30mm Silver square hole SL needle bugles antique Murano glass beads vintage Italian silver lined

You will receive 50 beads (approximately 10 grams). These delicate needle bugles are much thinner than contemporary 30mm bugles, and will add an incomparable elegance to your work. I have used them in necklaces as well as beaded ornament covers, to my great delight. There is some light fogging typical in beads this old. I think this adds to their beauty.

In the early 20th century, these rare beads were painstakingly hand manufactured by master craftsmen in the fabled Societa Veneziana Conterie glass factories of Murano, Italy. The slight irregularities in size and shape are an expected and natural result of the production process, which is a lost art.

Nothing shown in the photos other than the beads is included in your purchase.