ANTIQUE HIGH CONTRAST DRAMATIC RED YELLOW GREEN MILLFIORI TUBE SHAPED TRADE BEAD. BEAUTIFULLY SHAPED GLASS TRADE COLLECTOR'S BEAD MADE WITH SOPHISTCATED GLASS MAKER'S TECHNIQUES. THIS BEAD IS FROM A RARE COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE DRAMATIC TUBE BEADS WITH BRIGHT  RED YELLOW, GREEN AND BLUE COLORS. EACH COLOR REQUIRES A UNIQUE SET OF CHEMICAL SALTS. I WILL BE LISTING OTHER EXAMPLES OF THESE COLLECTOR'S TRADE BEADS VERY SOON. MANY OF THEM ARE FROM THE PAST CENTURIES OF EUROPEAN RUSSIAN EXPANSION ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN COASTAL CITIES. THE EUROPEANS LEARNED EARLY ON THEY COULD TAKE SAND, POTASH, AND FEW COLORING CHEMICALS AND HEAT THIS MIXTURE INTO A MOLTEN MASS FOR THE FABRICATION OF MANY TYPES OF GLASS BEADS. THEN THEY COULD TRADE THESE BEADS THROUGH-OUT THE WORLD FOR MINERALS, GOLD, FURS AND MOST OF ALL '' FAVORS ''. MY AUCTIONS WILL START AT ONLY .99 CENTS FOR ALL THESE BEADS. YES I DO COMBINE POST FEES. DOMESTIC BUYERS WITH COMBINED SALES OF 100$ OR MORE [ PER MAILING ] DO not pay any post fees.