60’s Venetian Millefiori Mosaic Bead Necklace bartender gifts not very noticeable and doesn’t

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reverses from a illusioned printed cobalt blue to beige with a floral print

This thing is the meaning of LBD

60’s Venetian Millefiori Mosaic Bead Necklace bartender gifts not very noticeable and doesn’tThis vintage necklace is from the seventies however the millefiori elbow bead is most likely antique. The history behind this type of piece is precisely why I love vintage jewelry Beads like this were conceived & crafted in Venice 1800's, then revered & traded in West Africa and then repurposed into jewelry & imported into the USA in the 1960's. Necklace 17" long, bead 2&1 8" x 5 8". A few specks of tarnish on the chain otherwise in good pre loved