Anticlea Antiquariato,
Calle San Provolo 4719a,
Castello. Specialising in
the glass beads known as
perle
veneziane , with
ready-made jewelry, or
drawers of beads to choose
from.
Codognato , Calle
Secondo dell'Ascensione
1295, San Marco. One of the
city's most expensive
outlets, selling everything
from antique pieces through
to Art Deco brooches and
modern designs.
Costantini, Calle
Zaguri 2627, San Marco. Good
array of perle veneziane
sold individually, made into
jewelry, or by the bag,
plus various (and
surprisingly cheap) antique
African currency beads.
Laberintho, Calle
Scalater 2236, San Polo.
Tiny workshop specializing
in inlaid earrings,
necklaces and rings.
Missiaglia ,
Piazza San Marco 125, San
Marco. Peerless, expensive
gold and silver work from a
firm that has a good claim
to be Venice's classiest.
Nardi , Piazza San
Marco 69-71, San Marco.
Coral, tortoiseshell, ebony
and other
environment-abusing
materials are the keynote of
Nardi's production. Also
makes some less
objectionable if similarly
overwrought gold objects.
Paolo Scarpa ,
Merceria S. Salvador 4850,
San Marco. Gallery-like shop
specializing in
"primitive" jewelry
from all corners
of the planet.
Totem , Campo
Caritą 878b, Dorsoduro. As
well as exhibiting and
marketing 'tribal' art,
Totem sells an intriguing
range of jewelry made from
ordinary materials, most of
it inspired by African
artefacts.
