7mm

Beautiful glass intaglios that are straight out the original old box. They have a lovely lady's profile, like a cameo, but are cut glass. There is wonderful frosted glass edging that is framing the face. The glass is a dark smoky color the box calls hematite. They have a polished top and a 3/4 faceted back. See a closeup and the back. Vintage - 1950's

Size: 35mm

Vintage Japanese glass rounds - classic and a must for every beader!

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Vintage gray seed beads or rocailles with an Iris finish. They have blue, green and purple metallic tints. Sold in 20 gram packages. Vintage

Size: 5mm - 5/0

Vintage Czech Druks

Size: 8mm

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