Gates of Paradise Louha Door Kitab berber silver pendant & Venetian Millefiori trade beads with turquoise charms on an antique silver Rolo chain Moroccan handmade adjustable necklace.

The center Vintage pendant is made of solid silver and represents a berber gate of paradise Louha that measures 4.2 cm x 3.2cm.

It is surrounded by 18 Venetian Millefiori trade beads ranging in size from 18mm to 14mm and 6 genuine turquoise charm beads.

This is an antique silver textured belcher Rolo hammered chain 11mm x 9mm links. The chain is made of a brass base with an antique silver electroplating and clear coating. It’s lead, nickel and cadmium free.

There are 19 vintage Venetian Millefiori old colorful beads in total and 6 turquoise.

The length of the chain is 23” plus an extension oval antique chain of 5”

This can be adjusted up to 28” and down to any size. So it can be worn as a choker or as a long necklace.

Finished with a large old hook clasp closure with a 5” oval link antique silver extension chain with a turquoise charm.

This is a unique and special design sure to render tons of compliments.

Venetian 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.

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.