Millefiore Glass Bead Necklace


Item Number: 203

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: $30

Online Close: Apr 30, 2009 11:00 PM EDT

Bid History: 3 bids - Item Sold!


Description

A lovely and colorful single-strand necklace of millefiore glass beads. Colors range from white to orange to reds and blues, lending a festive and candy-like feel to this jewelry. Millefiore is a technique that involves the production of glass canes or rods, known as murrine, with multicolored patterns that are viewable only from the cut ends of the cane. A murrine rod is heated in a furnace, pulled until thin while still maintaining the cross section's design, and then cut into beads or discs when cooled. This necklace is 24" in length.

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