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New Finds — Vintage Beads


We have searched high and low to bring you interesting old beads. Some are vintage beads, some are even antique beads, but all are hard to come by and just simply fun! Enjoy these beads while they last!
Vintage Italian Purple & White Pebble Beads    
25 x 30 x 15mm average size. Well. . . . . Maybe these arn’t small enough to be pebbles, but they sure have the shape and look. Made in Italy. Great looking old Flinestone style beads.
$8/10 beads
Item #11137


Vintage Austrian Lucite Intense Beads!    
18mm round. This bead has an intense shape and color. It looks like a metallic rainbow. Really pretty old goody.
$7/10 beads
Item #11136


Vintage Czech Seed Beads - 15/0 Pokeberry    
Uncovered in original boxes marked "Made in Czechoslovakia". These are extremely small and rare. They are being sold loose in 15 gram packages.
$5/15 grams net*
Item #11132


Vintage Czech Seed Beads - 15/0 Icy Orange    
Uncovered in original boxes marked "Made in Czechoslovakia". These are extremely small and rare. They are being sold loose in 15 gram packages.
$5/15 grams net*
Item #11131


Vintage Czech Seed Beads - 15/0 Crystal Clear    
Uncovered in original boxes marked "Made in Czechoslovakia". These are extremely small and rare. They are being sold loose in 15 gram packages.
$5/15 grams net*
Item #11130


Vintage Czech Seed Beads - 15/0 Sunflower Yellow    
Uncovered in original boxes marked "Made in Czechoslovakia". These are extremely small and rare. They are being sold loose in 15 gram packages.
$5/15 grams net*
Item #11129


Vintage Czech Seed Beads - 15/0 Jet Black    
Uncovered in original boxes marked "Made in Czechoslovakia". These are extremely small and rare. They are being sold loose in 15 gram packages.
$5/15 grams net*
Item #11128


Vintage Czech Seed Beads - 15/0 Transparent Apple Green    
Uncovered in original boxes marked "Made in Czechoslovakia". These are extremely small and rare. They are being sold loose in 15 gram packages.
$5/15 grams net*
Item #11127


Vintage Czech Seed Beads - 15/0 Opaque Margarita Green    
Uncovered in original boxes marked "Made in Czechoslovakia". These are extremely small and rare. They are being sold loose in 15 gram packages.
$5/15 grams net*
Item #11126


Vintage Blue Cabochons with Marcasite Wash    
25 x 11mm. The color of these glass cabs is a wonderful chalcedony blue with a metallic wash over the center design to imitate marcasite. Made in Japan. Very pretty.
$6/4 cabs
Item #11124


Vintage Austrian Yellow Bow Tie Beads    
12 x 19 x 9mm. These are unusual and bright yellow with some hints of white within the beads.
$5.50/6 beads
Item #11123


Vintage Regal Red Picasso Czecho Cube Beads - 6mm    
Vintage Made in Czechoslovakia Picasso Finished Cube Beads 6 x 6mm cubes. The base color is a regal red with a with a green - brown picasso wash finish. They are unusual and very very nice! Rare color.
$8.50/24 beads
Item #11122


Vintage Regal Red Picasso Czecho Cube Beads    
Vintage Made in Czechoslovakia Picasso Finished Cube Beads
8 x 8mm cubes. The base color is a regal red with a with a green - brown picasso wash finish. They are unusual and very very nice! Rare color.
$5/12 beads
Item #11121


Vintage Silver Plated Round Beads - 6mm    
These are brass beads with a sterling silver plating. Simply essential.
$6.50/50 beads
Item #11120


Vintage Czechoslovakian Pearl Blue Seed Bead Hank - Rare! - Size 14/0.
Vintage Czechoslovakian Pearl Blue Seed Bead Hank - Rare! - Size 14/0. - These are stunning. They came out of their original packaging and some have the original tags that say: "Finest Brand" Made in Czechoslovakia. The small size and beautiful pearl blue finish make these a real rare find!
$9.99/hank Item #11117


Vintage Thin Black Italian Bugle Beads    
1.5mm x 6-7mm length. These are fine 6 sided bugle beads. Nice glossy finish.
$3.50/48 beads
Item #11102


