Alessandro Pianon Bird (pulcino) for Vistosi
By Vistosi, Alessandro Pianon
Located in Brussels, BE
Great Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi Murano art glass bird.
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Art Glass
Alessandro Pianon Bird (pulcino) for Vistosi
By Vistosi, Alessandro Pianon
Located in Brussels, BE
Great Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi Murano art glass bird.
Art Glass
Alessandro Pianon Pulcini Glass Bird
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An Orange Pulcini Bird Designed by Alessandro Pianon and manufactured by Vistosi c. 1963o Smooth surface with copper legs.
Art Glass
Alessandro Pianon Pulcino Glass Bird Sculpture for Vistosi Murano Italy 1960s
By Vistosi, Alessandro Pianon
Located in Troy, MI
Pulcino bird sculpture designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi Italy, circa 1960's Rare form with tail feathers in deep blue hand blown glass with murrine decoration and inset mur...
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Alessandro Pianon Pulcini Bird Sculpture Vistosi Murano Mid Century Modern Italy
By Vistosi, Alessandro Pianon
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Iconic, rare mid century modern masterpeice Alessandro Pianon Pulcini bird sculpture designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi Murano circa 1963.
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Pulcino Glass Bird Sculpture by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi Murano Italy 1960s
By Vitossi, Alessandro Pianon
Located in San Diego, CA
Pulcino glass bird sculpture designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vetreria Vistosi.
Metal
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Mid Century Modern Art Glass Pulcino Bird by, Alessandro Pianon for VIstosi
By Alessandro Pianon, Vistosi
Located in Englewood, NJ
An iconic and rare Italian Mid-Century Modern art glass "Pulcino" bird designed by, Alessandro Pianon for Vetreria Vistosi.
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Set of five “Pulcini” glass birds by Alessandro Pianon, Vetreria Vistosi Murano
By Alessandro Pianon, Vistosi
Located in Uccle, BE
Set of five “Pulcini” glass birds by Alessandro Pianon. Rare set of five blown glass birds resting on their hammered copper legs.
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Set of Three Hand Blown Murano Glass Birds Paperweights
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Measures: 4" wide x 2.5" tall x 2" deep. In the style of Alessandro Pianon, Pulcini bird sculpture.
Art Glass
Vistosi bird by Alessandro Pianon.
By Vistosi, Alessandro Pianon
Located in Marseille, FR
Rare hand blown glass bird by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi. The tool mark on the head is usual for this model(tall green one) Original legs are in brass.
Brass
Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi "Pulcini" Glass Bird Sculpture
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in San Francisco, CA
Highly sought after "Pulcini" glass bird sculpture for Vistosi. Handblown glass with murine eyes and bronze feet.
Unavailable
H 9 in W 4.75 in D 5.5 in
Vistosi Pulcino Bird by Alessandro Pianon Murano Glass Sculpture Copper Legs
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Great Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi Murano art glass bird.
Blown Glass
Alessandro Pianon Pulcini Bird
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Alessandro Pianon Bird by Vistosi Glass with copper leg's ,Italy 1963
Alessandro Pianon ' Pulcini ' Murano Bird Sculpture
By Alessandro Pianon, Vistosi
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Alessandro Pianon ' Pulcini ' Murano Bird Sculpture
Murano Glass
Alessandro Pianon Pulcino' bird Execution Vetreria Vistosi 1962
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Vigevano, PV
Spherical shape. H. 23 cm. Execution: Vetreria Vistosi. Glass, colorless and orange with fused crushed glass, applied murrine as eyes; feet made of bent copper wire. Literature: Cf. ...
Murano Glass
Pulcino Glass Bird by Alessandro Pianon, Vetreria Vistosi Murano
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pulcino glass bird by Alessandro Pianon, Vetreria Vistosi Murano, Italy, 1960-1969.
