BP88

Venetian Bicone and "King" beads - Picture Collection 88
-These lamp-wound beads were produced from the 1760's in Venice, Italy,
and are reproduced in present times by most bead making countries around the world.
Lamp-wound beads are made using a pre formed rod of glass ( cane ) which is heated in a jet of flame until it begins to melt ( slump ) - this is then manually wound around a wire and shaped with a paddle, whilst adding other glass rods or elements to decorate it.


18 x 18 sphere	18 x 24 oval	22 x 18 bicone	13 x 15 mm	12 x 10	11 x 11	8 x 11

22 x 24 bicone	21 x 23 mm	17 x 22	17 x 16	14 x 17	14 x 18	14 x 19

18 x 20 bicone	19 x 22 mm	18 x 20	18 x 2	17 x 20	16 x 21	16 x 18

16 x 19 bicone	13 x 14 mm	14 x 15	14 x 17	13 x 15	11 x 15	14 x 15

14 x 14 bicone	14 x 14 mm	9 x 12	9 x 11	9 x 12 Plain	8 x 10	8 x 9

18 x 20 bicone	15 x 17 mm	14 x 17	13 x 16	13 x 15	11 x 13	9 x 13

10 x 12 bicone	8 x 12 mm	18 x 22		13 x 15	9 x 9	13 x 15

13 x 15 bicone	8 x 10 mm	9 x 12	9 x 10	20 x 16	18 x 16	18 x 17

17 x 18 bicone	14 x 16 mm	16 x 16	10 x 14	16 x 11	15 x 11	16 x 20

16 x 19 bicone	15 x 20 mm	16 x 17	16 x 19	17 x 19	16 x 18	17 x 19

13 x 15 bicone	12 x 15 mm	13 x 14	13 x 14	11 x 14	14 x 15	11 x 13

15 x 18 bicone	16 x 17 mm	15 x 17	14 x 18	15 x 17	Typical core structures

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