Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Italian
Beginning in the 1930s — and throughout the postwar years especially — Venini & Co. played a leading role in the revival of Italy’s high-end glass industry, pairing innovative modernist designers with the skilled artisans who created extraordinary chandeliers, sconces and other lighting in the centuries-old glass workshops on the Venetian island of Murano.
While the company’s co-founder, Paolo Venini (1895–1959), was himself a highly talented glassware designer, his true genius was to invite forward-thinking Italian and international designers to Murano’s hallowed workshops to create Venini pieces — among them Gio Ponti, Massimo Vignelli, Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala, Thomas Stearns of the United States and Fulvio Bianconi.
Paolo Venini trained and practiced as a lawyer for a time, though his family had been involved with glassmaking for generations. After initially buying a share in a Venetian glass firm — he and antiques dealer Giacomo Cappellin established Vetri Soffiati Cappellin Venini & C. in 1921 — Venini took over the company as his own in 1925, and under his direction, it produced mainly classical Baroque designs.
In 1932, Venini hired the young Carlo Scarpa— who would later distinguish himself as an architect — as his lead designer. Scarpa, working in concert with practiced glass artisans, completely modernized Venini, introducing simple, pared-down forms; bright primary colors; and bold patterns such as stripes, banding and abstract compositions that utilized cross sections of murrine (glass rods).
Paolo Venini’s best designs are thought to be his two-color Clessidre hourglasses, produced from 1957 onward, and the Fazzoletto (“handkerchief”) vase, designed with Bianconi in 1949. Bianconi’s masterworks are considered by many to be his Pezzato works — colorful vases with patterns that resemble those of a patchwork quilt.
Other noteworthy and highly collectible vintage Venini works include Ponti’s dual-tone stoppered bottles (circa 1948); rare glass sculptures from the Doge series by Stearns, the first American to design for the firm; Vignelli’s striped lanterns of the 1960s; the Occhi vases with eyelet-shaped patterns by Tobia Scarpa (son of Carlo); and, with their almost zen purity, the Bolle (“bubbles”) bottles designed by Wirkkala in 1968.
With these works — and many others by some of the creative titans of the 20th and 21st centuries — Venini has produced one of the truly great bodies of work in modern design.
Find antique and vintage Venini chandeliers, serveware, table lamps, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Creator: Venini
Venini or Murano Wall Mounted Chandelier
By Venini, Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Venini or Murano wall mounted chandelier with six-light sources.
Leafs of glass with gold details. Extra ones included, one of the extras wi...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Glass
Murano Glass Flush Mounts by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Murano glass flush mounts by Venini. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1950s. Beautiful Murano glass, allowing for a unique illumination. Rewired for U.S. standards. We r...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
1960s Italy Venini Wall Sconce White Murano Glass and Brass
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant large wall mount with Murano glass rods on a brass frame. Each clear Murano glass rod includes white stripes, making the glasses shimmer white. Heavy duty. With this light yo...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Two Modern Murano Table Lamps by Ettore Sottsass for Venini, Signed ca. 1994
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful table lamps in orange and green hand-blown Murano glass.
Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Venini and manufactured in 1994.
The glass shade is signed "Venini ".
We have the ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
3 Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Sconces Signed by Venini, circa 1960
By Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
3 Mid-Century Modern Murano glass sconces manufctured by Venini, circa 1960, in clear and amber thick Murano glass slabs.
Metal hardware has been lacquered white but it was original...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Toni Zuccheri for Venini Murano Glass Sconces
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Toni Zuccheri for Venini Murano glass sconces.
Large pair of Toni Zuccheri for Venini Murano glass sconces. This stunning pair of Murano sconces have been newly wired to U.S...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Venini “Toni Zuccheri “ Sconce Murano Glass Metal Crome 1950 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconce.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Three Mid-Century Modern Chrome and Murano Glass Sconces signed Venini, ca 1960
By Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
3 Mid-Century Modern chrome and Murano glass sconces by Venini.
Manufacured circa 1960, in clear and amber thick Murano glass slabs and stamped Venini in the chromed hardware.
It i...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Chrome
Patchwork Murano Wall Sconces by Venini, 3 Available
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare vintage Italian Patchwork wall lights with Murano glass plates mounted on painted metal frames, designed by Toni Zuccheri and made by Venini in Italy, in 1960s
Each piece can b...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
VENINI Sconces Murano Glass Brass 1930 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI Sconces.
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
3 Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Sconces by Venini, circa 1960
By Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
3 Mid-Century Modern Murano glass sconces manufctured by Venini, circa 1960, in clear and amber thick Murano glass slabs.
Metal hardware lacquered white.
It is shown with warm and ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Sconces Brass Murano Glass, 1940, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconces.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Venini Sconce Murano Glass Metal 1940 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI Sconce.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini 7 Lamps Mod, Patchwork in Hand Blown Murano Glass
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Milan, IT
Set of seven incredible wall lights designed by Toni Zuccheri and produced by Venini Murano, model Patchwork.