Art Glass, Murano Glass
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H 8.75 in W 6 in D 5 in
Alessandro Pianon Pulcino Pulcini Murano Bird Sculpture Vistosi circa 1960s
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Iconic Murano glass bird designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi circa 1960’s.
Blown Glass
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H 12 in W 4.75 in D 3.5 in
Alessandro Pianon Vistosi J Bird Pulcino Pulcini Sculpture Copper Legs Murrine
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Alessandro Pianon Vistosi J Bird Pulcino Pulcini Sculpture with Copper Legs and Murrine decoration.
Art Glass
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H 8 in W 4 in D 4.25 in
Alessandro Pianon Vistosi Murano Pulcino Pulcini Bird Sculpture Rare Form Color
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Rare Murano glass bird designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi circa 1960’s.
Blown Glass
Pulcino Glass Bird Sculptures by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi
By Vistosi, Alessandro Pianon
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pulcino Glass Bird Sculptures by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi, Italy, circa 1960s.
Glass
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H 12 in W 4.75 in D 3.5 in
Alessandro Pianon Model S 189 Pulcini Pulcino Murano Bird Sculpture with Murrine
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Alessandro Pianon Model S 189 Pulcini Pulcino Murano Bird Sculpture with Murrine Decoration.
Blown Glass
Alessandro Pianon 'Pulcino' Glass Bird Model S191 for Vistosi
By Vistosi, Alessandro Pianon
Located in Munich, DE
We love this glass bird which were designed by Italian glass blower Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi in Murano Italy during the early 1960s.
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H 6.25 in W 9 in D 3.75 in
Alessandro Pianon Rare Form Murano Pulcino Pulcini Bird Sculpture in Rare Color
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Rare Murano glass bird designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi circa 1960’s.
Blown Glass
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H 13.25 in W 3.75 in D 3 in
Italian Glass Mid-Century Modern Vistosi J-Pulcino Bird by Alessandro Pianon
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Englewood, NJ
A whismical Italian Mid-Century Modern art glass "J Pulcino" chick bird designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vetreria Vistosi, circa 1962.
Art Glass
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H 7.88 in W 4.14 in D 4.73 in
Pulcino sculpture in the shape of blown glass bird by Alessandro Pianon
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Uccle, BE
“Glass bird resting on its hammered copper legs, designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi in Murano, in 1962.
Art Glass, Blown Glass
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H 8.5 in W 4 in D 4.5 in
Mid-Century Italian Blown Glass Pulcino Bird by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Englewood, NJ
A rare Italian Mid-Century Modern art glass "Millefiore Pulcino" bird designed by, Alessandro Pianon for Vetreria Vistosi, circa 1962.
Blown Glass
Set of five Pulcini glass birds by Alessandro Pianon
By Alessandro Pianon, Vistosi
Located in Uccle, BE
Rare set of five blown glass birds resting on their hammered copper legs. These are the models designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi in Murano, in 1962.
Blown Glass
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H 12.01 in W 2.76 in L 12.01 in
Sculpture of a Bird in Blown Glass with Murrine Arrangement by Alessandro Pianon
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Uccle, BE
Glass bird resting on its hammered copper legs, designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi in Murano, in 1962.
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Pulcino Sculpture by Alessandro Pianon
By Vistosi, Alessandro Pianon
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A rare, beautiful and finely rendered handblown glass bird by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi, having a squared body with internal murrines perched upon delicate hand-cut brass legs.
Brass
Alessandro Pianon, a Pulcino Glass Bird for Vistosi, Murano, circa 1963
By Vistosi, Alessandro Pianon
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
An instantly recognisable design, this delightful spiky orange fellow is one of a group of five birds created in 1952-3 by Alessandro Pianon for the Vistosi glassworks on the island ...
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Pulcino Glass Bird by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi Murano Italy 1960s
By Alessandro Pianon, Vistosi
Located in Troy, MI
A rare Pulcino bird designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vetreria Visosti Murano Italy circa 1962 Hand-blown glass in deep orange with inset glass murrine eyes and copper wire feet Am...
