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Ceiling Light by Paolo Caliari for Venini
By Venini, Paolo Caliari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceiling light by Paolo Caliari for Venini. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1960s. Striking Venini pendant with an exterior green colored murano glass shade, encompassin...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Italian Midcentury Large Beauty Murano Wall Sconce by Venini, 1970s
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Marvelous and unique Italian Murano glass Wall Sconce from 1970s. This fixture was designed and manufactured during the 1970s in Italy by Venini. This Wall Scconce is composed by 12...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Vase Venini Murana 030.57 Glicine design Fabio Novembre - IN STOCK
By Venini, Fabio Novembre
Located in Alcamo, IT
Venini - Murana Vase Mod. 030.57 Design: Fabio Novembre The Murana Vase features, at the heart of its elegant silhouette, a mask that evokes the rich iconography of the Venetian Car...
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2010s Italian Vases

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Glass

Mid-Century Venini Troncho Murano Glass Chandelier
By Venini
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Elegant Mid-Century Tronchi chandelier made in Italy, designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, in the 1960’s. Featuring 28 stunning murano glass cylinder, (Each glass is 10in L” by 2.5i...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Chrome

Venini Wall Lighting Glass Murano , Italy, 1980
By Venini
Located in La xara, VC
Venini wall lamp in Murano glass with iridium glass. The design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best in design. This sconces is in good condition. Venini is an Itali...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Grande vaso in vetro di Murano battuto anni 50 design Carlo Scarpa per Venini
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in None, IT
Vaso color ambra, in vetro di Murano martellato con motivo a nido d'ape, disegno attribuito a Carlo Scarpa per Venini, anni '50. CONDIZIONE: In buone condizioni, con una piccola sch...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Murano Glass

Vaso in vetro di Murano battuto vintage anni 50 design Carlo Scarpa per Venini
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in None, IT
Vaso color ambra, in vetro di Murano martellato con motivo a nido d'ape, disegno attribuito a Carlo Scarpa per Venini, anni '50. CONDIZIONE: in buone condizioni, potrebbe presentare...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Murano Glass

Murano Flush Mount / Sconce by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian flush mount or wall light with a single milky white Murano glass shade with brown border / Made in Italy by Venini, circa 1960s Measures: diameter 12 inches, height 5...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Pair of Paolo Venini INCISO Lamps
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Paolo Venini (Italian, 1895-1959); Venini (Italy) Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent Materials: wheel-carved glass, acrylic (base) Dimensions (H...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Blown Glass

Pair of Paolo Venini INCISO Lamps
Pair of Paolo Venini INCISO Lamps
$6,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Glass Bowl by Venini, Italy
By Venini
Located in London, GB
Beautiful vintage well sized Murano hand blown glass bowl. The bowl is fashioned using the famous Sommerso technique, creating clear bubbles in champagne or caramel colour with gold ...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

Pair of Venini Tronchi Sconces by Toni Zuccheri, 1970s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in La xara, VC
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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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

1960s Venini Tronchi Pendant by Toni Zuccheri
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Texturized thick clear glass pendant by Toni Zuccheri for Venini . Contain one E26 socket and 3 E12 candelabra size socket rated at 60 watt each.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Carlo Scarpa lattimo "a fasce" glass Ceiling Lamp by Venini, Murano 1938
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Rome, IT
Carlo Scarpa ceiling lamp 1938 Ceiling lamp designed by Carlo Scarpa and manufactured by Venini Murano Clear and Lattimo “ a fasce” glass exhecuted by Venini Murano Measures...
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Vintage 1930s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Venini Murano Glass Table Lamp, Black and White, Italy, 1950s–1970s
By Venini
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
A refined Murano glass table lamp base by Venini, the most celebrated name in 20th-century Italian glass. The baluster-shaped body is blown in black glass with opaque white lattimo i...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Venini Murano 1930s "Vetro Soffiato" Wall Sconce Lamp
By Venini
Located in London, GB
“Vetro Soffiato”. Smoke coloured glass two-branched wall lamp with prisms. Model 2191. This example made approx. 1930–1940s by Venini, Murano, stamped. H. 35 cm. W. 56 cm.
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