Vintage Ruffled Red Czech Flower Beads    
15mm. One side is flat & highly polished. The other side is precisely detailed into the gorgeous transparent ruby red colored flower. The hold is dead center. I think these originally would have been used to sew onto some sort of textile. They are a bit large for sew ons, but would work well in this capacity. In any event, they are exceptionally stunning!!!!
$6.50/6 beads
Item #11101


Vintage Italian Bugles Beads - Green of the Gods    
12 x 3mm. These are a 6 sided bugle. Nice thicker size and unusal green color.
$4.50/48 beads
Item #11100


Vintage Rare Myiuki Stacker Disc Beads - Golden Wheat    
8mm round. These beads have an unusual shape. Each one is a bit different in thickness for an "off" the beaten path sort of look. These are rare genuine Myiuki’s - Pre war, made in Japan. These beads are in uncirculated condition. They don’t make this color anymore. Its very hard to come by this size as well. Very rare wonderful quality beads.
$4.50/50 beads
Item #11099


Vintage Rare Myiuki Tube Beads- Brick Red    
4 x 6 tube shape beads.
These are rare genuine Myiuki’s - Pre war, made in Japan. These beads are in uncirculated condition. They don’t make this color anymore. Its very hard to come by this size as well. Very rare wonderful quality beads.
$4.50/48 beads
Item #11098


Vintage Raw Brass Corrigated Super Big Bicone Beads    
26mm. Found while digging through stored mountains of old metal jewelry components of factories that have been closed for years. These beads have aged quite nicely. . . . Don’t ya think? This is a super Big Bicone Shape for those super big designs.
$9/6 beads
Item #11097


Vintage Carnival Glass Buttons    
11mm round. These old goodies are from Czechoslovakia. They have that wonderful sheen seen on carnival glass made during the depression. The color is a beautiful wheat with that wonderful finish. Fun buttons.
$3.50/12 buttons
Item #11078


Vintage White Oval Buttons with Golden Shank    
18 x 25mm. Check out the enlargement to see the backside as well as the front. An unusual glass button designed with an added golden toned shank. cira 1950’s. Can’t you see these on a lady’s suit jacket?
$4/4 buttons
Item #11077


Vintage Czech Glass White Floral Design Buttons    
13mm round. These old buttons have the shank and design molded into the glass. Great old buttons.
$3.50/6 buttons
Item #11076


Vintage White Czechoslovakian Glass Buttons with Style    
26mm round. These have a shank and stunning detailed design molded into the glass. Great old charming buttons.
$5/4 buttons
Item #11075


Vintage Large La Mode Buttons -Black Faceted    
35mm round. These buttons are nice and big. Made in Czechoslovakia. They are a black molded glass with the "La Mode" signature on the backs. The faceted is quite nice. These are rather old and may have some imperfections, that’s the beauty of vintage. . . .isn’t it? I can picture these big buttons on a heavy sweater or coat or in a wonderful jewelry design. Hum. . . .
$3.50/2 buttons
Item #11074


Antique Czech Faceted Sew On Beads    
18mm. These are really rare and special! Early glass sew on beads with two holes. The backs are flat and the front is faceted. The edges are irregular as these are made in times less precise than today. The color is a beautiful melon pink. Unusual indeed.
$6/6 beads
Item #11031


Vintage Italian Lucite Angel Skin Rondell Beads    
14 x 22mm. These are a wonderful powdered angel skin coral color. The peachy coral color is rich around the edge of the bead and the top and bottom are paler in color. Once again, those Italians know how to make a bead!!!
$7/8 beads
Item #11030


Vintage Lucite Rusty Marbled Beads All Angled    
14mm x 16mm. Made with pride in Austria.
$7/12 beads
Item #11029


Vintage Japanese Green Glass Tiny Dino Beads    
4-5mm round. These are Moon Star Brand beads "made in Japan". Each bead is unique because they are hand made lamp beads. The sizes and shapes do vary a tiny bit. These remind me of Dinosaur Eggs. Don’t know why, because I have never actually seen a Dinosaur egg. But if a Dinosaur egg is green with spots and really tiny, these would surely fit the bill. They are really pretty!
$6/36 beads
Item #11028


