Barovier & Toso Furniture
Italian
Partnerships come and go within the community of glass-making artisans on the Venetian island of Murano, where business relationships seem as complex as the shifting alliances in the notoriously acrimonious Italian parliament. Formed in 1942 by members of families with centuries of experience in the craft, Barovier&Toso has proven to be one of the most enduring and prosperous Italian glass manufactories of recent decades. Under the nearly 50-year artistic directorship of cofounder Ercole Barovier (1889–1974), the company created buoyant traditional pieces such as chandeliers, sconces and other lighting fixtures, and it pioneered an array of innovative modernist glass designs with bold colors, patterns and surfaces.
The Barovier dynasty began in 1295, when Jacobello Barovier, mentioned in historical documents as a master glassblower, began pinching, cutting, blowing and twisting a molten mixture of sand and minerals into incandescent works of art. It remained entirely family-owned until the mid-20th century, when it merged with another glassworks to become Barovier&Toso.
To appeal to gentler, more conservative tastes, Barovier&Toso produced a range of lilting, sinuous lighting pieces that are often described as embodying “Liberty Style” — the Italian term for Art Nouveau, taken from the name of famed London department store Liberty & Co., which promoted 19th-century organic textile designs and Arts and Crafts-style furniture in the manner of William Morris. The hallmarks of the style in Barovier&Toso works are elements of glass in the shape of thick leaves, fronds and flower petals, deployed along with other naturalistic ornament in sconces, pendants and chandeliers.
Ercole Barovier began his personal aesthetic transition toward modernism in the 1930s with his Primavera series of vases and animal sculptures — idiosyncratic milky-white and clear glass filled with tiny bubbles and hairline interior fissures that he produced for Artisti Barovier, a firm headed by his father and uncle. Later, with Barovier&Toso, he would explore such novel styles as the mosaic-like Pezzato glass; fluid Spiral patterns; the pebbly textured Barbarico line and the complex, layered and highly colored abstractions of the Oriente series of vases and bowls.
Traditional or modern, Barovier&Toso — still under family control — has produced one of the finest and most diverse catalogues of Murano glass in the last 100 years.
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Item Ships From: Europe
Creator: Barovier&Toso
"Barbarico" by Barovier & Toso Bird Glass Murano Vase
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Brescia, IT
"Barbarico" vase
by Barovier & Toso
Bird vase with extraordinary surface texture. Etched signature.
Model designed 1951
Perfect condition.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier & Toso Table Lamp Murano Glass Brass Fabric Lampshade, 1940, Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milano, IT
Barovier & Toso table lamp Murano glass brass fabric lampshade, 1940, Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier & Toso Murano Glass Blocks with Gold Rosettes Chandelier, 1940
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Wonderful Barovier & Toso ice blocks chandelier. There are 5 tiers, each element is made as a sculpture "a caldo".
Each element is separate by a white glass sphere and each chain of...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
1970 Cup, Murano Crystal Purple and Gold, Signed Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Paris, FR
Cup of Murano with bubbles and gold inclusions, good condition, purple crystal and gold, signed Toso,
circa 1970
Measures: Length 34 cm
Width 32 cm
Height 14 cm.
Category
1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Italian Chandelier by Barovier & Toso, Murano, 1950
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Budapest, HU
Chandelier with sober and elegant shapes. An authentic jewel out of the Murano furnaces.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Brass
Barovier & Toso ‘Cordonato D’Oro’ Murano Table Lamp, 1950s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Brussels, BE
Barovier & Toso ‘Cordonato D’Oro’ Murano table lamp, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Chandelier Gold Inclusion by Barovier & Toso, Murano, 1940s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Budapest, HU
Chandelier of incredible beauty. 12 cups distributed around two circular basins in massive Murano glass with inclusions of gold.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Brass
1970 Pair of Vases, Murano Crystal Violine and Gold, Signed Toso Murano
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of Murano vases with bubbles and gold inclusions, good condition, purple crystal and gold, signed Toso Murano,
circa 1970
Measures: Length 29 cm
Width 26 cm
Height 31 cm.
Category
1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Barovier e Toso Table Lamp “Orecchiette” Murano Glass Metal Crome 1940 Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milano, IT
Barovier e Toso table lamp “Orecchiette“ Murano glass metal crome, 1940, Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier & Toso Ashtray Empties Pockets Murano Glass, 1940, Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milano, IT
Barovier et Toso ashtray pockets Murano glass, 1940, Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Tiered Pale Gold Murano Sconces by Barovier & Toso, circa 1930s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Vienna, AT
Tiered pale gold Murano sconce by Barovier e Toso, circa 1930s, fitted with four E14 sockets.
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Gold, Brass
Barovier & Toso Wall Lamps with Blue Arms
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Munich, Bavaria
These unusual wall lamps are made of Murano glass by Barovier & Toso in Venezia. The body is made of white glass and 2 blue arms come out on each side. Inside you can install an E27 ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Murano Glass Dove Signed by Barovier and Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant dove in handblown Murano glass with gold inclusion.