Paolo Venini Signed Murano Sommerso Blue Inciso Technique Italian Art Glass Vase
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful Murano hand blown Sommerso navy blue Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Paolo Venini for the Venini Company, circa 1950s. It is fully signed with the "Ve...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass

Venini Midcentury Triedri Glass Prism Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Astoria, NY
Venini Triedri Glass Prism Chandelier, 20th century, with three tiers of prisms and chrome frame. 17" H x 20" Diameter. Provenance: From a New York City Collection.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

"Tessuto Velato", Iconic Vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Bochum, NRW
A "tessuto velato" iconic piece by Carlo Scarpa for Venini. Clear glass with green and black or green and white, vertically fused threads.(essuto). Opaque surface matt finish, horiz...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Unique Venini tronchi chandelier
By Venini
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, FR
Unique and huge Venini chandelier, model Tronchi from 1980. 80cm diameter for 550 cm meter high.
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Late 20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Glass

Unique Venini tronchi chandelier
Unique Venini tronchi chandelier
$81,132 Sale Price
20% Off
Venini chandelier from Italy 1970s
By Venini
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, FR
Amazing Venini chandelier from the 70s
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Late 20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Glass

Venini chandelier from Italy 1970s
Venini chandelier from Italy 1970s
$18,834 Sale Price
20% Off
VENINI - Toni ZUCCHERI - Pair Sconces - Gold Murano glass - Italy 1950.
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of appliques Murano glass with gold leaf, 1950. Murano glass.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

Huge Venini Post-Modern handl-blown murano glass table lamp. Italy, 1970s
By Venini
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Large Italian table lamp made of thick Murano glass, manufactured by Venini in the 70s, Venice. Mushroom-shaped, handcrafted in soft cream-tone glass with swirling details in white a...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Steel, Chrome

Charles Lin Tissot ZANFIRICO / CICLAMINO Vase, Murano
By Charles Lin Tissot, Venini
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Charles Lin Tissot (American, 1904-1994); Venini (Italy) Marking(s); notes: signed, marking(s); 1980 Materials: glass Dimensions (H, W, D): 7"h, 5.5"di...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Carlo Scarpa MEZZA FILIGRANA Platter / Charger, 13.75"Dia, Murano
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Carlo Scarpa (Italian, 1906-1978); Venini (Italy) Marking(s); notes: three line acid stamp; circa 1945 Materials: glass Dimensions (H, W, D): 3.5"h, 13...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Blown Glass

Fulvio Bianconi FASCE ORIZZONTALE Vase, Murano
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Fulvio Bianconi (Italian, 1915-1996); Venini (Italy) Marking(s); notes: three line acid stamp Materials: glass Dimensions (H, W, D): 9.5"h, 3"dia Addit...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Murano Glass Spiral Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in Berlin, BE
Very nice high quality Murano glass spiral chandelier by Venini. The chandelier is in excellent condition. 8 x E14 bulbs Height including chain is 150cm/ 59". To be on the the safe s...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

venini Fulvio Bianconi artistic murano vase series "a Macchie" 1950s
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Milano, MI
Rare slightly amber and iridescent glass vase with black figure in one side and blue in the other. This art glass belongs to the "A Macchie" series designed in the early 1950s by Ful...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass

Materials

Murano Glass

Murano artistic vase "pulegoso" Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini 1930s
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Milano, MI
"Pulegoso" Murano 1930s artistic vase designed for Venini by artist and designer Martinuzzi Napoleon The vase is made of very dark green "pulegose" glass with bubbling with snake-sh...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass

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Murano Glass

Murano Amber Glass Sphere Lamp ‘Primordiale’ by Venini, Italy, 2011 - Signed
By Venini, Sandro Chia
Located in Glasgow, GB
A rare and sculptural table lamp by Venini, the ‘Primordiale’ was handcrafted in Murano in 2011 and offers a compelling fusion of art glass and design. The piece is aptly named—Primo...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Gold Plate, Brass

1960s Early Venini Amber and Clear Glass Prisms Chandelier, Italy
By Venini
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Thick optical quality glass prisms 'Triedri' in clear and amber tone of different length hooked on a handmade steel frame enameled in an ivory finish. Particular well designed st...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Venini iridescent Murano vase series "A Macchie" by Fulvio Bianconi Italy 1950
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Milano, MI
Rare vase designed in the 50s by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini. The "spotted" series The artist-designed blown glass vase with abstract pictorial inserts. The 3-level etched signature ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass

