Venini Photo Frame
Signed Venini Photo Frame in Murano Gold Blown Glass and Brass, Italy 1940s
By Venini
Located in Roma, IT
Fabulous and incredibly rare 1940s Murano Glass Picture Frame signed by the renowned glassmaker
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass, Gold
$2,047
H 12.21 in W 9.85 in D 7.88 in
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Murano Gold Photo Frame by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage photo frame in hand blown clear Murano "Torciglione" glass border infused with gold
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Murano Turquoise Photo Frame by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage photo frame in hand blown clear and turquoise Murano "Torciglione" glass border infused
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Murano Gold Photo Frame by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage photo frame in hand blown clear Murano "Torciglione" glass border infused with gold
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Vintage Murano Glass Photo Frame Attributed to Venini
By Venini
Located in Austin, TX
Murano glass photo frame with brass detailing attributed to Venini. This vintage piece has a ribbon
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Picture Frames
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'Torciglione' Murano Glass Photo Frame Attributed to Venini
By Venini
Located in Naples, IT
A beautiful Italian glass picture frame attributed to the Muranese Company Venini. Produced in the
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
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Brass
Venini 'Torciglione' Murano Glass Photo Frame with Gold Flakes
By Venini
Located in Chicago, IL
A signed Venini twisted rope or Torciglione glass photo frame in pale purple with gold flakes
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Venini 'Torciglione' Murano Glass Photo Frame with Gold Flakes
By Venini
Located in Astoria, NY
A Murano glass photo frame, produced on the island of Murano by Venini, in brass with 'Torciglione
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Picture Frames
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Venini 'Torciglione' Murano Glass Photo Frame with Gold Detail
By Venini
Located in Astoria, NY
A picture frame, produced on the island of Murano by Venini, with ‘Torciglione’ glass border
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Picture Frames
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Large 'Torciglione' Clear Murano Glass Photo Frame, Attributed to Venini
By Venini
Located in Astoria, NY
A large Italian photo frame with stand, bordered with clear Murano glass 'torciglione' border
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
H 12.75 in W 10.25 in D 1.5 in
Venini Torciglione Murano Glass Photo Frame in Aqua with Gold Inclusions
By Venini
Located in Astoria, NY
Large Mid-Century Modern Venini Torciglione Murano glass photo frame in aqua Murano glass with gold
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Vintage Red Orange Yellow & White Crystal Murano Glass Photo Frame
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
A 1970s modern design Venetian picture frame in thick blown Murano glass by Venini, signed piece
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
H 10.5 in W 8.75 in D 2.25 in
Venini 1970s Italian Vintage Amber Gold Murano Glass and Brass Photo Frame
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Venini, signed piece. The elegant texture of the twisted glass frame in Torchon of high quality
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
H 10.5 in W 8.25 in L 10.5 in
Venini 1970s Vintage Italian Red White and Crystal Murano Glass Photo Frame
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
A sophisticated modern design Venetian picture frame in thick blown Murano glass by Venini, signed
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Organic Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
H 10.75 in W 8.75 in D 1.5 in
Venini 1970s Vintage Italian Coral Red & Yellow Crystal Murano Glass Photo Frame
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
A modern design Venetian picture frame in thick blown Murano glass by Venini, signed piece, in
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
H 10.5 in W 8.75 in D 2.25 in
Venini 'Torciglione' Murano Glass Photo Frame with Blue Ribbon and Gold Flakes
By Venini
Located in Astoria, NY
Venini Murano glass picture frame, produced on the island of Murano, in brass with ‘Torciglione
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Picture Frames
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
H 10.5 in W 8.3 in D 1.5 in
Venini 1970s Vintage Pair of Clear Murano Glass and White Filigrana Photo Frame
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Murano glass photo frames blown with white filigrana creating elegant interlaced lines in
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
H 10.5 in W 8.5 in D 1.25 in
Venini, 1970s, Italian Pair of Cobalt Blue and Gold Murano Glass Photo Frames
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Two photo frames by Venini, in blown Murano glass worked with a twisted decor: One in cobalt blue
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Picture Frames
Materials
Bronze, Gold
H 10 in W 8 in D 1.7 in
Venini Murano Glass Photo Frame Transparent Braid Brass Midcentury
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Murano glass photo frame transparent braid brass Murano glass midcentury,
Original brand of the
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Treccia Twisted Murano Glass Picture Frame by Venini
By Venini, Paolo Venini, Barovier&Toso, Toni Zuccheri, Barovier
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning Treccia or torchon twisted murano glass and bronze photo frame by Venini. This vintage
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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Picture Frames
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Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Large Venini Torciglione Glass Photo Frame
By Venini
Located in Milan, IT
Large Venini torciglione glass photo frame.
