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Venetian Fantasy Carved and Painted Sofa
Located in Rochester, NY
Exotic Venetian sofa. Lavishly carved and painted Venetian sofa. 19th century. Dramatic design
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Paint

Jean Calogero, Surreal Fantasy Painting of Venetian Masks
By Jean Calogero
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A tower of a figure with Venetian masks on a floral base with a nest of tiny lights above, all set
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Very Rare 19th Century 1880 Italian Venetian Grotto Fantasy Stool Height Adjust
By Pauly et Cie
Located in GB
Venetian height adjustable Grotto Fantasy stool after the genius that is CIE Pauly What a piece, it is
Category

Antique 1880s Italian Victorian Stools

Materials

Walnut

Fantasy II & Minstreal I
Located in Austin, TX
Venetians celebrate Carnivale (Mardi Gras), they do not just wear a costume, they transform themselves into
Category

Early 2000s Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

A.Jeschel A Freshwater Baroque Pearl Lovers Fantasy Necklace
By Elaine Silverstein
Located in Miami, FL
beauty of this necklace is enhanced by the stunning gold and crystal Venetian Glass clasp, which serves
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces

Materials

Pearl, Vermeil

Antique Venetian Carved Grotto Rocking Chair, ca. 1890
Located in Berghuelen, DE
An antique handcarved Venetian rocking chair in grotto design. Seat and backrest in the shape of
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Rocking Chairs

Materials

Wood

19th Century Venetian Grotto Table with Fairy Tale Elf
Located in Berghuelen, DE
19th Century Venetian Grotto table with Fairy Tale Elf A gorgeous venetian grotto side table with
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Side Tables

Materials

Wood

A dazzling Venetian Regatta Boat Study attributed to Alessandra Mauro
Located in PARIS, FR
greatest decorative fantasy reigns in this preparatory study, which blends mythological and exotic elements
Category

Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

18th Century Venetian Louis XV Chest of Drawers Walnut Tuia Venezia
Located in Sanremo, IM
Venetian chest of drawers in walnut, burr walnut, thuja and poplar interior measuring 105 x 135 x
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

A Set of Four Antique Venetian Carved Grotto Ceiling Washers, Venice ca. 1890
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A Set of Four Antique Venetian Carved Grotto Corner Lamps, Venice ca. 1890 A set of four antique
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Pair of Venetian 18th-19th Century Rococo Dragon and Bird Mirrors and Consoles
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Italian most likely from the Venetian region. The design and carving of the superstructure presented with
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

Materials

Wood

Large Pair of Italian Venetian Carved Wood Faux Bois Branch Grape Center Tables
By Maison Jansen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
tables, circa mid-20th century. These "Fantasy" style Tables feature carved pedestal bases depicting
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Black Forest Center Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair Italian Carved Giltwood Grotto Sea Creatures
Located in Stamford, CT
carvings are Venetian Grotto 'Fantasy Furniture' architectural elements were possibly the arms to an
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Untitled (Venice Gondola Scene)
By Jean Calogero
Located in Burlingame, CA
Mid-century modern oil on canvas by Sicilian painter Jean Calogero, 1922-2001. Fantasy scene of
Category

20th Century Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Magnificent Rare Solid Silver Sterling Sauce Boat France Sormani Paris
By Paul Sormani
Located in London, GB
Italian cabinetmaker (ébéniste) of Lombard-Venetian origin. Having moved to Paris, Sormani established his
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Art Nouveau Commedia Dell’Arte Painted Paravent/Screen Paris ca 1920
Located in Doha, QA
art full of fantasy and eccentric imagination. It has been designed and painted in Italian Commedia
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Linen, Wood, Mahogany

Landscape Paint Oil on canvas 18th Century Old master Roma Italy River Water Art
By Paolo Anesi (Rome 1697 - 1773)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Venetian landscape art disclosed by Marco Ricci and Francesco Zuccarelli. The ruins of a Roman arch
Category

18th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

Late 19th Century 'Sormani' Ormolu Inkwell
By Paul Somani
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Lombard-Venetian origin. Having moved to Paris, Sormani established his workshop there in 1847 and soon
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Inkwells

Materials

Ormolu

Late 19th Century 'Sormani' Ormolu Inkwell
Late 19th Century 'Sormani' Ormolu Inkwell
H 3.94 in W 8.67 in D 5.91 in
Fluvial Landscape with Bystanders - Italian School of Venice - 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
River Landscape is an original artwork realized by an artist near to the Venetian School of the
Category

18th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Outstanding Italian Carved Wood Polychrome Centre Table with Onyx Top by Amulet
Located in Benington, Herts
with two doves. This outstanding table almost fantasy like is inspired by Venetian designs
Category

20th Century Italian Center Tables

Materials

Onyx

Lucio Bubacco Signed Devil with Rose Murano Art Glass Sculpture Candlestick
By Lucio Bubacco
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and exceptionally executed signed Lucio Bubacco (Italian, b. 1957) hand-blown Venetian art
Category

