This outstanding Necklace showcases 8 strands of Antique White Heart Cylinder Beads. White Heart Beads are a type of Venetian Trade Bead produced in Venice, Italy between 1805 and 1900. Though simple in design they are striking in shape and color and highly collectible. The cylinders display coral hues and are approximately 4-by-22mm in dimension. They have a matte finish and white core.
We've paired the White Heart Beads with a variety of gemstones, Czech Glass, Hill Tribe Silver and Sterling Silver. Excluding the White Hearts, finishing Cones and Toggle Clasp, there are 17 unique elements included in the design. Each element was chosen to complement the shape and color of the White Hearts, with hues ranging from amber to cranberry, shapes including rounds, rondelles, rectangles and diamonds, and varying degrees of opaqueness, translucency, shine and sparkle. The resulting Necklace is a showpiece with remarkable character and style. The complementary elements include:
- 6 Sterling Silver Thunderbird Charms, 13-by-27mm in dimension
- 6 Hill Tribe Silver Sun-Print 6-by-8mm Rondelle Beads
- 13 Sterling Silver 7mm Stamped Bacons
- Amber Picasso Czech Glass Long Diamonds - 10-by-24mm
- Czech Glass Ruby Picasso 8mm Rounds
- Coral Splash Czech Glass 12-by-16mm Flower-Prints Ovals
- Crystal Amber 9-by-12mm Czech Glass Rectangles
- Bamboo Coral Tube Beads, 4.5-by-6mm
- 6mm tomato red White Heart Rondelles
- 5.5mm Carnelian Rounds in translucent coral-red
- 8mm Amber Quartz Rounds
- Crackled Quartz Oval in champagne hues - 8-by-16mm
- 8mm Czech Luster Glass Faceted Rounds in cranberry
- 4mm silvery Pyrite Nuggets
- 4mm red Old White Heart Bead Rondelles (1800's)
- Greige 4mm Swarovski Crystal Bicones
- 6mm translucent green Fire Polished Glass Faceted Ovals
The Necklace is finished with Sterling Silver Cones and Toggle Clasp and adorned with a Southwest Designs Sterling Charm. The piece weighs 172 grams (about 6 ounces) and the 8 Necklace strands are each 26 inches long (when wearing, a vertical length of about 10-1/2 inches).
