A deep transparent red and a sparkling aventurine green twist down this cane in a classic holiday pairing, with thin threads of clear and white catching the light between the bands. The red is rich and glassy, the green is dark with a fine metallic glitter inside, and both stay saturated where they overlap. It reads as a spiral of red and green rather than as separate stripes.
Red here is transparent and the green is opaque, so on a clear base the red lets light through while the green stays solid. The cane is COE90 and hand pulled from Bullseye glass, which means COE90 sheet, frit and stringer are its only partners. Holiday borders are the obvious job, and short nipped lengths laid in a row make a quick candy stripe edge on ornaments and small dishes.
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Specifications
SKU: 172367 COE: COE90 (combine only with COE90 glass, never with COE96) Sold as: pack of 12 cane sections, each 2.5 inches long Width: 4 to 7 mm, hand pulled so it varies piece to piece Style: ribbon cane, Zanfirico twist Look: Aventurine green and red ribbon twisted through clear Working Notes
The green band sparkles because it is aventurine glass, with metallic flecks suspended in the colour. The red band has none, which is why the two read so differently in light.
Description updated: September 4, 2026
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