These beautiful glass handmade sconces a...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Venini Applique Brass Murano Glass 1930 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI Applique.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Six Vintage Italian Sconces with Clear Tronchi Murano Glass by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Wall Lights with 12 clear murano glasses blown in Tronchi technique, mounted on antiqued gold metal frames, designed by Venini, circa 1960s. Made in Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Two Modern Murano Table Lamps by Ettore Sottsass for Venini, Signed ca. 1994
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful table lamps in pink hand-blown murano glass.
Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Venini and manufactured in 1994.
The glass shade is signed "Venini ".
We have the original b...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Art Deco Handblown Murano Glass Rod and Brass Sconces Signed by Venini
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
This of Art Deco Handblown Murano Glass Rod and Brass Sconces were produced and signed by the fabled atelier of Venini in Italy, cir...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Wall Lamp "Quilt" Design Toni Zuccheri for Venini, 1960s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in taranto, IT
"Quilt" model wall lamp, Toni Zuccheri design for Venini, original from the 1960s, made of bark glass in shades of ocher
it measures about 40x40 cm, prot...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Venini Sconce, Dated, circa 1935
By Venini
Located in Sacile, PN
Three Venini sconces, big dimension, truncated pyramid shape. Made by alternate clear and amethyst glass plates.
*********ONE SCONCE AVAILABLE*********
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Murano Glass Sconces by Venini
By Venini
Located in Austin, TX
"Triete" glass stems were curved on both ends while in fusion to give these pieces a great dynamic shape. A beautiful pair of wall sconces in crystal clear glass on a chromed steel s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Venini Sconce Murano Glass Brass, 1930, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Sconce.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Sconces Murano Glass Iron Metal Chrome, 1960, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconces Murano glass iron metal chrome, 1960, Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Pair of Murano Transparent Glass Wall Sconces Italian Design, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Venini pair of Murano transparent glass wall sconces Italian design, 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Venini Wall Lights by Carlo Scarpa
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in New York, NY
Large wall lights designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini in the 1940s. Each is composed of five hand blow Murano glasses made in the “Corteccia” technique. The color of the glass is amb...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Trihedron Glass Vintage Wall Light Produced by Venini, 4 Available, 1960s
By Venini
Located in taranto, IT
Extraordinary batch of 4 huge appliques
These original Venini 1960s, composed of a metal structure, with inserts on the upper edge, and about 80 trihedron glasses, most of them 28 c...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Venini Toni Zuccheri Sconce Murano Glass Iron, 1950, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconce.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ivory, Murano Glass
Venini Sconces Murano Glass Brass Metal 1930 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconces Murano glass brass metal 1930 Italy.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Tomaso Buzzi Sconces for Venini
By Tomaso Buzzi, Venini
Located in Rovereta, SM
Early four of sconces by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini.
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pair of Vintage Italian Sconces w/ Murano Glass by Venini, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Vintage Italian sconces w/ Murano & Textured Design by Venini, 1960s.
Category
20th Century Italian Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Mid Century Modern Venini "Tree Bark" Pattern Wall Sconces
By Venini
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Venini Murano wall sconces in a clear thick ribbed pattern, Tree Bark. Stainless steel back plate with a double socket, incandesce...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Stainless Steel
Two Modern Murano Table Lamps by Ettore Sottsass for Venini, Signed ca. 1994
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful table lamp in white and blue swirl hand-blown Murano glass.
Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Venini and manufactured in 1994.
The glass shade is signed "Venini ".
Priced ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid Century Clear Murano Glass Large Sconces, by Venini - set of four
By Venini
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of large geometrical Mid-Century Modern Murano glass sconces, by Venini Italy 1980s.
Two pairs available. Sold and priced by pair.
A modern design for these Triedri clear Murano...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Chrome
Massimo Vignelli for Venini Yellow Onion Glass Uplighter Wall Sconce
By Venini, Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in Hanover, MA
Since yellow Murano glass wall lamp designed by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, mid-1950s. Original hefty brass wall bracket. Porcelain socket for single standard Edison screw lightbulb...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Venini Sconces Murano Glass Iron, 1950, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconces Murano glass iron, 1950, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Model 802.1 Sconces by Tobia Scarpa for Venini
By Venini, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model 802.1 Sconces by Tobia Scarpa for Venini. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1965. Satin glass diffuser with brushed glass incalmo strip...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Pair of Italian Wall Sconces, Ice and Pink Triedri by Venini, Murano, 1980s
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Fantastic pair of vintage Murano wall sconces composed of 19 Murano crystal prisms (triedri) for each sconce in a chrome metal frame. The shape of the sconces is column. The glasses ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Set of Seven Sconces in Murano Glass Toni Zuccheri for Venini, Italy, 1960s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Rome, IT
Set of seven wall sconces applique in murano glass with blue details by Toni Zuccheri for Venini. Made in Italy in the 1960s.
