Alexander-Lee Gallery

Direct Importers of Murano Glass and Venetian Beads, from Venice, Italy. We offer the lowest prices and the best selection of genuine Venetian Beads

When we first started exhibiting at jewelry shows, we put out all our fine jewelry, both loose gemstones and finished jewelry. We had space open on one side of our booth; so we filled it with Venetian Glass Bead necklaces. We sold a lot of gemstones, but we "sold out" of all the Venetian Bead necklaces. Customers were saying they had never seen such a great selection and at such low prices! While we have long been enamored by the scintillation of a diamond and the chrome induced colors of ruby and emerald, our attention has been held these many years, by the romance of Venetian Glass Beads and the stunning fashion accessories they become. Under our company name of Alexander-Lee Gallery, we exhibited at International Gem & Jewelry Shows all over the United States: San Diego, Santa Monica, San Mateo, Seattle, Portland, St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Columbus, Baltimore, Marlborough, Boxborough, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Dallas, Austin, Houston, etc. We exhibited at Bead Expos, Embellishment Shows, Bead and Button Shows, Quilt Shows, Italian Festivals, in various cities: Houston, Austin, Sacramento, Portland, and Santa Fe, to name a few. We also exhibited at wholesale jewelry and gift shows: The California Gift Show in Los Angeles, Atlanta Gift Show, and Chicago Gift Show. And for 20 + years we had a large booth at the Tucson, Arizona, Gem & Lapidary Wholesaler's Show, (GLW show); and now exhibit at the Houston Gem & Mineral Show. Needless to say, we did shows covering East to West and North to South; introducing Americans to Venetian Glass beads and Murano Glass jewelry and gift items. When we first started exhibiting the Venetian Glass beads at shows; there were no imitation beads, no "knock offs", no poor copies of Venetian beads made in India, or China, or Czech Republic, (Czechoslovakia then)...they were not around. There were no American bead makers on the scene, who began arriving in the mid '80's, and there were no "bead shows". We were first, we've seen it all happen, we've experienced it, we've "shaped history", and we are still faithfully here. We have been importing and selling handmade, Venetian glass beads and Murano glass jewelry continuously since 1976. We still love to travel, and still, personally go to Venice to meet with our many bead makers. From the many designs we carry, we have selected some of our most beautiful Murano glass bead necklaces. The Murano glass beads that comprise these designs are "lampwork" beads; which simply mean