1990s Italian Candlesticks

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Murano Galleon Light by Seguso for Veronese
By Veronese, Seguso
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
. This unique fantasy hanging light, supplied by Veronese Paris in the 1950s was designed and hand
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Glass, Murano Glass

Murano Galleon Light by Seguso for Veronese
Murano Galleon Light by Seguso for Veronese
H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
Bibliotheque by Paul Sormani with Gilt Bronze and Brèche d'Alep Marble Top
By Paul Sormani
Located in New York, NY
Paul Sormani was a preeminent 19th Century Italian cabinetmaker (ébéniste) of Lombard-Venetian origin
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Le Toreador
By Jacques LaLande
Located in San Francisco, CA
mystique of the masked dancers at a Venetian ball shows Lalande’s elusive images of love and grandeur. A
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Le Toreador
Le Toreador
H 32.5 in W 28.65 in D 1.85 in
Le Jeune Violoniste (The Young Violinist)
By Jacques LaLande
Located in San Francisco, CA
beach. The thrilling mystique of the masked dancers at a Venetian ball shows Lalande’s elusive images of
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

L'Ombrelle Jaune (Yellow Umbrella)
By Jean-Gabriel Domergue
Located in Paris, FR
organizers for famous Parisian gala events such as « The Venetian Ball » at the Opera in 1922 and other
Category

Mid-20th Century French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Carina
By Jean-Gabriel Domergue
Located in Paris, FR
gala events such as « The Venetian Ball » at the Opera in 1922 and other events using the Second Empire
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Carina
Carina
H 37.41 in W 32.29 in D 4.34 in
Frontispiece from "Carceri d'Invenzione" - Etching by G. B. Piranesi - 1749/59
Located in Roma, IT
, Bologna, Alfa, 1967, p. 285, n. 24; Robison Andrew, Piranesi. Early architectural fantasies. A Catalogue
Category

Mid-18th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Pair of Murano Glass Bookends by Luciano Gaspari for Salviati
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Hanover, MA
sensitivity and fantasy and a perfect understanding of the potential of glass. 1913. Born in Venice on March
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Murano Glass

18th Century, Roman Architectural Capriccio Attributed to Francesco Chiarottini
Located in IT
Chiarottini and made of oil on glass, represents an architectural whim, or an architectural fantasy obtained
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Neoclassical Paintings

Materials

Glass

Venice II L'Ombre du Coleone
By Jean Michel Mathieux-Marie
Located in New Orleans, LA
"Venice II L'Ombre du Coleone" is a Jean Michel Mathieux-Marie aquatint and etching of a Venetian
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

Venetian Fantasy "gondola" Chair Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Venetian fantasy "Gondola" chair, late 19th century. Structural form high back chair with the
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Beaux Arts Chairs

A Design for a Stage Set Depicting an Architectural Fantasy
By Giuseppino Galliari
Located in New York, NY
its Venetian mood, is also felt in some of Giuseppino’s designs. Also, in his depiction of shadowy
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Drawings

Materials

Pen

18th C Italian Old Master Drawing by Giacomo Guardi Venetian Scene
Located in Gouda, NL
Rome. Francesco Guardi is often regarded as the last luminary in the brilliant history of Venetian art
Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

DOLCE & GABBANA Hand painted dress - Limited edition N.93/150
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Berlin, Berlin
jackets; and jewel-colored Venetian cut velvets covered with a veiling of tulle. By the end, Dolce
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Aesthetic Day Dresses

DOLCE & GABBANA Hand painted dress - Limited edition 101/150
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Berlin, Berlin
jackets; and jewel-colored Venetian cut velvets covered with a veiling of tulle. By the end, Dolce
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Aesthetic Day Dresses

Italian Tuscany Neoclassical Style White Alabaster Sculpture Signed Fiaschi
By Emilio Fiaschi
Located in Roma, IT
is in a private collection. Giambattista Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, an 18th-century Venetian painter
Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

DONA CONCHITA Y SUCHANITA
By Oscar Zamarripa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
vivid fantasies of my childhood, I resurrect the past- the dances and rituals of the pre-Hispanic
Jean-Gabriel Domergue 1950 Oil on Board, Signed, original painting
By Jean-Gabriel Domergue
Located in EL Waalre, NL
also one the main organizers for famous Parisian gala events such as The Venetian Ball at the Opera in
Category

Vintage 1950s Paintings

Reverse Painted Venetian Fantasy Lilly Pad Mirror
Located in Rochester, NY
Unusual exotic reverse painted, gold & silver gilded venetian fantasy mirror. Organic flowering
Category

20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Wall Mirrors

19th Century Venetian Fantasy Grotto Style Revolving Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fashioned with a shell form swivel seat. The stool is nicely carved with a mellow fruitwood patina. Superb quality and details.
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Swivel Chairs

Materials

Fruitwood

Pair Brass "Grotto" Consoles
Located in North Miami, FL
A fantastic pair ofBrass consoles in the form of dolphins. These pieces have the look of Venetian
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Console Tables

