| Some of our beads are copies of 17th and 18th Century pieces, from a time when the decorations were ornate, when artists took much time and produced small beautiful beads. Our Dogaressa is an example, also known as Serenissima. It takes a great deal of time and skil to produce first the base bead and then to decorate with 24kt gold foil, small flowers, roses and then with loops and swirls representing the vines of the flowers. These are indeed very FancyBeads. Our Zanfirico series also represent a very fancy bead. These require not only the famous Murano Glass but also we produce our own zanfirico in a friends furnace which are added to these beads. The little flowers (Margherita in Italian) are added to give it a very particular look. |