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Murano Glass

Venini, elegant pair of Murano glass vases 1960s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, IT
Add a touch of authentic Italian Mid-Century Modern design to your home with this stunning pair of vases signed (presumably, to be verified) by the famous Venini glassworks in Murano...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Blown Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass

Mid-century "Ice" chandelier by Toni Zuccheri Venini Scultoreo.
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Palermo, IT
Immerse yourself in the timeless elegance of mid-20th century Italian design with this extraordinary "Ice" chandelier by renowned designer Toni Zuccheri. Crafted with skilled crafts...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Nickel

Hand Blown Large Murano Crystal Flowers for Venini Esprit Crystal Chandelier
By Venini
Located in San Francisco, CA
Price is per piece. A collection of hand blown Murano for Venini large crystal flowers with chrome accents. Hand blown Murano crystal. Fits Venini Esprit Crystal X-Small Chandelie...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal

"Polpo" iridato glass vase, Gae Aulenti, 2006, 20/99 by Venini
By Gae Aulenti, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
"Polpo" iridato glass vase, Gae Aulenti, 2006, 20/99 by Venini Gae Aulenti, for Venini example 20/99, in iridescent glass with heat-applied tentacles and glass bead, signature at t...
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Early 2000s Vases

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Murano Glass

Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978), 'Battuto' vase, 1940
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978), 'Battuto' vase, 1940 hand-blown glass, battuto surface produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy signed with two-line acid stamp to underside 'venini murano' ...
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Vintage 1940s Vases

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Murano Glass

Napoleone Martinuzzi, 'Elefante', ca. 1933 for Venini
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Zurich, CH
Napoleone Martinuzzi (1892-1977), rare 'Elefante', ca. 1933 for Venini vetro lattimo with gold leaf application produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy 20 x 30 x 20 cm LITERATURE si...
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Vintage 1930s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Murano Glass

Carlo Scarpa for Venini 1906 - 1978 “Pennellate” vase, 1942
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scarpa for Venini 1906 - 1978 “Pennellate” vase, 1942 Carlo Scarpa for Venini “Pennellate” vase 1942 While the world was at war in 1942, Scarpa and Venini produced a rare ser...
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Vintage 1940s Italian Vases

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Murano Glass

Fulvio Bianconi Venini A Fasce Orizzontali bottle vase with stopper model 4581
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A fine Fulvio Bianconi for Venini A Fasce Orizzontali bottle vase with stopper documented to model 4581. Handmade of the venetian island of murano out of the finest italian art glass...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Opaline Murano Glass Vase for Venini , circa 1970, Italy.
By Venini
Located in Brussels, BE
Elegant Murano glass vase for Venini, circa 1970, Italy. Red and pale pink opaline . Dimensions: 36 cm H, diameter: 17 cm . Good condition, with is original round Venini sticker. All...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Murano Glass

A 'battuto' glass vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, circa 1940
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
A 'battuto' glass vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, circa 1940 Acid-stamped 2-lines „venini murano“ 33 cm in hight Excellent condition see christies 933822 (58750$) Literature: ...
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Vintage 1940s Italian Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

2 Figurine Fulvio Bianconi for Venini 1950, signed
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
2 Figurine Fulvio Bianconi for Venini 1950, signed Fulvio Bianconi (Italy, 1915-1996) 2 "African „figurines“ glass sculpture, Venini, Murano, Italy 1950's. Height 35 and 37 cm. exc...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini, cactus, ca. 1930
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Napoleone Martinuzzi (1892-1977) for Venini, cactus, ca. 1930 glass succulent in a glass vase produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy 46 cm (height) signed with two-line acid stamp ...
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Vintage 1930s Italian Figurative Sculptures

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Murano Glass

Thomas Stearns, 'Cappello del Doge' vase, ca. 1962
By Venini, Thomas Stearns
Located in Zurich, CH
Thomas Stearns (1936-2006), 'Cappello del Doge' vase, ca. 1962 double incalmo glass oval vase with asymmetrical spout, mustard yellow glass base and black anthracite glass top produ...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Important set of 12 glasses, tableware, gold, Murano design Venini, 1970s Italy
By Venini, Venini
Located in Wien, AT
Set of stunning twelve glasses, made by Gino Cenedese or by another glass master of Venini, in the 1970s in Murano, Italy. There are seldomly full sets available, a total of twelve ...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

