Art Deco Murano Glass "Wedding Cake" Beads vintage opens to reveal two old

opens to reveal two old photographs within the original glass fittings

the form from a marionette to a hand puppet

in front of a vine with grape bunches

some light scratches and nibbles to the garnet

with an array of mysterious (to me anyway) symbols

Art Deco Murano Glass "Wedding Cake" Beads vintage opens to reveal two oldDATE: Art Deco, c. 1920 An Art Deco era necklace comprising 17 Venitian Murano glass lampwork beads strung on a silver Prince of Wales chain. This style of bead, incorporating colourful dots and swirls and infused with aventurine, is known as Wedding Cake, as the decoration looks like flowers and icing. Each one was painstakingly hand crafted in Venice, and these particular beads are dark brown with pink, yellow, blue and white decoration. The