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Brass
Frame By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frame By Venini, photo furnished by you!
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Venini Torciglioni Murano Clear Glass Photo Frame with Brass Band on Top
By Venini
Located in Astoria, NY
A large Venini photo frame in clear Murano glass. The top of the frame features a band of ribbed
Category
Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Murano Glass
Picture Frame Murano Glass Brass Venini Decorative Object Midcentury Italy 1940s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, IT
Rare and elegant Venini photo frame of considerable size, produced in Italy in the 1940s.
The
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
H 12.21 in W 9.65 in D 1.58 in
Murano Photo Frame by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage photo frame in hand blown Murano "Torciglione" glass border with red and yellow ribbons
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Murano Photo Frame by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage photo frame in hand blown Murano "Torciglione" glass border with yellow and gold ribbons
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Murano Photo Frame by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage photo frame in hand blown Murano "Torciglione" glass border with dark and light blue
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Murano Photo Frame by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage photo frame in hand blown Murano "Torciglione" glass border with blue and pink ribbons
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Murano Photo Frame by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage photo frame in hand blown Murano "Torciglione" glass border with blue and pink ribbons
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Venini Torciglione Glass Photo Frame
By Venini
Located in Astoria, NY
A picture frame, produced on the island of Murano by Venini, with 'Torciglione' glass border
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Picture Frames
Materials
Gold Leaf
Murano Turquoise Photo Frame by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage photo frame in hand blown clear and turquoise Murano "Torciglione" glass border infused
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
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Brass
Venini 'Torciglione' Murano Glass Photo Frame
By Venini
Located in Astoria, NY
A horizontal picture frame, produced on the island of Murano by Venini, with clear glass
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Murano Photo Frame by Venini, 2 Available
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage photo frame in hand blown clear and blue Murano "Torciglione" glass border / Designed by
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Murano Photo Frame by Venini, 2 Available
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage photo frame in hand blown clear and amber Murano "Torciglione" glass border / Designed by
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Large Horizontal Venini Torciglione Glass Photo Frame
By Venini
Located in Astoria, NY
A large horizontal photo frame, produced on the island of Murano by Venini, with 'Torciglione
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Italian Murano Glass Photo Frame by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage photo frame in hand blown Murano "Torciglione" glass border with blue and pink ribbons
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Venini 'Torciglione' Clear Amber Glass Photo Frame
By Venini
Located in Astoria, NY
A picture frame, produced on the island of Murano by Venini, with ‘Torciglione’ glass border in
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Murano Gold Photo Frame by Venini, 2 Available
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage photo frame in hand blown clear Murano "Torciglione" glass border infused with gold
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Pair of Venini Torciglione Murano Glass Photo Frames
By Venini
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Venini torcigione Murano glass photo frames in green with gold inclusions, brass band on
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Venini ‘Torciglione’ Glass Photo Frame with Gold Flakes
By Venini
Located in Astoria, NY
A picture frame, produced on the island of Murano by Venini, with ‘Torciglione’ glass border
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Picture Frames
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Venini 'Torciglione' Murano Glass Photo Frame with Gold Flakes
By Venini
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
A signed Venini twisted rope or Torciglione glass photo/picture frame with gold flakes.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Venini Torcigione Murano Glass Photo Frame with Gold Inclusions
By Venini
Located in Astoria, NY
An Italian Mid-Century Modern photo frame in Venini torcigione Murano glass from the 1950s with
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Gold, Brass
Venini Torciglione Murano Glass Photo Frame with Gold Infusions
By Venini
Located in Astoria, NY
Extra large photo frame by Venini in torciglione Murnao glass with gold infusions and ribbed brass