Materials

Brass

Extremely Large Beautiful Mixed-Media Painting of Asian Woman
By Philip Standish Read
Located in Hopewell, NJ
, famous for mural painting and Venetian fantasy gouaches. This striking portrait is of a mysterious Asian
Category

Vintage 1980s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Palm Beach-Glam Bespoke Arch-Topped Grotto Mirror with Sea Shells
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This beautiful bespoke sea-shell grotto mirror has that Palm Beach, Venetian fantasy look to it
Category

Late 20th Century American Wall Mirrors

Materials

Shell

Very Rare Fully Restored 19th Century 1880 Italian Venetian Grotto Fantasy Stool
By Pauly et Cie
Located in GB
circa 1880 Italian Venetian Grotto Fantasy stool after the genius that is CIE Pauly What a piece, it
Category

Antique 1880s Italian Victorian Stools

Materials

Walnut

Venetian Grotto Table
Located in Montreal, QC
Outlandish Venetian silver-gilt and carved wood table in the form of an open scallop, the legs
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Venetian Grotto Table
Venetian Grotto Table
H 26 in W 24 in D 19.5 in
VENETIAN 'FANSTASY' MIRROR
Located in Stamford, CT
Unusual walnut mirror, carved in the exuberant 'Fantasy' style popular is late 19th century Venice.
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Wall Mirrors

Venetian Mirrored Fireplace Form Bar
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A wonderful example of Italian style, this fantasy pink mirror veneered "fireplace" swivels opens
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Mirror

Venetian Mirrored Fireplace Form Bar
Venetian Mirrored Fireplace Form Bar
H 83.5 in W 40 in D 17.5 in
Venetian Grotto Chair and Table Set
Located in Montreal, QC
Outlandish Venetian silver-gilt and carved wood chair and table both in the form of open scallops
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Chairs

Late 19th Century Italian Venetian Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th-century Italian Venetian glass mirror is a breathtaking example of craftsmanship and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror

Late 19th Century Italian Venetian Mirror
Late 19th Century Italian Venetian Mirror
H 41.5 in W 21.25 in D 1.25 in
Antique Venetian Grotto Music Chair Stool, Circa 1880
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique North Italian walnut and parcel gilt Venetian grotto music stool, with
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Stools

Salviati Venetian Ruby Red Glass Gold Enamaled Kantharos, Italy
By Compagnia Di Venezia E Murano (C.V.M.), Salvati
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large red handblown ruby red Kantharos Italian Venetian gold enameled, strangeness and fantasy
Category

Vintage 1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass

Materials

Enamel

Venetian Early 20th Century Rococo Sculptural Carved Gilt Wood Mirror
Located in West Hartford, CT
'Rocaille' (rockwork), as in fantasy constructions such as grottoes. The style originated in France early in
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Venetian Murano "Regina Margherita" Stemware by Ferro Toso Barovier, circa 1937
By Ferro Toso Barovier
Located in Dallas, TX
bounds through an idyllic green flowery fantasy forest landscape (like a tapestry), the belief is that
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

Pair of Grotto Chairs
Located in North Miami, FL
A pair of Venetian Grotto or "Fantasy" chairs. These chairs are from a prominent Miami Estate and
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Pair of Grotto Chairs
Pair of Grotto Chairs
H 39.5 in W 24 in D 21 in
Bronze "Seahorse" Coffee Table by Joe Pindell
Located in North Miami, FL
A fantastic Coffee Table of bronze seahorses. This piece is remenicent of 18th century Venetian
Category

Late 20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Froufrou
By Juliette Teste
Located in LE PRÉ-SAINT-GERVAIS, FR
'Froufrou' dotted vessel Inspired by antique Venetian glass, Froufrou (french for ‘ruffles’) is
Category

2010s French Baroque Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Froufrou
Froufrou
H 9.06 in W 13.78 in D 9.06 in
19th Century French Louis XV Style Bonheur du Jour Writing Desk by Paus Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
19th century Italian cabinetmaker (ébéniste) of Lombard-Venetian origin. Sormani moved to Paris and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Wood

18th Century Architectural Capricci Correr Landscapes Nature Oil on Canvas White
Located in Sanremo, IT
Venetian lacquered frame, depicting two fantasy landscapes by Master of Landscapes Correr (active in Venice
Category

Late 18th Century Italian School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Farniente
By Jean-Gabriel Domergue
Located in Paris, FR
gala events such as « The Venetian Ball » at the Opera in 1922 and other events using the Second Empire
Category

Mid-20th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the venetian fantasy you’re looking for. Each venetian fantasy for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, glass and metal. If you’re shopping for a venetian fantasy, we have 79 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect venetian fantasy — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right venetian fantasy, those designed in Baroque, mid-century modern and Rococo styles are of considerable interest. A well-made venetian fantasy has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Jean-Gabriel Domergue, Emilio Fiaschi and Paul Sormani are consistently popular.

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