Venetian Murano glass antique champagne marbled trade beads French vintage rug This large wooden printers tray

This large wooden printers tray still has the original contents labelling on the side of the tray and would make a great display tray

A lovely decorative object

Measurements are 43cm W x 39cm H in the frame

Measurements are 38cm L x 19cm H x 3cm D

A lovely vintage collection of framed African and European butterflies mounted on linen fabric

Venetian Murano glass antique champagne marbled trade beads French vintage rug This large wooden printers trayAntique 19th Century Venetian Murano champagne marbled trade beads. Invented in the late 15th Century originally on the island of Murano Venice, these beads were used as a form of global currency by European merchants trading across Africa and the Americas to pay for valueable regional exports. They are strung together using twisted natural fibres. Because African communities already used beads for wealth and status tracking, these European glass