Exquisite Venetian Art Deco Orphan Glass Bead Necklace Moretti Millefiori Murano
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This unusual richly jeweled appearing necklace is about color play andantiquity gathered together with aged filigree brass bead caps to create amagnificent and bold statement on glass artists of the past. The central, old, regal "king" bead (the bold multicolored Millefiori bicone) has all the combined colors used in the rest of the necklace and adds a richness and complexity to the entire piece. It is the largest bead measuring 1 1/4 inches long, not including the bead caps. There are 18 very small (5 millimeters or approx. 1/4 inch diameter) smooth antique Moretti beads that act as separators scattered throughout the necklace that originate from the 1920's or before. The beads are loosely graduated going from large to smaller with a wedding cake bicone, 2 oblong venetian red beads plus one teardrop, 4 round feathery swirls, 4 mouthwatering chocolate tubes with drizzled red transparent glass, and 2 little Moretti "basket" balls of white, blue, and red. The entire necklace is strung on metal chain and measures 21 inches from end to end with a simple spring ring functional clasp. The colors of the necklace beads are most accurately displayed by the darker pictures. Thank you for visiting my auction. Please check out my other auctions as well. I have a wide variety of vintage jewelry spanning the last 150 years so you can never tell
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