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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Antique African trade beads white French cross Venetian lampwork
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African trade antique beads Fancy Venetian glass disks spacers
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African trade antique beads Floral Venetian glass Fancy lampwork disks
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African trade antique beads Venetian glass wound lampwork old yellow Eye Fancy
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West African trade beads brick Eye old Venetian glass beads Fancy Ghana trade
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Rare African trade beads old yellow Zen Venetian glass beads disks spacers large
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Old African trade beads Zen Venetian glass beads yellow disks spacers large rare
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Old African trade beads Venetian glass Fancy translucent
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Old African trade beads striped translucent green Venetian glass beads Ghana
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Old African trade beads white Swirl Fancy Venetian wound glass beads Ghana trade
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Old African trade beads rectangular Eye antique Venetian glass beads Ghana trade
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Old African trade beads Fancy Venetian glass beads disks spacers Ghana trade
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Old African trade beads antique Eye Venetian wound glass beads Fancy Ghana trade
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Antique African trade beads old striped brick Fancy Venetian glass beads Ghana
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African trade beads old Venetian glass beads brick Fancy disks spacers rare
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Antique African trade beads brick Fancy old Venetian glass beads disks spacers
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African trade beads antique Venetian glass disks spacers
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African trade bead antique King Venetian glass bead old bicone Ghana trade rare
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African trade antique Eye Venetian glass beads brick Fancy disks spacers old
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Venetian trade beads antique glass striped brick Fancy old lampwork
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West African trade beads old tabular Venetian glass beads striped lampwork Ghana
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Venetian glass beads antique Eye Fancy ethnic jewelry African trade
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Rare Venetian glass beads antique Feather disks lampwork old African trade
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Rare African trade beads tabular old Venetian glass beads aventurine lampwork
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