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Lovely little clear barrel bead hanging pendants fashioned to resemble Islamic hirz prayer amulets, named "Haulare" or “Holari” for protection, in West Africa.Circa late 1800's - early 1900's. Traded in Africa. Each of these sturdy, elegant barrel beads has a...

Rita designed our handmade sterling silver and gold-plated hook-and-double eye clasps and soon discovered that other designers loved them too. They are sturdy and easy to grasp, and add elegance to the closure of any necklace. Sterling Silver Clasps Available...

Graduated strands of vintage or antique Bohemian Vaseline beads in yellow.Sourced in Ethiopia. Manufactured using a prosser mold  either in the late 1800's or early 1900's. These beads may be from the revival period of these beads in the mid-20th...

Shopping for someone else but not sure what to give them? Give them the gift of choice with a Rita Okrent Collection gift card. May be used on any product in the shop. Gift cards are delivered by email and...

Antique black and white Venetian beads, King beads and black and yellow cross hair beads Antique, from the African Trade. Circa late 1800's - early 1900's. Beads range from 11-14mm diameter. 25 inches of beads.  60 beads total. African Item...

A long strand of mixed stone and glass beads in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and colors — mostly ancient with some antique pieces. Why We Love This StrandSo much history strung together — agate, rock crystal, carnelian, and...

A super cute old silver / metal eye beaded choker necklace on a chain with a southern cross. Provenance: Either from Mauritania or Morocco. Jewels travel! Circa 1970's or later. Choker / short necklace length: 16 inch chain (7.5-8" each...

A 24 inch strand of 39 well-matched antique pigeon egg beads from the African trade, in warm shades of yellow and amber-orange. Why We Love ItWonderful color palette and markings. Unusual translucency that lets light play through each bead. A...

An old Tibetan horse harness accoutrement made from Yak bone. From Rita's design room, sourced in the 1980's. Could be a very interesting focal pendant tied with cord or leather. Weighs 34 grams. Measures 1.87 inches/4.7 cm in length. Pendant...

A shop favorite in quantity - An opportunity to own a full strand of our lovely little Bohemian glass barrel bead / hanging pendants fashioned to resemble Islamic hirz prayer amulets,. Each of these sturdy, elegant barrel beads has a...

Old oval Bohemian glass bead strands, made in the mid - later 1900's for the African trade. Available in 4 sizes. 23 inch strands. Why We Love These Clean and versatile, these beads work beautifully across all sorts of designs....

Large Antique hallmarked 1925 pendant, Marrakech.2.5" x 3.5" / 62mm x 85mm. Lovely detailing, beautiful work.Pendant Item 011

A necklace of rare ancient glass and stone beads from West African trade routes, and featuring a very special ceramic Pre-Columbian spindle whorl, adorned with a circle dot motif, sourced by Rita in the 1980's for use in her own...

This is a graduated 107 bead strand of antique glowing opalescent glass beads known as Moon beads. Provenance: From the 1700's, traded and prized in both East and West Africa.  Why we love this strand: The opalescent beads have a...

Ancient Early Islamic period glass eye beads. Sold individually. Eye beads are among the most enduring ornaments of the ancient world — circular eye motifs created through lampwork, inset, or mosaic glassworking techniques. Produced across the Middle East in significant...

Lovely small antique/old granulated bicone beads,  in gold and silver, hand crafted by Mauritanian silversmiths.Sold by half-dozen (6).  Each bead is hand-selected specifically for your order. Damaged beads now available at a discount.These are superb collector's beads, handcrafted by Mauritanian...

Dangle earrings with antique mother of pearl beads, hand blown Venetian glass beads and old gold washed granulated beads from Mauritania. Why We Love These Earrings: Gorgeous green, gold and white glass beads with flower and striped designs.Beads were made...

Glamorous soft black, gold decorated glass beads from Southeast Asia / Indonesia.Handmade by local artisans to replicate opalized ancient glass beads that were manufactured in abundance from the 1st century to 12th century A.D.These beads just glimmer with loveliness.Wonderful for...

Rare and gorgeous small yellow glass Indo Pacific - Trade Wind - Nila Beads.  These glass beads are from the early Islamic era, and were found in the Timbuktu, Mali. Estimated to be at least several hundred years old, likely...

A copper foil kame'a, or protective amulet, in the classic luach (tablet) form, chased with a Kabbalistic Hebrew inscription. The text opens with the divine name יהוה followed by the Ana B'Koach prayer in abbreviated notarikon form. Attributed to the...

Neolithic citrine quartz and agate stone beads from the Sahara and Sahel regions of West Africa, made by hunter-gatherer societies who had not yet developed fine polishing and faceting techniques. Sold individually. Why We Love These Beads Each bead offers...

Why we love this necklace:It was designed by Rita!A mix of ancient and antique beadsLovely banded agate focal beadLightweight and beautiful Necklace measures 26 inches long. Barrel clasp. Will need to be restrung at some point, but is in wearable...

Vintage Bohemian faux carnelian melon glass beads with sterling silver beads from Bali.  Sterling silver ear wires. Earrings Item 340

Antique silver pendant from Syria, with caramel vintage faux amber beads and vintage silver beads from Egypt. Original one-of-a-kind necklace designed by Rita. Still has original tag. 20 inches not including pendant. 24 inches including pendant. From our private collection....