Vintage Crystal Clear Glass Pentagon Beads    
5mm 5 sided spacer beads. Uncovered in their original boxes with "Made in Czechoslovakia" on the box. A rare old goody!
$4.75/50 beads
Item #11027


Vintage Crystal Clear Glass Pentagon Beads    
4mm 5 sided spacer beads. Uncovered in their original boxes with "Made in Czechoslovakia" on the box. A rare old goody!
$4.50/50 beads
Item #11026


Vintage Swarovski Crystal Article #5106 Beads    
15 x 12mm. These are stunning! They are drilled along the long top edge. We have put a headpin through a couple so you can see. Check out the enlargement. Nice big crystals.
$14/4 crystals
Item #11021


Vintage Rhodium Silver Plated Brass Round Beads    
11mm rounds with a nice size 2.5mm hole. these have been plated in a rhodium silver finish.
$4.75/18 beads
Item #11020


Vintage Plastic Beads Molded on Thread - Hot Pink Translucent    
3.5mm Faceted hot pink beads that are molded on thread. 5 continuous yards of beads per lot. That’s 50 cents per yard! These have been used in the garment industry to sew onto costumes and other items for decoration. Great beads to create fun fashions for kids of any age.
$2.50/yard
Item #11019


Vintage Plastic Beads Molded on Thread - Hot Pink Opaque    
3.5mm Faceted hot pink beads that are molded on thread. 5 continuous yards of beads per lot. That’s 50 cents per yard! These have been used in the garment industry to sew onto costumes and other items for decoration. Great beads to create fun fashions for kids of any age.
$2.50/5 yards
Item #11018


Vintage Czechoslovakian Pearl Blue Seed Bead Hank - Rare!
Vintage Czechoslovakian Pearl Blue Seed Bead Hank - Rare! - Size 16/0. These are stunning. They came out of their original packaging and some have the original tags that say: "Finest Brand" Made in Czechoslovakia. The small size and beautiful pearl blue finish make these a real rare find!
$9.99/hank net* Item #11004


Vintage Sparkle Lucite Beads    
10mm round. Why do we love these? I’ll tell you! They are made the old fashioned way. . . . with pride! Made in Italy. They have a light blue core and are surrounded with clear lucite that has a carved outer edge and embedded silver sparkling glitter. Wow. . . .that’s a lot of detail. Details you can really design with!
$6.75/24 beads
Item #10953


Vintage Girl Pink Sequins Made in Belgium    
5mm. These wonderful vintage sequins came with the original tags that has a peacock on it. Made in Belgium. They are a pretty glossy with a iridescent finish on one side & flat on the other side. They are on their original 11" strand and have approximately 1,300 sequins per strand. Unusual and pretty!
$6.50/strand
Item #10945


Vintage Czechoslovakian White Core Cylinder Beads    
4 x 6mm. These wonderful old goodies are clear with a powder White finish on the inner hole. The bead has 5 edges for a nice shape as well as unusual color from the core. This bead is also available in blue, far out pink, & black.
$8/48 beads
Item #10944


Vintage Czechoslovakian Far Out Pink Core Cylinder Beads    
4 x 6mm. These wonderful old goodies are clear with a far out pink finish on the inner hole. The bead has 5 edges for a nice shape as well as unusual color from the core. This bead is also available in blue, white, & black.
$8/48 beads
Item #10943


Vintage Czechoslovakian Black Core Cylinder Beads    
4 x 6mm. These wonderful old goodies are clear with a black finish on the inner hole. The bead has 5 edges for a nice shape as well as unusual color from the core. This bead is also available in blue, white, & far out pink.
$8/48 beads
Item #10942


Vintage Czechoslovakian Blue Core Cylinder Beads    
4 x 6mm. These wonderful old goodies are clear with a powder blue finish on the inner hole. The bead has 5 edges for a nice shape as well as unusual color from the core. This bead is also available in black, white, & far out pink.
$8/48 beads
Item #10941


Vintage Faux Kiska Pearl Bead Strand    
17" knotted strand of sensational faux glass 8mm pearls. These are really stunning! From the 40’s & "Made in Japan" Marked Kiska. All hand knotted with gold toned bead tips at the ends for easy finishing. These pearls are have been well preserved. Pristine uncirculated condition with luster to amaze the most fussy folks around. Simply add a stunning vintage clasp and . . . .BAM. . . .you will have perfection at an unheard of cost.
$14/17’ strand
Item #10937


