Chevron & vintage Millefiori Venetian beads with Coral Gemstones Bohemian necklace

  

Chevron and Millefiori beaded Antique Necklace with turquoise, Coral, Vintage Carnelian, Malachite and Chrysoprase beads. Chevron and Millefiori Venetian beaded Antique Necklace with turquoise, red and orange Coral, Vintage Carnelian, Malachite, Chrysoprase, Amethyst and Larimar gemstone beads. 6 layers Chevron bead necklace with Antique Millefiori glass various colors collected from 1930's. This necklace measures 23" with an extension bronze oval Rolo chain of 4 more inches for a total of 27" in total length. There is a genuine Amethyst & a bronze leaf accent hanging from the extension chain.

Finished with a Bali bronze hook clasp closure. Vintage various sizes and colors of genuine gemstone beads from rare orange coral to irregular turquoise. Focal chevron bead is 1.5" by 1". 2 Green vintage millefiori Venetian rare beads 16mm to 18mm.

2 Blue chevron beads 14mm. 2 Rare millefiori Venetian collectible beads 18mm. 2 Pink rare coral 16mm. All genuine gemstone beads are separated with bronze 10mm disc spacer beads. Venetian glass millefiori beads have complex patterns that reflect the multi-step process of construction. Designs are endless, and by going through the process is polymer clay instead of molten glass, more people can understand and appreciate them. Native American tribes traded pelts and other objects for these beads and for seed beads.

They saw the advantage of getting many colors of hard, glass beads without having to shape and drill them themselves. This trading eventually caused the waning of the use of porcupine quills and bone and shell beads. It also lead to an evolution in beading patterns and techniques, influenced by styles in the larger culture. A chevron is a bead type produced from a cane known as a Rosetta.

They were drawn from a hollow cane typically with six thin layers of glass, traditionally white, blue, white, brick red, pwhite then finally blue. This was then ground to produce patterns with five concentric stars with twelve points.

The canes were chopped allowing large numbers of beads to be produced from each production run. Later, this cane was produced without the hole and Millefiori canes were born.

Turquoise is thought to possess significant healing properties and is often counted as a master healing stone. It is a peace and harmonizing stone that helps to decrease nervousness, tension and stress.

It is believed to strengthen ones courage and personal power, fostering empathy, sensitivity and positive thinking. Coral has been called the'garden of the sea'. It was once believed to be a plant, but is now known to actually contain living animals called polyps. Coral is the result of accumulated skeletal masses from these polyps. Red is considered the most sought after color but coral also can be found in pink, white, yellow and black.

Records dating back thousands of years confirm that coral was used in decorative art objects. It was believed to prevent ill fortune and offer protection from skin disease when worn as a necklace. Dreams about coral are believed to foretell recovery from a long illness.

Ancients believed that Mars was composed of red coral. The boho style jewelry is definitely a hot trend at the moment. Boho lifestyle is mainly about the free spirit, peaceful mind and individualism in terms of fashion trends. Dive into the magical world of the wandering by adding this uniquely designed bohemian handmade necklace to your wardrobe! Millefiori Literally meaning a thousand flowers.

Is one of the oldest and most well known techniques still in use in Murano. It is used to describe small mosaic cross sections of glass. The process involves stretching and shaping regular arrangements of multicoloured rods of glass. Normally the colours are added and a shape is created before the molten glass is stretched into a long thin cane. The cane can then be cut to size for use as beads or placed on a gather of molten glass (pea) for inclusion into murrina paperweights or blown vases.