This gorgeous vintage necklace featuresaventurine glass beadsfrom the Isle of Murano in Italy. Thebeautiful beads are clear glass withwhite and sparkling gold decorations swirling inside,a design called sommerso, which means "submerged". The beads are graduated freeform ovals with glitterygold andwhite colors. The gold or copper flecks are called aventurine, it is a type of glass, based on the original Italian name aventurina - The effect is stunning. The beads have small glass beads in between and it has a traditional brassscrew clasp.

• Circa 1940's
• Beads: 9 - 15mm
• Length: 16.5 inches
  

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