Antiques shopping in Venice
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Antiquariato Claudia Canestrelli
Sunburst mirrors and hand-coloured lithographs of prehistoric-looking lagoon fish are charming souvenirs of Venice’s bygone glories, but collector and artisan Claudia Canestrelli is bringing back baroque elegance with her repurposed-antique earrings. Claudia collects stray glass-mosaic roses, winking citrines and freeform baroque pearls from broken diadems, and refashions them into one-of-a-kind heirloom pieces with a romantic, modern sensibility – her earrings would look just as striking worn with jeans or ball gowns.
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Campiello Ca’ Zen
Antique Murano glass lamps are the last thing you’d want to cram in your luggage – or so you thought before you saw the 1940s Salviati smoky silver chandelier and the ultramod Venini vase. That cobalt-blue hand-blown chalice seems practical in comparison, but here’s a dangerous thought: they ship.
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Mercatino dell'antiquariato
Three times a year this antiques market sets up, to the delight of collectors far and wide. It's hard to plan a visit around it as dates shift and it happens so infrequently (generally in April, September and December).
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Arte Ebraica
Purveys all sorts of handmade objects in bronze, filigree silver, pewter, crystal and ceramics (such as mezuzahs, or parchment cases). It also deals in rare books and manuscripts.
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