Hallmarked, high silver vintage / old temporal ornament, with 4 dangles, silver pendants and old glass Prosser beads. Provenance: From somewhere around the Western Riff to Meknes, in Morocco. Condition: Very good. Some chains are not original and the pendants...

A lovely necklace adorned with a Chinese silver lock pendant and Chinese silver gourd amulets for luck, turquoise and coral. Wonderful silver work in repousse silver. These silver padlocks were hung around a baby’s neck during the first month celebration...

An exquisite, wearable antique woven silver snake chain necklace adorned with 7 intricate interlocking beads. The snake chain is finely woven and flexible, with the focal bead featuring detailed granulation work. Sourced in Sri Lanka in the 1970s, this piece...

Graduated well worn antique Hebron beads in yellow with some greenish hues. 49 beads on this strand. Hebron beads were traditionally made using sand from the village of Bani Na'im and sodium carbonate from the Dead Sea. From the 18th...

Dangle earrings with MOP beads, with prayer beads adorned with inlaid silver.  Why We Love These Earrings: Luscious mother of pearl beads Rare style of very old prayer beadsLovely handmade sterling spacers and ear wires from Bali Designed with by the...

Maria Theresa Thaler (MTT) coin adorned with bells, dangles and decorative metal. Double eagle on back. These coins were originally minted in Austria in the 1740's - most MTT coins are dated to 1780 as is this one. Hard to...

These old beautiful yellow Venetian glass beads come from Rita’s old collection of African Trade beads, bought for her own designs. Mixed with faceted glass beads and sterling earwires. Earrings Item 358

A well-worn necklace featuring 23 antique Ottoman silver coins suspended from a hand-linked silver chain. Coins vary in size and have been rounded for wear on the necklace. A worn hirz amulet — a cylindrical case traditionally used to hold...

A mix of small exquisite granulated silver and gilded silver beads from Mauritania in damaged condition. Many of these beads arrived at our collection in imperfect condition but are still useful as jewelry supplies. These short strands of 11 mixed...

Antique Nuristan bone cigarette holders/beads from Afghanistan.  Holes on both ends. Length varies between them, but they measure approximately  4-4.5 inches each. Sold individually.  Two photographed are examples. Three available. Artifacts and Antiques Item 107

Lovely old Mauritanian Southern Cross / Boghdod Cross amulets. Sold individually. This is an example of a larger group. Your amulets will resemble these in photo and be in equally good condition.Used by the Tukulor people of Mauritania and Senegal...

Fabulous antique silver chain necklace whose central pendant was separated leaving 11 unique Chinese antique pendants and silver chain.  Provenance: Sourced in the late 1970's by Rita during travel to Hong Kong. Approximately 34 inches of chain. Most silver pendants...

Incomplete Pre-Columbian Gold and Copper Nose Ring, likely from Peru. Collected by Rita in the early 1980's. Could be made into a focal pendant.Collector Item 387https://www.ethnicjewelsmagazine.co.uk/articles-nose-rings/

Vintage brass granulated berry beads, made in Yemen via the lost wax method of casting.  These traditional beads are useful for jewelry design and are always an exciting find. Sold individually. Each bead is unique. Note: Some have silver or...

Lovely vintage leather amulet from Morocco with large antique silver Berber focal bead. Pendant decorated with inexpensive faux amazonite green beads and faux coral orange beads.Lovely antique or vintage large silver bead with worn enamel and patina as main decoration.The...

Silver synagogue lamp. Purchased in 1992. Made by Turkish Jews in Egypt.Unusual item, a highlight of the collection. Traditional silver synagogue lamps can be seen across southern Europe (Venice) and in North Africa in some still existing synagogues. See photos.8"...

A selection of antique, colorful glass talhakimt - tanfouk amulets from the West African Trade. Circa early 1900's.Glass talhakimt pendants were produced by both the French and Czech-Bohemian bead industries during the trade bead era, in this case between the...

These silver and gold-washed beauties were handmade in Mauritania by skilled silversmiths, and are perfect for earrings, necklaces and bracelets. Sold by the half dozen and dozen. Beads range from 3.5mm - 6 mm. (Some variation in designs, and sizes)....

Handmade brass cornerless cube beads woven into a necklace / belt. The beads are from Orissa Provence in Northern India and are estimated to be 200+ years old (early to mid 1800's).  Provenance: This treasure came to Rita's collection via...

Handmade Silver Filigree Hamsa.Origin unknown.  Circa mid 1900's.Glass faux stone cabochon. Khamsa has granulation and solid bottom bails. Measurements: 12.70 grams, 65mm from top of loop to bottom loops.Pendant Item 318

Antique Egyptian silver beads, Indonesian sterling silver beads and Tibetan Dzi beads. Necklace measures approximately 20" in length.Necklace Item 256

A 3-dimensional hollow heart pendant with openwork filigree on all sides, adorned on one side with a crescent and star. Granule cluster tip at the point and filigree bail. Why We Love ItThe combination of heart, crescent, and star on...