Gold Foil Zanfirico Millefiori Heart 25mm Deep Red, Murano Glass Bead

Fantastic heart bead with lattice cane and gold foil exterior. This Venetian bead incorporates 3 different techniques. Approximately 25mm across and about 25mm tall with a vertical hole. 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 color of this one is a base of opaque red Murano Glass with white zanfirico and yellow flowers.