60’s Venetian Millefiori Mosaic Bead Necklace bartender gifts bust: 41"/42"

bust: 41"/42"

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Used but in excellent vintage condition

reverses from a illusioned printed cobalt blue to beige with a floral print

This thing is the meaning of LBD

60’s Venetian Millefiori Mosaic Bead Necklace bartender gifts bust: 41"/42"This vintage necklace is from the seventies however the millefiori elbow bead is most likely antique. The history behind this type of piece is precisely why I love vintage jewelry Beads like this were conceived & crafted in Venice 1800's, then revered & traded in West Africa and then repurposed into jewelry & imported into the USA in the 1960's. Necklace 17" long, bead 2&1 8" x 5 8". A few specks of tarnish on the chain otherwise in good pre loved