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Champagne Venetian glass earrings, Flat Squares
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These earrings feature Champagne colored venetian glass (aka Murano
glass). The glass beads are 11x5mm flat squares. They are on light
weight, balled end, sterling silver earwires and measure about 1 1/8
inches in length. They have 14K while gold lining inside which is one of
the signature styles of venetian glass, giving these earrings an
enchanting "glow". The glass beads are first crafted by hand by master
craftsmans in Italy, then I take the bead and transform it into wearable
delights. No two are alike. The image shown is the exact pair you will
receive and is ready to ship.
History of Venetian (Murano) Glass : In the year 1291, the city of Venice
designated the island of Murano for production of luxury glass. The
island was an ideal locale for two main reasons; first, if a fire were
to break out, it would be secluded to the island only; second, the
secrecy of their glass trade was able to be closely monitored. By the
14th century, Murano's glassmakers were soon the island’s most prominent
citizens. Some of the perks were enjoying immunity from prosecution by
the Venetian state and daughters of a glassmaker were married into some
of Venice’s most affluent families. One downside of the being a
Glassmaker was you were not allowed to leave the Republic and if they
did, there were never allowed to return to the trade.
How Venetian Glass is
made : All beads from Venice are made using the centuries-old process of
hand forming a single glass bead on a copper wire and then dissolving
the wire out of the bead using nitric acid. This technique leaves the
bead hole crystal clean all the way through. When white gold comes in
contact with the nitric acid, from time to time, it turns the area
around the bead hole a “bronzy” copper color. Each batch of beads will
vary, no two will ever be alike. Many "imitation" Venetian beads are
mass produced (in places like China and India) with several beads formed
on a single steel mandrel that has been coated with a liquid releasing
agent. When the beads are later slid off the mandrel, the hole is coated
with white powder remnants of the releasing agent. This is a sure fire
way to tell the beads are not authentic Venetian beads.
- Comes ready for gift giving in a complimentary gift box included.
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- Also available in "Leverback" style and "Plain" style
- Shown is "Balled end" earwire style
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