Gold Foil Zanfirico Millefiori Heart 19mm Opal White, Murano Glass Bead

Fantastic heart bead with lattice cane and gold foil exterior. This Venetian bead incorporates 3 different techniques. Approximately 19mm across and about 19mm tall with a vertical hole of approximately 1mm. It is worked by applying millefiori slices which create the small flowers and then pieces of zanfirico cane and finally 24kt gold foil exterior. Like all beads with exterior gold foil, the gold foil will wear over time and with contact with other items. This is normal and is not a defect, rather part of the type bead. The zanfirico is a cane made with multiple spirals of color inside which twisted complete the diamond like patterns shown here. The colors in this one are a base of opalino milky white MuranoGlass with white zanfirico and yellow daisies.