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H 7.88 in W 7.88 in L 7.88 in
Set of Five Pulcini 'pulcino' Glass Birds, Alessandro Pianon, Vetreria Vistosi
By Vistosi, Alessandro Pianon
Located in Uccle, BE
These are the models designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi in Murano in 1962.
Blown Glass
Vistosi Murano Pulcino Glass with Murrine Eyed Bird by Alessandro Pianon
By Alessandro Pianon, Vistosi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a rare and beautiful sculpture in glass made for approx only 2 years in Italy.The bird seems to be in perfect condition and with the original legs.
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H 8.67 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Iconic Space Age Vistosi Murano Orange Pulcino Glass Bird by Alessandro Pianon
By Vistosi, Alessandro Pianon
Located in Uccle, BE
This iconic bird has been designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vetreria Vistosi in Murano in 1962.
Art Glass
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H 9.85 in W 3.94 in D 5.91 in
Sculpture of a Bird in Blown Glass with Murrine Arrangement by Alessandro Pianon
By Alessandro Pianon, Vistosi
Located in Uccle, BE
Glass bird resting on its hammered copper legs, designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi in Murano, in 1962.
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Murano Glass "Pulcino" Bird, Pianon for Vistosi
By Alessandro Pianon, Vistosi
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
A "Pulcino" Bird, blue glass body with red stripes on raised copper feet. Design by Alessandro Piano For Vetreria Vistosi, Italy, circa 1962.
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Vistosi Pulcino Murano Bird
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi Pulcino Murano Bird
Italian Mid-Century Blown Glass Pulcino Bird by Peter Pelzel
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Englewood, NJ
A whimsical Italian Mid-Century Modern art glass Orange "Pulcino" (chick) bird designed by, Peter Pezel for Vetreria Vistosi, circa 1961. The bird is decorated in a rich orange textu...
Art Glass
Alessandro Pianon Bird "Pulcino" for Vistosi
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Lynn, MA
Iconic and important Italian glass design by Alessandro Pianon. Orange blown glass mounted on copper legs.
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Alessandro Pianon Bird "Pulcino" for Vistosi
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Lynn, MA
Iconic and important Italian glass design by Alessandro Pianon. Grayish/Green blown glass mounted on copper legs.
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Alessandro Pianon Murano Glass ‘Pullcini’ Bird Sculpture
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Alessandro Pianon ‘Pulcini’ murano glass sculpture from 1964. This rare example has patinated bronze legs and beautiful fluted form with incredible interior and exterior coloring.
Murano Glass
Vistosi Pulcino Glass Bird by Alessandro Pianon
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Blown glass cube bird by Pianon for Vistosi, circa 1963-1964. Blue-green color with millefiori eyes (black, white and red), copper legs. There are two fractures along two edges. We'v...
Glass
Alessandro Pianon Pulcini "Bird" for Vistosi
By Vistosi, Alessandro Pianon
Located in Amarillo, TX
Alessandro Pianon. Pulcini. Vistosi, Italy, circa 1963. Glass, copper. Measures: 4.75 W x 4.25 D x 8.5 H in (glass 4.5 in H). Literature: 20th century Murano glass, Heire...
Pulcini Bird Sculpture by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi 1960s
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Bird sculpture by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi in the 1960s.
Iron
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H 6.5 in W 8.67 in D 4.14 in
Alessandro Pianon Pulcino' blue bird Execution Vetreria Vistosi 1962
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Vigevano, PV
Alessandro Pianon Chick' blue bird Execution Vetreria Vistosi 1962
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H 13 in W 6.11 in D 3.94 in
Vintage Alessandro Pianon Murano 'Pulcini' Turquoise Glass Bird, circa 1964
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare vintage Italian Murano Alessandro Pianon 'Pulcini' sculptural glass bird designed by Vetreria Vistosi.
