glass - Necklace - Venetian chevron beads

Ca 1920 Venice for the West African market

A lovely strand of mostly six layer large Venetian chevron trade beads.

Some older ones, some younger ones, but many from the beginning to the first half of the XX century.

From a private collection.

The last four pictures show damage on four beads. Most in good used order.

Large size: from 1,5 cm the smallest one up to 3,5 cm long. 26 beads in total and 546 gr.