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OXFORD JEWEL   History’s beauty, worn today.
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Millefiori means one thousand flowers in Italian. Looking at this vintage millefiori necklace, it’s not difficult to see how the technique got that name—each bead is like an abstract painting of explosive, vibrant flowers. This necklace was created where the technique itself was born centuries earlier: in Venice, Italy.

The painstaking, labor-intensive technique is evident in how carefully every aspect of this necklace was attended to. The beads graduate in size, each in the distinctive “olive” shape, and the fabric strand is knotted between each bead for security. Brass caps visually separate the beads from one another.

The necklace is meant to be worn as a double strand, the effect being an endlessly colorful palette of crisp reds, deep greens, royal blues, and egg yolk yellows.

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Length          17” 
Width      Largest bead is 1” x 5/8"

Mark             No mark

Clasp            Secure and original

Weight          95 grams

Period           1940’s - 50’s

Material         Brass, Glass

Condition     Excellent, the necklace appears to be on its original strand and there is a little bit of wear and thinning to the cotton and the knotting however the strand still seems secure. There are no chips to the glass and all of the beads look symmetrical in size and hang correctly along the strand.



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