| Original Message: A Gift From Stefany |
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A few years ago, I received a gift from Stefany Tomalin, consisting of an original necklace from the 1930s (judging by its style—it being short). Stefany sent it to me because she knows I am very interested in Chinese millefiori work, and had spent several years documenting as many examples as I could. (This began in the late 1970s, and has persisted to today. I have now documented an astounding number of these beads.) However, the necklace turned out to be composed from Venetian beads, which is what I told Stef at the time. I also have documented a sample card that holds some of these beads (that I think I posted a couple of years ago—but I'll look for it again). In any event, it is so obvious to me that the Chinese beads copy the Venetian beads, I would be surprised if anyone were to doubt this. As already stated, the Chinese canes have a spiral structure that the Venetian canes do not; plus the centers of the Venetian canes are typically molded stars. Although the Chinese included molded designs in their canes—copying Venice—their filigrana canes do not generally have central stars, like the Venetian canes/beads. Here's a photo from that necklace, showing a single bead, much enlarged. All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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