Topic: Murano glass jewelry

[jonspencer]

I visited some markets in the south of Italy this past weekend and they seem to be enthusiastic Murano jewelry collectors, much more so than in the north IMO

there seems to be a relatively brisk trade going on in different size beads with a wide variety of colours and designs

[chopin-liszt]

Costume jewellery is popular and fashionable. 
This does not neccessarily mean it is collectable or has a viable secondary market, if that is what you are interested in.

[jonspencer]

I was at a large flea market today and one lady had a stand with only jewelry and most of it was Murano, her prices seemed quite expensive compared to what I have seen on earlier market outings

the bracelet below I bought at a different stand

here in Italy there is quite apparently a market for Murano jewelry

[jonspencer]

funny that I have never ever sold (or tried to sell) a piece of glass that I have collected thus far

so on a recent visit to my employer's Asia office, I decided to run an ad to sell the old 31 inch necklace I posted here

several people contacted me about it and the first guy who came to look at it purchased it for over 60x what I paid for it 

[jonspencer]

I came across some new old stock of Amore & Baci bracelets that are quite nice looking

this is expensive costume jewelry made with Murano glass beads that is sold in major department stores