Millefiori Glass Beads Strand

Product Description: This is a strand of Millefiori beads, renowned for their intricate and colorful designs.

Specifications:

• Origin: Venice
• Size:
  • Number of Beads: 29
  • Main Bead Size: 13mm x 30mm

Note: As these are antique items, they may exhibit signs of wear such as scratches, cracks, or chips.

About Millefiori:

Era: Late 1800s to early 1900s

Origin: Venice

Technique: Mosaic application method or mosaic folded beads

Millefiori, meaning "a thousand flowers" in Italian, are beads created in Venice as a response to the collapse of exclusive trade with the Orient and the dominance of Bohemian glass in the European market. These colorful decorative glass beads were crafted to boost Venice's trade economy. These beads, also known as Chachaso in Africa, were transformed into cylindrical glass beads by merchants who already traded with Africa, and they were transported there as trade beads.