Art Glass
"Pulcini" Bird Glass Figure, Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi
By Alessandro Pianon, Vistosi
Located in Riverdale, NY
Charming "Pulcini" bird glass sculpture by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi Glass Works.
Glass
Alessandro Pianon Murano Glass 'Pulcini' Bird for Vistosi
By Alessandro Pianon, Vistosi
Located in Astoria, NY
A limited edition, Venetian blown glass 'Pulcini' bird, in gorgeous teal color, standing on copper wire legs, created on the Island of Murano by architect Alessandro Pianon for Visto...
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Pulcino Glass bird, Alessandro Pianon, Vetreria Vistosi Murano
By Alessandro Pianon, Vistosi
Located in Uccle, BE
In very good original vintage condition. Alessandro Pianon was born in Venice in 1931. He returned to vistosi in the early 1960s.
Art Glass
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H 8.25 in W 4.5 in D 4.25 in
Alessandro Pianon Vistosi Murano Pulcino Pulcini Bird Sculpture Rare Form Color
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Alessandro Pianon Vistosi Murano Pulcino Pulcini bird sculpture rare form color in dark emerald green.
Blown Glass
Alessandro Pianon Vistosi Murano Pulcino Pulcini Full Set of Rare Birds
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Entire set of highly sought after Murano Birds designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi Circa 1960’s.
Glass
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H 11.23 in W 3.55 in D 5.52 in
Pulcino Glass Bird, Alessandro Pianon, Vetreria Vistosi Murano, 'Italy'
By Alessandro Pianon, Vistosi
Located in Uccle, BE
Glass bird standing on copper feet, designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi Murano in 1962.
Blown Glass
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H 8.5 in W 4 in D 4.5 in
Mid-Century Italian Blown Glass Pulcino Bird by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Englewood, NJ
A rare Italian Mid-Century Modern art glass "Millefiore Pulcino" bird designed by, Alessandro Pianon for Vetreria Vistosi, circa 1962.
Blown Glass
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H 7.96 in W 4.14 in D 4.73 in
Sculpture of a Bird in Blown Glass with Murrine Arrangement by Alessandro Pianon
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Uccle, BE
Glass bird resting on its hammered copper legs, designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi in Murano, in 1962.
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Alessandro Pianon, a Pulcino Glass Bird for Vistosi, Murano, 1960s
By Alessandro Pianon, Vistosi
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
An instantly recognisable design, this delightful spiky orange 'pulcino' is one of a series of five glass birds created by Alessandro Pianon and made by the Vistosi glassworks on the...
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H 7 in W 7 in D 7 in
Midcentury Set of Five Pulcini 'Pulcino' Glass Birds, Alessandro Pianon, Vistosi
By Vistosi, Alessandro Pianon
Located in Englewood, NJ
An iconic and complete set of five rare Italian Mid-Century Modern art glass "Pulcino" birds designed by, Alessandro Pianon for Vetreria Vistosi, circa 1962.
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Alessandro Pianon Rare Hand Blown Glass Bird for Vistosi Murano 1963
By Vistosi, Alessandro Pianon
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Rare hand blown glass bird, Pulcini Series, green with red and blue murrhines with copper feet by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi, Murano Italy, ca 1963.
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H 8.25 in W 4.25 in D 4.5 in
Italian Mid-Century Modern Art Glass "Pulcino" Birds by, Alessandro Pianon
By Vistosi, Alessandro Pianon
Located in Englewood, NJ
An iconic and complete set of five Italian Mid-Century Modern art glass "Pulcino" birds designed by, Alessandro Pianon for Vetreria Vistosi, circa 1962.
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H 11.62 in W 5.71 in D 2.37 in
Rare Complete Set of Birds by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi Murano
By Vistosi, Alessandro Pianon
Located in Uccle, BE
A rare collection of 5 birds designed by Alessandro Pianon for the Vistosi manufacture on the island of Murano (Italy) around 1962.