Vintage Silver Plated 3.5mm Beads - Shine Finish    
3.5mm round. These old beads are solid brass with a pretty shine sterling silver plating. They do have some weight because they are solid. Sold in 1 Gross lots (144 beads)
$6.50/144 beads
Item #10936


Vintage Silver Plated 3.5mm Beads - Satin Finish    
3.5mm round. These old beads are solid brass with a pretty satin sterling silver plating. They do have some weight because they are solid. Sold in 1 Gross lots (144 beads)
$6.50/144 beads
Item #10935


Vintage Faux Pearl Pear Beads - Rich Darkened Silver    
12 x 25mm. "Made in Japan" The base is acrylic with a wonderful rich dark silver luster coating. Stunning substantial size and color. They just don’t make faux pearls like this anymore. Priced to please.
$6/12 beads
Item #10934


Vintage Faux Pearl Pear Beads - Hint of Eggplant    
12 x 25mm. "Made in Japan" The base is acrylic with a wonderful hint of eggplant coating. Stunning substantial size and color. They just don’t make faux pearls like this anymore. Priced to please.
$6/12 beads
Item #10933


Vintage Czech Seed Beads - 17/0 Jet Black    
Uncovered in original boxes marked "Made in Czechoslovakia". These are extremely small and rare. They are being sold loose in 15 gram packages.
$5/15 grams net*
Item #10918


Vintage Matte Black Pentagon Beads    
7.5 x 12mm. Uncovered in their original boxes with "Made in Czechoslovakia" on the box. A rare old goody!
$6/24 beads
Item #10917


Vintage Jet Black Czech Glass Pentagon Beads    
8mm x 8mm. These are a rare old goody indeed. Glossy jet black finish. 5 sided pentagon shape. Uncovered in their original boxes with "Made in Czechoslovakia" on the box.
$6.75/24 beads
Item #10916


Vintage English Cut Crystal Glass Beads 5mm    
5mm with rough cuts or facets known as the "English Cut". Uncovered in their original boxes with "Made in Czechoslovakia" on the box. These are very old and rare. Great smaller size to add into designs.
$5.00/36 beads
Item #10915


Vintage Czechoslovakian Black Matte Pentagon Beads    
4.5mm. These are rare old 5 sided cut glass beads. Uncovered in their original boxes with "Made in Czechoslovakia" on the box. Black matte finish. Cute as can be.
$6/48 beads
Item #10914


Vintage Czechoslovakian Faceted Rondell - Crystal    
8 x 4mm. These are old "made in Czechoslovakia" machine cut beads. A beautiful wheel shaped rondell in that classic clear crystal.
$6/24 beads
Item #10913


Vintage Czechoslovakian Faceted Rondell - Amethyst    
10 x 4mm. These are old "made in Czechoslovakia" machine cut beads. A beautiful wheel shaped rondell in a stunning amethyst color.
$6.50/24 beads
Item #10912


Vintage Czechoslovakian Glass Beige & White Spotted Beads    
9.5 - 10mm round. These are outstanding in color. Each bead has its own personality because they are all hand made. They have a nice mottled spotted design. I must say that we feel pretty lucky to have stumbled upon these old beauties.
$8/12 beads
Item #10909


Vintage Czechoslovakian Glass Green Spotted Beads    
9.5 - 10mm round. These are outstanding in color. Each bead has its own personality because they are all hand made. They have a nice mottled spotted design. I must say that we feel pretty lucky to have stumbled upon these old beauties.
$8/12 beads
Item #10908


Vintage Lapis Blue Austrian 4 Sided Rice Beads    
4 x 6mm. These are pretty lapis blue. Rich in color and wonderful small shape. Check out the enlargement.
$7/48 beads
Item #10907


Vintage German White Milk Glass Melon Beads    
6mm Fluted melon shaped old milk glass beads. These were in their original packaging with tags that said "Made in Germany - U.S. Zone." Nice old goodies.
$8/24 beads
Item #10906


Vintage Corrigated n Twisted Gold Plated Beads    
10mm round. Nice beads here. The patina does vary from bead to bead. Gotta have vintage beauty.
$12/24 beads
Item #10904