Vintage Venetian single-cane millefiori trade bead choker necklace.

An attractive choker necklace of five matched vintage single-cane millefiori trade-beads c1910. Bead 808 ‘cased murine with internal element’ See Picard Vol. VI - ‘Millefiori beads from the African Trade’ Examples on Sick & Co. sample cards. Also see page 243 of ‘Middle Eastern and Venetian Glass Beads - Eighth to Twentieth Centuries’ by Augusto Panini, published by Skira, Milano 2007.

Strung professionally with fine gauge twisted wire and interspersed with green glass and small brown beads. Ring bolt catch.

Strand length: 47cm
Maximum bead size: Diameter: 11mm x Bead length: 37mm
Weight: 47gm

Condition: chips on beads have been smoothed. Ready to wear. Please examine photographs as these form part of the description. e22/7