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MILLEFIORI BEADS

• VENETIAN GLASSWORK MILLEFIORI BEADS
  VENETIAN GLASSWORK MILLEFIORI BEADS NECKLACES, 6 Group jewelry lot of six vintage Italian glass beaded necklaces, all with polychrome beads and floral motifs, three with goldstone sparkle details, two with metal filigree, and one with gold-tone metal melon beads. Black beaded necklace: 23" L x 0.5" W.
• 19TH C. VENETIAN GLASS CHEVRON
  19TH C. VENETIAN GLASS CHEVRON TRADE BEAD NECKLACEWestern Europe, Italy, Venice, ca. 19th century CE. A dazzling ensemble of dozens of glass trade beads of the Chevron variety in hues of cobalt, scarlet, and white, all strung on a modern strand to be wearable. Although they are all chevrons, each bead has its own unique patterning, as each was hand-crafted. These beads are of the millefiori style. To make millefiori beads, artisans produced glass canes or rods, called murrine, by layering different-colored glass around a core. At this stage, their multicolored patterns were only visible from the cut ends of the cane. The rods were heated in a furnace, stretched and thus revealing the patterns throughout, and then cut into beads. Trade beads played a major role in the age of European exploration and colonization, serving as currency on multiple continents. A beautiful adornment for any occasion! Size (necklace): 34.5" L (87.6 cm); (largest bead): 0.9" L x 0.6" in diameter (2.3 cm x 1.5 cm) Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA, acquired between the 1950s and 1960s All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #167253 Condition: Wearable as shown and strung in modern times. Chips and losses to a few beads. Many beads have nicks and light abrasions, all commensurate with age. Otherwise, all are very nice.
• 19TH C. AFRICAN ITALIAN GLASS TRADE
  19TH C. AFRICAN ITALIAN GLASS TRADE BEAD NECKLACES (4)Europe, Italy, possibly Venice; West Africa, possibly Nigeria or Mali, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A dazzling ensemble of glass beads strung on 4 modern strands to be wearable as necklaces. The first 2 necklaces are each comprised of dozens of spherical beads, all boasting brilliant and translucent hues of cobalt. The next necklace features 14 elongated cuboid millefiori beads of navy with target-motif designs of white, yellow, and red, as well as dozens of white barrel and blue discoid glass beads. At the center of this necklace is a large, ultramarine, egg-shaped bead flanked by a pair of African biconical brass beads, while an additional African brass bead of barrel form lies at the opposite side. Last, the longest necklace displays 39 huge, tubular glass beads in a style known as chevron with vertical stripes in deep shades of blue on the exterior and red and white on the peripheries and interior. Size (longest necklace): 17.5" L (44.4 cm); (largest bead): 1.1" L x 0.8" W (2.8 cm x 2 cm) These blue cylindrical and rectangular beads are of the millefiori style. To make millefiori beads, artisans produced glass canes or rods, called murrine, by layering different-colored glass around a core. At this stage, their multicolored patterns were only visible from the cut ends of the cane. The rods were heated in a furnace, stretched - thus revealing the patterns throughout - and then cut into beads. Trade beads played a major role in the age of European exploration and colonization, serving as currency on multiple continents. Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA, acquired between the 1950s and 1960s All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168474 Condition: All beads are of the period stated and strung on modern strands to be wearable. Repairs to blue egg-shaped bead with break lines visible. Losses to 4 chevron beads. Almost all beads have nicks, chips, and abrasions, commensurate with age and wear. Otherwise, all are very nice and wearable.
• NECKLACE W/ ANCIENT ROMAN GLASS
  NECKLACE W/ ANCIENT ROMAN GLASS MILLEFIORI BEADSRoman, Imperial period, ca. 1st century CE. A gorgeous strand of 29 glass millefiori beads of various shapes - mostly spherical, some ovoid and cylindrical - as well as approximately 50 petite dark blue glass beads, four of which present with beautiful traces of gilding. The millefiori beads are all black, with white and occasionally green linear and dot motifs. All of the beads are ancient beads, though strung in modern times with a modern sterling silver clasp to create a wearable work of ancient art! Size (necklace) 22.5" L (57.2 cm); (large center bead): 0.75" Diameter (1.9 cm) The ancient millefiori technique used multicolored glass rods cut into cross section to create their distinctive patterns. To make millefiori beads, artisans produced glass canes or rods, called murrine, by layering different-colored glass around a core. At that stage, their multicolored patterns would only be visible from the cut ends of the cane. The rods were then heated and stretched which revealed more of the patterns, and then cut into beads. Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #157819 Condition: Ancient beads on a modern cord with a modern clasp. Beads present with surface wear and nicks/chips commensurate with age. Some of the dark blue beads have lovely traces of gilding.