Venini Murano Glass Hat Lamp on a Brass Base, circa 1970s, Italian
View Similar Items
Venini Murano Glass Hat Lamp on a Brass Base, circa 1970s, Italian
About the Item
- Creator:Paolo Venini (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 18.12 in (46 cm)Width: 14.97 in (38 cm)Depth: 13 in (33 cm)
- Style:Post-Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1970
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. The glass shade is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks. The polished brass surfaces have no dents or marks and only patina in line with age.
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: 110731stDibs: LU2217312320811
Paolo Venini
While Venini & Co.'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.
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.
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 Paolo Venini chandeliers, serveware, table lamps, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
- Vintage Italian Brass Rooster Table Lamp on Old Iron Circular BaseLocated in Atlanta, GAAn Italian vintage brass rooster table lamp on old iron base. This beautiful Italian lamp is made of a brass rooster with an incredible plumage. ...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps
MaterialsBrass, Iron
- Mid-Century Modern Opalescent Glass Abstract Sculpture Lamp. Italy, 1970sLocated in SAINT-OUEN, FRMid-Century Modern Space Age abstract sculpture table or bedside lamp in opalescent baby blue cut glass attributed to the italian design manufacture Esperia. Famous Italian design li...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsGlass, Art Glass
- Brass Lion Mounted on Lucite Base, Italy, 1970sLocated in Chicago, ILA beautiful brass lion sculpture mounted on a square lucite base. Unsigned. Sourced in Italy, 1970s.Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
MaterialsBrass
- Clessidra Hourglass, Paolo Venini, Venini Murano 'Italy'By Venini, Paolo VeniniLocated in Brussels, BEThe hourglasses designed by Paolo Venini in 1957 were exhibited at the Triennale di Milano the same year. This piece is a large and rare model. The two parts have a conical shape a...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
MaterialsBlown Glass
- Hammered Glass Wrought Iron Sculpture Lamp by Biancardi & Jordan, Italy, 1970sBy Biancardi & JordanLocated in SAINT-OUEN, FRMid-Century Modern sculpture lamp light sconce hammered glass and wrought iron, by the manufacture Biancardi & Jordan in Verona in a Brutalist s...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Brutalist Table Lamps
MaterialsWrought Iron
- 1970s V. Nason Italian Vintage Cast Silver Mirror Glass Abstract Sculpture LampBy Vincenzo Nason & CieLocated in New York, NYBring an extraterrestrial atmospheric mood into your home with this abstract mouth-blown lamp, a 1970s organic Minimalist creation by Vincenzo Nason, the mirrored Murano glass is dec...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsSilver