| Original Message: Wayne, you should publish..... show and tell... my accidental spotted collection |
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Wayne, I hope one day you will publish a beautiful book of larger than life color photos of your glorious bead collection... or fine art prints. I hope you can find a way to share your wonderous collection and inspire other bead collectors of the future. As for my little collection: The bottom two strands are wearable necklaces. The others are waiting. I never intended to collect spotted beads. The two necklaces were won at auction or found fixed price, both for reasonable prices, so how could I pass them up. Then I found the green beads, and swooning with excitement I purchased them immediately, no matter the cost. The story (stories sell beads) is that they were in a trunk in New England for 80 years or more. Prior to that they were unsold inventory from a closed trading post in Oklahoma... or so the story goes. The glass, the swirl at the bead holes, the double dots... all are consistent with Venetians of old. Yet I have not found a photo of these exact beads in this color, not in the Picard books/website nor the full Sick bead card collection (on CD). The aqua w/ red dot beads were a dubious purchase. I'm not quite sure if they are Venetian or not. The color is strong... not sure what to do with them. All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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