Murano Aventurine Glass Bead Necklace Italian

This gorgeous vintage necklace features aventurine glass beads from the Isle of Murano in Italy. The beautiful beads are clear glass with white and sparkling gold decorations swirling inside, a design called sommerso, which means "submerged". The beads are graduated freeform ovals with glittery gold and white colors. The gold or copper flecks are called aventurine, it is a type of glass, based on the original Italian name aventurina - The effect is stunning. The beads have small glass beads in between and it has a traditional brass screw clasp.

• Circa 1940's
• Beads: 9 - 15mm
• Length: 16.5 inches 
  

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