Collection: Venetian Lampwork Trade Beads
Discover the Enchanting World of Antique Venetian Wound Glass Beads found in Africa!
The meticulous art of wound glass beadmaking originated in Venice, Italy. For centuries, Venetian artisans handcrafted these miniature works of art using specialized tools and techniques. The intensive process involved first creating glass rods, then winding and decorating the heated glass around a metal mandrel.
To form the beads, the glassmaker gathered molten glass on the end of a blowpipe. Colored glass was added by rolling the molten material in powdered minerals or crushed glass. The artisan carefully wound the glass around a mandrel coated in a clay mixture. As the mandrel rotated, tools shaped the wound glass into intricate patterns, stripes, and designs. More layers and colors were added for further decoration.
Once the bead had its desired shape, it went into a kiln for a controlled cooling and hardening process. Finally, the artisan broke off the clay coating to remove the bead, leaving a signature hole through the center. Finishing touches like smoothing the hole and polishing the bead completed its transformation into a diminutive piece of wearable art.
Explore our collection today and let the allure of antique Venetian lampwork / wound glass beads sweep you away on a journey of culture, artistry, and wonder!
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Rare African trade beads tabular old Venetian glass beads aventurine lampwork
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Rare African trade beads old Venetian glass beads Fancy disks spacers lampwork
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Rare African trade beads old Fancy Venetian glass beads wound lampwork Ghana
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Rare African trade beads old Rattle Snake Venetian glass beads Fancy lampwork
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Rare African trade beads Fancy old Venetian glass beads Floral oval lampwork
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Old Venetian glass beads antique wound lampwork African trade
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Old Venetian glass beads green Swirl lampwork West African trade
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Old Venetian glass trade beads antique lampwork wound Eye Ghana Africa jewelry
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Old African trade glass beads antique Venetian striped translucent lampwork
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Old black King Venetian glass beads antique African trade wound lampwork
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Old African trade beads yellow King Venetian glass beads large bicone lampwork
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Old African trade beads yellow Rattle Snake Venetian glass beads Fancy lampwork
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Old African trade beads yellow King Venetian glass beads striped bicone lampwork
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Old African trade beads yellow King Venetian glass beads bicone lampwork pair
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Old African trade beads yellow Fancy Venetian glass beads wound lampwork Ghana
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Old African trade beads yellow Fancy Venetian glass beads lampwork Ghana trade
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Old African trade beads yellow bicone King Venetian glass lampwork
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Old African trade beads yellow Akoso Venetian glass beads Fancy lampwork Ghana
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Old African trade beads Wedding Cake Venetian glass beads Fancy lampwork Ghana
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Old African trade beads Venetian King glass beads yellow bicone lampwork Ghana
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Old African trade beads tabular Venetian glass beads blue striped lampwork Ghana
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Old African trade beads Venetian Fancy glass beads striped lampwork Ghana trade
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Old African trade beads striped Venetian glass beads Fancy lampwork Ghana trade
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Old African trade beads striped translucent green Venetian glass beads lampwork
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