| Original Message: Venice vs Italy....I found a seller... and oblate beads with metal cores. |
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Oh, I think Stefany means Rosanna's bead was made in India, not the necklace. The necklace beads have clean perforations with no bead release residue. Stefany, there are a couple of sellers who specialize in Venetian beaded jewelry. They still carry some of these, but the beads seem less plentiful than the past. I wouldn't be surprised if they were made somewhere other than Murano/Venice, but they seem to be no longer being produced. I rarely see them. I found a link to a seller with some finished pieces if anyone is interested. I had my doubts about them being Venetian. However, some of these transparent canes are used with trade beads, so I feel assured the canes are Venetian origin. At this point I don't care. They are lovely and they are hard to find, so I'm happy with my necklaces. As far as Pandora/Troll style beads... yuck, they are cluttering up bead searches and making bead hunting more difficult with the sheer quantities available. Part of my search strategy is getting these to NOT show up. All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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