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Up for buy-it-now is a beautiful, highly collectible vintage Murano Millefiori barrel bead, dating to the mid-20th century. This large-scale focal piece features a vibrant \"scramble\" composition of multi-colored murrine cane slices, bright orange and yellow glass shards, and shimmering aventurine copper flecks embedded in a rich black and blue glass base.
Condition & Authenticity Highlights:
Traded globally through the African and Native American trade routes in the late 1800s to early 1900s, this large focal piece makes an exceptional standalone collector\'s item or jewelry centerpiece.Condition & Authenticity Highlights:
Structurally Perfect: The bead is entirely whole with a solid body and zero fractures, deep cracks, or post-production chips.
Superb Finish: The exterior surface retains its bright, glossy original factory polish with minimal historical wear.
Handmade Provenance: The central channel features an authentic, uneven glass fold at the rim and retains its original greyish-brown clay mandrel release residue inside the hole. This raw texture serves as undeniable textbook evidence of traditional Italian lampwork assembly, proving it was hand-wrapped around a mandrel rather than mass-produced by a machine.Ships safely tracked in a padded box to arrive safely at your #StripedGlassBeads #GlassBeadCollector #AntiqueTradeBeads #TribalBeads #HistoryCollectibles #RareBeads #MuranoCollectors #19thCenturyGlass #BeadCollection
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