7 VTG Green Murano Millefiori Beads Glass Beads Lot of 7 Beads Rare Green Style

Description

7 Vintage
Venetian Murano Millefiori Beads
Colorful GREEN Glass Beads
Lot of 7 Beads
These beauties are hand made by glass artisans. These beads are not perfectly round, each bead is unique.
Item: Beads
Quantity: 7 Brads
Manufacturer: Unknown
Country of Origin: Italy
Approximate Bead Sizes:
1 Large Bead 12mm x 12mm
6 Smaller Beads 8mm x 8mm
Condition:
Excellent Pre-Owned Vintage Condition
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MILLEFIORI GLASS BEADS:
Millefiori, also known as Murrine, is one of the best-known and highly sought after techniques of Murano Glass making. It stands for "a thousand flowers" in Italian, and indeed, the end result of this painstaking work often reminds a field of whimsical flowers showing off their beautiful colors.
Millefiori beads in the late 19th century and early 20th century were made almost exclusively in Venice. Venetians had a long history of making beads and they still do today. However, note that the phrase ‘millefiori beads’ is also used for beads from other countries, provided they have a mosaic pattern.
In Venice, most of the bead work was done in a town north of the city, Murano. It had a busy port and this made it possible for beads to be exported to Africa easily. In the 1930s, Ermanno Toso led to modernization of the theme of millefiori beads and other millefiori products. However, the difference in ancient beads and modern beads from the region is small.