Art Glass
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H 8.67 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Iconic Space Age Vistosi Murano Orange Pulcino Glass Bird by Alessandro Pianon
By Vistosi, Alessandro Pianon
Located in Uccle, BE
Blown textured glass sculpture, with applied murrine glass eyes supported on copper legs. This iconic bird has been designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vetreria Vistosi in Murano in 1...
Art Glass
Pulcino Glass Bird by Allesandro Pianon Vistosi Murano
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A fantastic glass bird (Pulcino) by Alessandro Pianon for Vetreria Vistosi Murano, circa 1970s.
Glass
Hand Blown Murano Glass Bird with Metal Legs, 1970s
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Measures: 6.5" wide x 6.5" tall x 3" deep Vistosi, Murano, Italy, 1960s. In the style of Alessandro Pianon, Pulcini bird sculpture. The figure is not marked.
Art Glass
Hand Blown Murano Glass Flamingo Bird with Metal Legs, 1960s
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Measures: 5" wide x 12.5" tall x 3.5" deep. In the style of Alessandro Pianon, Pulcini bird sculpture.
Art Glass
Hand Blown Murano Style Green Art Glass Bird with Metal Legs, 1980s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Measures: 6" wide x 7" tall x 3.5" deep Murano Style Italy, 1980s. In the style of Alessandro Pianon, Pulcini bird sculpture. The figure is not marked.
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Alessandro Pianon Vistosi Murano Pulcino Bird
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Wonderful Pulcino bird designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi. Murrine glass and murrine eyes on copper legs.
Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi Murano Pulcino Bird
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Vibrant orange Pulcino bird by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi.
$4,318Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 15.75 in
Pink Murano Glass & Brass Luxury Bedside Tables: Italian Artistry Modern Bedroom
Located in Guazzora, IT
These luxury bedside tables in pink Murano glass and brass exemplify exquisite Italian craftsmanship and Mid-Century Modern style. Handcrafted in Italy exclusively for Milan Fashio...
Brass
$10,492
H 118.12 in W 35.44 in D 15.75 in
Midcentury LB7 modular bookcase designed by Franco Albini for Poggi, Italy 1957
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Modular bookcase model LB7 designed by Franco Albini for Poggi. Marked Poggi Pavia. An extremely flexible bookcase, with different modular options, suited to being against a wall or...
Wood
$899
H 5.75 in W 2.75 in D 2.75 in
Mid-Century Modern Cenedese Vetri Murano Art Glass Penguin Sculpture
By Cenedese
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This art glass penguin figurine was made by the renowned Cenedese art glass factory of Murano Italy in approximately 1965 in a period Mid-Century modern style. The sculpture is done ...
Art Glass
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
$3,912 / set
H 13.78 in W 27.96 in D 3.75 in
Pair of Entomology Specimen Display Cases By J T Stockall London Taxidermy Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A large and impressive pair of late 19th early 20th century Entomology specimen cases, containing a varied collection of over one hundred insects from around the world pinned to an e...
Natural Fiber, Glass, Pine
$4,650
H 9.06 in W 8.67 in D 5.12 in
Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte Sommerso Murano Art Glass Vase Mid Century
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Exquisite murano glass vase documented to designer Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte circa 1950. Made using Flavio Poli's signature sommerso technique that employs layer of glass s...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Uranium Glass
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry, part of our metal Kitchen Collection, is designed as a feature element for any space. The three doors on the upper cabinets are fabricated with a kn...
Brass
Fornasetti Frame with Convex Mirror Farfalle Butterflies Color on White
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
Like all Fornasetti accessories, the mirrors turn an everyday action into an aesthetic experience. Measures: Ø28 cm. This mirror frame is handcrafted using original artisan techni...
Glass, Wood
late 1940s desk by Gio Ponti in walnut wood
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vigevano, PV
late 1940s desk by Gio Ponti in walnut wood and formica top. this desk was made for a house in milan, designed by gio ponti and emilio lancia.