The sconces come in three different dimensions: three ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Four Toni Zuccheri Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Sconces for Venini, 1960s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Four wall lamps produced in the 1960s by Venini based on a design by Toni Zuccheri. White painted metal structure. Bark glass diffuser. Brass screws.
You...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Murano Glass Wall Lamp Sconce by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, Italy, 1960s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Rome, IT
Large wall sconce designed by the Italian designer Toni Zuccheri for Venini, circa 1960s. This piece comes with the original metal brackets for mounting and installation. Made of Mur...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Murano Glass Venini Curved Sconces
By Venini
Located in Austin, TX
Italian hand blown Murano glass sconces by Venini made of eight curved rods in clear glass with a deep black glass core in the ‘Filigrana’ technique. The light bounces beautifully of...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Six Mid-Century Modern "Patchwork" Glass Sconces by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Six Mid-Century Modern sconces 'Patchwork' model designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini and manufactured circa 1970, in clear and blue Murano glass.
Priced individually.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Venini Mid-Century Brass and Murano Glass "Triedri" Sconces, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This pair of sconces consists of 9 Triedri each, in Murano glass and was produced by Venini in the 1970s, in Liberty style, they have a gilded brass structure.
Paolo Venini (1895-...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Venini Anni Trenta Applique Large Wall Scone in Straw Yellow
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Anni Trenta applique wall sconce, designed and manufactured by Venini, features sinuous lines, clearly reminiscent of the 1930s.
Indoor use only.
Dimen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Glass
Venini Anni Trenta Applique Small Wall Scone in Milk White
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Anni Trenta applique wall sconce, designed and manufactured by Venini, features sinuous lines, clearly reminiscent of the 1930s.
Indoor use only.
Dimensions: W 16 cm x D 12 cm x ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Glass
Sconces Silvered Bronze Murano Glass by Venini, 1980s
By Venini
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
4 wall lamp lights sconces. Heavy quality silvered bronze structure, handmade artisanal Murano blown glass. Sign engraved Venini Italia 85.
Price by sconce, price per piece
In sale ...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Large Hand-Blown Glass Patchwork Wall Sconce by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, 1970s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Melbourne, VIC
Large patchwork wall applique by Tony Zuccheri for Venini. Beautifully coloured textured Murano glass pieces mounted on a white lacquered metal frame. Set of 10. DImensions listed is...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Midcentury Wall Sconces by Toni Zuccheri
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Midcentury wall sconces by Toni Zuccheri
Brass structure with Murano glass diffusers.
Produced by Venini Italy in 1960s.
Measures: Height 1...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Glass
Venini Sconce 1940 Murano Glass Metal Crome Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconce 1940 Murano glass metal crome Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Pair of Transparent and Amber Polyhedrons Murano Glass Sconces
By Venini
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
Pair of extra large transparent and amber polyhedrons Murano glass (made with the Balloton technique) sconces. 4 E27 light bulbs + 1 E14 LB
The poly...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Iron
Venini Sconces Murano Glass Metal, 1955, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconces Murano glass metal, 1955, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini “Toni Zuccheri “Sconces Murano Glass Brass, 1950, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini "Toni Zuccheri" sconces Murano glass brass, 1950, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Signed Pair of Murano 'Asta Triedo' Glass Sconces by Venini
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Pair of Mid-Century Modern sconces 'Asta Triedo' model designed by Paolo Venini for Venini and manufactured circa 1960, in three different lenghts of spears in amber and clear colore...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Sconces Murano Glass Metal Crome, 1950, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconces Murano glass metal crome, 1950, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
3 Venini Grey Sconces
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
(3) 1960s modern Venini grey sconces from Italy with hand blown Venini glass shades. Single E26 medium based socket per sconce. Original finish, partially ...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Nickel, Steel
Venini Sconces/Ceiling Light Murano Glass Brass, 1950, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconces/ceiling light Murano glass brass, 1950, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
20 Mid-Century Modern Murano 'Tessuto' Glass Sconces, Signed Venini, ca. 1950
By Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Set of 20 Mid-Century Modern sconces signed by Venini, with a glass globe in 'Tessuto' technique,
These where obtained from an old cinema theater in Milan...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Abaco Applique Wall Light in White by Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin
By Venini, Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall light in handmade-blown glass.
Year of manufacture: 1998
Metal: White painted
Color: Milk-white, sphere gray-milk-white
Measurements: 15.75” 8.27” H 13.78""
Code: 823.02
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini wall lights and sconces for sale on 1stDibs.
Venini wall lights and sconces are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Venini wall lights and sconces, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 165 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 47 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original wall lights and sconces by Venini were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider wall lights and sconces by Stilnovo, Gino Sarfatti, and Barovier&Toso. Prices for Venini wall lights and sconces can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $561 and can go as high as $116,498, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,117.