Tuesday, October 9, 2018

A Guide To Help You In Identifying Original Venetian Trade Beads

By Carl Nelson


When you look at various antique beads in their old color and look, you are likely to appreciate the ancient history. The modern humanity is so much into replica trade beads until the real ones have lost their magnificent glory. If you love history and the prestige that it brings to the modern society, then you have to question the authenticity of these fake pellets. A cheap reproduction of these pellets has compromised the vintage of the original ones. In this piece, we have keenly selected clever ways that will help you in identifying real Venetian trade beads.

Take the bead and carefully examine it as you look for certain features. Depending on the materials used, you likely to identify a genuine one positively. For pellets made of stone, glass or metal will be a bit cold when you touch them. Those that are made of bones or plastics will appear warmer. A Venetian pellet should be made of glass and not any other material.

Check for signs on how the crafting process was done. Original and genuine pellets are not smooth and symmetrical. Also, if they have holes that are well made and smooth, it is a sign of fake pellets made by modern machinery. Due to their value, modern artisans have invented ways to create counterfeit pellets. Therefore, you will have to be extra vigilant to get the first pellets.

Consider the time these beads were made. From the ancient time to now it is a long time. Therefore, original pellets should manifest signs of old age. Even with the rounds, they have made from different traders they should be old enough to notice them. There are clones for these first pellets, and therefore one should be careful not to purchase them. Cracks on them are a good sign of aging.

These pellets had a conventional method of making them. What this means is that their style resembles each other and there was no way of differentiating between them. They were made for trade purposes and not for leisure uses. Glass was the primary material used in making them, and therefore you have a reason to worry if you find some made from other materials. Also, their color was mostly red, blue and white.

Ancient pellets were crafted by use of the hand, and for this unique feature, you can easily differentiate them. For other reason, you need to be an expert in identifying them. You need to have come across many of them to identify them. Check different images available of these pellets, and with time you will differentiate them.

Involving an expert through the identification process will help you a lot. An expert is at a position to pick original pellets from those that are fake. Due to their experience in handling them, experts will save your day if you happen to meet those selling counterfeit pellets. If you are in doubt involve an expert and you will be sorted.

Unless you are sure of what you are trading for, do not pay huge costs for these beads. Scammers and illegal traders have taken advantage of their popularity by selling fake ones to unsuspecting customers. Some are artificially aged, and they are not good trade pellets anymore. If you are not buying them from reliable sources, do not give out any cash.




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