Formica, Walnut
$4,765Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 23.63 in Dm 27.56 in
Rezzonico chandelier 5 arms clear Murano glass, multicolor details by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Kia Ora chandelier 5 lights clear Murano glass with blue and ruby trims, multicolour vitreous paste details. Kia Ora is the combination of the traditional Venetian structure with g...
Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Roger Capron Soleil Table Lamp
By Jean Derval, Roger Capron
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Stunning table lamp designed by Roger Capron and Jean Derval, this piece is made from ceramic and features a striking central design. Depending on your perspective, you may see a sin...
Ceramic
$2,623
H 2.17 in W 6.07 in D 6.11 in
Large Cenedese Italian Asymmetric Blue Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, Dish, Ashtray
By Antonio da Ros, Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros (attributed) for Cenedese large & heavy vintage Italian Murano glass bowl, serving dish or ashtray, circa 1965-1975. Utilizing the Sommerso technique this large, heavy...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Metal
$3,797
H 2.6 in W 6.3 in D 6.5 in
Green & Yellow Murano Sommerso Glass Bowl Antonio Da Ros for Cenedese Attributed
By Cenedese, Antonio da Ros
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros (attributed) for Cenedese large and heavy vintage Italian Murano glass bowl, serving dish or ashtray, circa 1965-1975. Utilizing the Sommerso technique this large vint...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$454
H 10.63 in W 9.45 in D 4.34 in
Ceramic sculpture "Pavoncella" design Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1960 Rimini blue
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in taranto, IT
Ceramic sculpture "Pavoncella," from the RIMINI BLUE series, made by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, in a special glaze blue color, which gives the strong expressiveness of this collection....
Ceramic
$8,743
H 118.12 in W 35.44 in D 15.75 in
Franco Albini Modular bookcase model "LB7" Production Poggi Pavia 1957
By Franco Albini
Located in Vigevano, PV
Franco Albini Modular bookcase model "LB7" Production Poggi Pavia 1957 This bookcase has two storage modules, one divided into 4 sections and the other with a shelf. Plus two shelves...
Aluminum
The work of renowned glass artist Alessandro Pianon — which includes his lighthearted “Pulcini” birds as well as the other Pianon glass birds, with their bulbous forms and lanky legs of textured patinated copper — is very popular with lovers of art glass.
Venice has long been a manufacturing center for exquisite art glass, and since as early as the 8th century, legions of expert glassmakers have been honing their skills there.
The glass components of eminently collectible chandeliers, sconces, table lamps and other objects and fixtures are hand-blown in the region by a master of Murano glass, named for the Italian island of Murano, where glassmaking has been practiced for hundreds of years, using a variety of artisanal processes. Pianon was a product of the region’s rich glassmaking tradition.
Born in Venice, Pianon studied at the Architecture School in Venice to become an architect and designer. Prolific glass manufacturer Vetreria Vistosi hired Pianon in 1956 to design the company logo.
The history of Vistosi and its extraordinary lighting and decorative objects reaches as far back as 1640, when the Gazzabin family of Murano opened a furnace for producing Murano glass art. "Vistoso," which was originally a nickname, became part of the family's surname, and eventually the name “Vistosi” was used to refer to the family’s glass creations.
Pleased with his work, the manufacturer retained Pianon as a designer. At Vistosi, Pianon developed his glassblowing techniques and designed a series of collections for the company (the maker’s “Pulcini” bird sculptures are particularly well-known). He perfected his unique style during the mid-century era, producing pendant lamps and chandeliers of all different kinds, whimsical bird sculptures in vibrant colors that feature richly textured surfaces, and other objects and furnishings.
Pianon established his own studio in 1962. And while he created a range of decor and lighting for Vistosi, Candle, Lumenform and other makers over the course of his career, Pianon's playful glass birds, which introduce cheeriness and striking pops of color into any interior, are his most sought-after designs.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Alessandro Pianon lighting and decorative objects.
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
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The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.