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Torcigione Murano Glass Photo Frame with Gold Inclusions
By Venini
Located in Astoria, NY
Venini Torcigione photo frame in clear Murano glass with gold inclusions and brass accents. In
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Gold, Brass
Venini Pair of Double Gold Murano Glass Photo Frames
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
1970s perfect pair of photo frames by Venini Murano, in clear blown Murano glass worked with double
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Picture Frames
Materials
Bronze, Gold
Photo frame in Murano glass and brass Venini Italy 1940s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Photo frame in Murano glass and brass Venini Italy 1940s
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Venini, 1970s Vintage Yellow Green Chartreuse Murano Glass Photo Frame
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary modern design picture frame in thick blown Murano glass by Venini, signed piece
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Venini 'Torciglione' Rose Murano Glass Photo Frame with Gold Flake
By Venini
Located in Astoria, NY
Produced on the island of Murano by Venini, a picture frame in brass with rose colored ‘Torciglione
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
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Gold Leaf
Venini Attrib. Murano Glass and Brass Photo Frame, Italy 1950s
By Venini
Located in Naples, IT
Large picture frame in transparent Murano glass, design attrib. Venini. The top of the frame has a
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Large photo frame by Venini 1940 in Murano glass and brass
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large photo frame by Venini 1940 in Murano glass and brass
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Photo Frame Murano Glass Brass Attributed to Venini Italy 1950s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, IT
Photo frame attributed to the Murano company Venini produced in the 50s. The photo frame was made
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
H 10.24 in W 8.08 in D 7.88 in
Venini 1970s Vintage Italian Copper Gold and Light Blue Photo Frame
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Sophisticated and elegant picture frame in thick blown Murano glass signed Venini. The frame worked
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Organic Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Venini 1970s Vintage Italian Green Filigrana Crystal Murano Glass Photo Frame
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Venetian modern design picture frame in thick blown clear Murano glass by Venini, signed piece. The
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
H 10.25 in W 8.25 in D 1.5 in
Venini ‘Torciglione’ Murano Glass Gold Flakes Photo Frame with Nickel Accent
By Venini
Located in Astoria, NY
A picture frame, produced on the island of Murano by Venini, with ‘Torciglione’ glass border
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Picture Frames
Materials
Nickel, Gold Leaf
H 10 in W 9.75 in D 1.5 in
Venini 1970s Italian Vintage Turquoise Blue and Gold Murano Glass Photo Frame
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
A sophisticated Venetian modern design picture frame in thick blown sky blue Murano glass by Venini
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
H 10 in W 7.75 in D 1.5 in
Venini 1970s Italian Vintage Green Gold Murano Glass and Brass Photo Frame
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
A sophisticated Venetian modern design picture frame in thick blown Murano glass by Venini, signed
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
H 9.75 in W 7.75 in D 1.5 in
Venini 1980s Italian Vintage Emerald Green Murano Glass and Brass Photo Frame
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
A sophisticated Venetian modern design horizontal picture frame in thick blown crystal clear Murano
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
H 8.75 in W 10.5 in D 1.75 in
Venini 1980s Italian Vintage Amber Gold Murano Glass and Brass Photo Frame
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
A sophisticated Venetian modern design horizontal picture frame in thick blown crystal clear Murano
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
H 8.75 in W 10.5 in D 1.75 in
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Venini Photo Frame For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic venini photo frame available at 1stDibs. Each venini photo frame for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using glass, murano glass and metal. There are many kinds of the venini photo frame you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right venini photo frame, those designed in Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are of considerable interest. Venini and Carlo Scarpa each produced at least one beautiful venini photo frame that is worth considering.
How Much is a Venini Photo Frame?
Prices for a venini photo frame can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $800 and can go as high as $3,685, while the average can fetch as much as $1,370.
Venini for sale on 1stDibs
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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