Vintage German & Italian Glass Beads

11mm. These beauties are gently cupped in the center. They are simply sensational! Made in Western Germany. Another limited item.

6mm. Made in Western Germany. These are transparent pink plastic faceted round beads. They do have a visible seam, but sold on their original strands of 100 beads, these are a great deal!

13 x 6mm. Made in Western Germany-U.S. Zone. These are carnelian colored fluted glass beads with a white core. What a fantastic color!

8 x 5mm. Made in West Germany. These are round and slightly flat on the sides.Sweet pastel pink color!

8 x 5mm. Made in West Germany. These are round and slightly flat on the sides.They look just like "red hots".

6 x 14mm. These vintage West German glass beads are a translucent white opal color with wisps of red, pink and orange inside. They have an unusual shape, rice with a twist. Beautiful beads!

10mm. Made in West Germany. Mostly round, these vintage crackle beads have a nice nugget shape. The crackle pattern in each of these beads is unique, and the color, a pretty rose pink!

6mm. Made in West Germany, these are vintage, lt. rose, glass saucer beads. A great staple for any beader’s stash!

9mm. Made in Austria. These nugget shaped glass vintage beads have a lovely splattering of rose, lavender, and a hint of gold.

11mm. These vintage West German glass beads are a translucent white opal color with wisps of red and orange inside. They have an unusual shape, sort of a triangulated oval. Beautiful beads!

7 to 10mm graduated beads. This is a 16" graduated strand of vintage violet colored glass beads. Made in West Germany, the U.S. Zone, these glass beads are cut to have the look of branch coral. Just re-string, add a clasp, and you are ready to go!

4 x 6mm squared rice shape. The color is between mauve and pink. Pretty and wonderful smaller size.

7 x 3mm. These vivid red glass beads have a perfect fluted flower shape. Made in Austria with pride! Great little spacer beads!

13mm cubes with rounded edges. Drilled from corner to corner. These are really. . . .really rare!!!! They have a combination of colors that will amaze you. An opalescent purple with a sort of red and brown givre. Really amazing. Well, you need to see these in person to really appreciate the color and finish. If you collect old rare beads, you will most definitely want some of these beauties!

8mm. These glass flying saucer shaped beads are a wonderful transparent amethyst color.

I had a grammar school teacher that wore lipstick this color red. Try it if you dare. 18" of beads here. Temporarily strung in a graduated fashion from 5-12mm with small silver plated glass bead spacers between each. These are uncirculated vintage glass beads that have some naturally vintage color and shape variations that give them even more appeal. Restring them & add a clasp or take them apart to use the beads for your designs. Either way these are a steal of a deal!  Special Price - $5 per strand!

12mm round - that substantial for glass! These beauties are drilled corner to corner. The puffed white opaque centers give these that special look called Givre. Yummy.

12 x 14mm. Swirles of white enhance the wonderful baroque nugget shape of this glass bead. Unusual shape and color.

6mm. These date from the 1960’s. They are Italian crow, or pony, beads in a vibrant red. You receive an ounce per lot, which is approx. 140 beads.