Tobia Scarpa BATTUTO Bowl, Murano
By Venini, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Tobia Scarpa (Italian, b. 1935); Venini (Italy) Marking(s); notes: incised Venini Italia, marking(s) Materials: glass Dimensions (H, W, D): 3"h, 8.75"d...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Tobia Scarpa BATTUTO Bowl, Murano
Tobia Scarpa BATTUTO Bowl, Murano
$3,150 Sale Price
30% Off
Fulvio Bianconi 1915-1996 F. Bianconi, Venini, Murano 1982
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Fulvio Bianconi 1915-1996 F. Bianconi, Venini, Murano 1982 A polychrome blown glass "Colpo di Vento" sculpture with a milk glass thread decor. Etched signature. Colourless and green ...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Tomaso Buzzi, a rare 'Coppa delle Mani', model no. 3416, 1932 / Venini
By Tomaso Buzzi, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Tomaso Buzzi, a rare 'Coppa delle Mani', model no. 3416 model no. 3416 laguna glass with applied gold leaf executed by Venini & C., Murano, Italy 22 x 34 cm (diameter) signed with t...
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Vintage 1930s Italian Vases

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Murano Glass

Monumental Tobia Scarpa BATTUTO Vase, 17.5"H, Murano
By Venini, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Tobia Scarpa (Italian, b. 1935); Venini (Italy) Marking(s); notes: signed, marking(s); ed. 90/100; 1979 Materials: glass Dimensions (H, W, D): 17.5"h, ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Paolo Venini, vase from 'Dama' series, ca. 1950
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Paolo Venini (1895-1959), a rare vase from 'Dama' series, ca. 1950 hand-blown glass murrine signed with three-line acid stamp 'venini murano ITALIA' Excellent condition LITERATURE:...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Facciate di venezia' (facade of venice), Thomas Stearns, for Venini, 1962
By Thomas Stearns, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Facciate di venezia' (facade of venice), Thomas Stearns, for Venini, 1962 Facciate di venezia' (facade of venice), a free-blown, applied and iridized glass sculpture Thomas Stearns,...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Venini "Anni Trenta" Serie Italian Murano Glass Table Lamp, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design table lamp collection serie “Anni Trenta” designed by Venini and produced by Venini Murano composed of hand-blown and hand-worked opaline glass diffu...
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Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Variegati zigrinati by Carlo Scarpa for Venini 1938
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Zurich, CH
Variegati zigrinati by Carlo Scarpa for Venini 1938 Variegati zigrinati by Carlo Scarpa 1938. one of the very rare pieces, signed Venini Murano. Only Olnick Spanu has one of these. ...
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Vintage 1930s European Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Vintage Murano Sommerso Collectible Sculpture Venini in Aquamarine glass
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
While some Murano ashtrays come in simple shapes, others have more ornate and sculptural styles. The skilled glassblowers and artisans of the venetian island can effortlessly obtain ...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass

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Glass, Murano Glass

Fulvio Bianconi vase 'Scozzese', 1954-57
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Zurich, CH
Fulvio Bianconi vase 'Scozzese', 1954-57 Vase model "Scozzese". Venini, Murano, 1954-57. Blown glass with polychrome twisted sapphire, opaque red and lattimo bands, crossed with wide...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Carlo Scapa for Venini, corroso, signed, 1936
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scapa for Venini, signed Small bowl from the corrosi series made of dipped glass, the surface of which has been completely treated with acid. Venini Murano acid signature Dim...
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Vintage 1930s Italian Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Carlo Scarpa for Venini 1930, signed
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scarpa for Venini 1930, signed „murano italia“ Transparent glass in red with a base and 2 side applications of glass paste with gold. Excellent Condition
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Vintage 1930s Italian Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Carlo Scarpa for Venini 1930, signed
Carlo Scarpa for Venini 1930, signed
$12,334 Sale Price
20% Off
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Find many varieties of an authentic venini on sale available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of glass, murano glass and metal, every venini on sale was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a venini on sale — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A venini on sale, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Hollywood Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

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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.