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Red Venetian Glass Heart Necklace on sterling silver chain
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The heart pendant is authentic Venetian glass (aka Murano glass). The color is a stunning red glass laced with precious metals of 14K yellow gold banding the inside. The 14K Gold lining inside gives the piece an enchanting glow. The heart pendant itself measures 25x20mm. The pendant is accented by a bali style, sterling silver "crown" cap. The chain is stamped "925 ITALY" stating that it is solid sterling silver, and is made in Italy. Measures 16 inches with a simple sterling silver lever clasp in the back. The glass pendant is crafted by hand by a master craftsman in Italy then I take the bead and transform it into wearable delights. No two are alike. Yours will be near identical to the image shown.
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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 it’s
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.
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