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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Old African trade beads blue striped Venetian glass beads tabular lampwork Ghana
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Rare Antique Floral Venetian Glass Trade Bead - 18mm x 10mm
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Antique Fancy Disk Venetian Lampwork Trade Beads - Rare African Glass
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Rare Antique Venetian Floral Lampwork Glass Trade Beads
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Rare Antique Eye Fancy Venetian Lampwork African Trade Beads
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Antique Venetian Brick Eye Fancy Glass Trade Beads - Rare Find
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Rare Large Yellow Venetian Lampwork Beads – Antique African Trade
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Antique Large Yellow Zen Venetian Lampwork Glass Trade Beads
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Antique Striped Green Venetian Lampwork Glass Trade Beads, 16-17mm
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Antique Striped Green Venetian Lampwork African Trade Beads
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Rare Antique White "Swirl" Fancy Venetian Glass Trade Beads
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Antique Rectangular "Eye" Venetian Lampwork Beads - African Trade
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Antique Fancy Venetian Glass Trade Beads, Trail Decorated, 10x4-5mm
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Antique "Eye" Venetian Lampwork Glass Trade Beads - 13x10mm
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Rare Antique Striped Venetian Lampwork Glass Trade Beads
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Antique Brick Fancy Venetian Lampwork Glass Trade Beads - 10mm
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Antique Venetian Brick Color Fancy Disk Glass Trade Beads
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Antique Venetian Fancy Wound Glass Beads – African Trade
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Rare Old Yellow Bicone Venetian Lampwork Glass Trade Bead
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Antique "Eye" Fancy Venetian Lampwork Glass Trade Beads - Rare & Old
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West African trade beads old tabular Venetian glass beads striped lampwork Ghana
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Antique Venetian Eye Fancy Lampwork Beads - African Trade
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Rare Blue Fancy Venetian Lampwork Glass Trade Beads - Antique African
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Rare African trade beads tabular old Venetian glass beads aventurine lampwork
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Rare Antique Brick Color Venetian Lampwork Glass Trade Beads
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Rare Antique Venetian Lampwork Beads: African Trade, 11-12mm
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Antique Venetian Rattle Snake Fancy Glass Trade Beads - African Lampwork
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Antique African Trade Beads: Eye Design Lampwork Glass Beads
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Antique Green Fancy Swirl Venetian Lampwork Trade Beads 12mm
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Rare Antique Eye Fancy Venetian Lampwork Glass Trade Beads
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Antique Striped Green Venetian Lampwork African Trade Beads
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Antique Yellow "Rattle Snake" Venetian Lampwork Trade Beads
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Antique Yellow Bicone Venetian Glass Trade Beads – African Lampwork
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Antique Yellow Bicone Venetian Lampwork Glass Trade Beads - African Trade
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Antique Fancy Venetian Lampwork Glass Trade Beads – 15x9mm
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Antique Yellow Bicone King Venetian Lampwork Glass Trade Beads
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