Signed by Barovier and Toso
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Chandelier by Barovier & Toso, Murano, 1940s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Budapest, HU
Italian Murano 1940s chandelier by Barovier e Toso with six large fluted and scalloped top shades. A masterpiece from the historic Murano furnace.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chandelier Lantern "The Queen Mother" by Barovier & Toso. Murano, 1940s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Budapest, HU
Piece of incredible beauty in massive Murano glass with inclusions of gold.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of 12 Finger Bolws and Saucer by Barovier & Toso, circa 1940s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Brussels, BE
Set of 12 finger bowls and saucer by Barovier & Toso, circa 1940s.
Measures: Cup height 6.5 cm
Cup diameter 13 cm
Saucer diameter 16.5 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Glass
Barovier e Toso Table Lamp Murano Glass Rostrata, 1940, Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milano, IT
Exceptional table lamp “Rostata “Barovier e Toso 1940 Murano glass, Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier & Toso Multi-Color Murano Flower Glass Ceiling Light, 1950s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Barovier & Toso Murano flower glass ceiling light, 1950s. Basket consists more 200 flowers Murano glass.
Available also a pair of extraordinary scones published with a reference num...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Barovier e Toso Venetian Flower Glass Ceiling Light, 1950s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
This amazing pair of basket is made of dozen of precious Murano flowers glasses.
6 x 100 watt lights.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Ercole Barovier Brown Effeso Art Glass Vase, circa 1968
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A vintage Murano Effeso art glass vase with reddy brown inclusions in a clear ground with extensive bubbling to the glass designed by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso. The vase ha...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Elegant Italian Murano Gold Glass and Brass Chandelier by Barovier & Torso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant and charming exquisite hand blown Murano glass Barovier & Torso chandelier with gold inclusions. A six-light chandelier by Barovier & Toso.
Takes six small base bulbs (E-14...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pink and Gold Chandelier by Barovier & Toso, Murano, 1950
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Budapest, HU
Charming chandelier by Barovier & Toso, 1950, blown Murano glass with gold inclusions. Six-light attack small.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Italian Pulegoso Glass Chandelier by Barovier & Toso, Murano, 1940
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Budapest, HU
Chandelier by Barovier & Toso of incredible beauty. Very fine fountain of the light.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Rare and Wonderful Wall Light by Barovier & Toso, 1950s, Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Rare and wonderful of wall light by Barovier & Toso.
One of the most celebrated of the Classic collections of Barovier & Toso, its elegant design and the color range enabling attr...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Brass
Charming Italian Chandelier by Barovier & Toso, Murano, 1940
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Budapest, HU
Chandelier with sober and elegant shapes. An authentic jewel out of the Murano furnaces.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Brass
Murano Glass Ceiling Light or Flush Mount with Gold Inclusions by Barovier 1970s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Grande plafoniera in vetro di Murano con inclusioni d'oro, 1970s.
Fine ceiling light with gold inclusions.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Exquisite "Flame" Wall Sconces by Barovier Toso, Italy, circa 1950s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
An exquisite pair of very large wall sconces by Barovier e Toso, Italy, circa 1950s.
Made of laquired metal frame and each 35 Murano glass block...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Metal
Amazing Chandelier by Barovier & Toso, Murano, 1940s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Budapest, HU
A masterpiece from the historic Murano furnace. From private collection Von Plant Baron.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Brass
Toso Murano Ravishing Statuette in Murano Glass "Chinese"
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Toso
Murano
Ravishing statuette in Murano glass
Chinese
Murano and gold flakes
Perfect condition
circa 1980
Measures: H 16 x D 10 x W 6 cms
390 euros.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Gold Royal Chandelier by Barovier & Toso, 1980s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant and charming chandelier with gold inclusions. It consists of 14 leaves in blown Murano glass.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Metal
Barovier & Toso Vase, 1980s, Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful vase blown in a filigran white spiral and light blue on the top in clear glass designed by Ercole Barovier, 1980s Barovier & Toso, Murano.
Dimension: Height 34 cm (13-1...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Charming Italian Pulegoso Glass Chandelier by Barovier & Toso, Murano, 1940
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Budapest, HU
Chandelier by Barovier & Toso of incredible beauty.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier&Toso Large Pair of Midcentury Sconces Murano Glass, Italy 1950
By Mazzega, Barovier&Toso
Located in Vienna, AT
Barovier&Toso Large Pair of Midcentury Sconces Murano Glass, Italy 1950
Impressive 28" wall lamps with clear textured glass suspending from a metal frame with patinated brass balls....
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chandeliers "the Princess", Gold Inclusion by Barovier & Toso, Murano, 1940s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Budapest, HU
Lantern of incredible beauty in massive Murano glass with inclusions of gold.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Brass
1980s by Toni Zuccheri for Barovier & Toso Murano Glass Sculpture Horse
By Barovier&Toso, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Brescia, IT
"Toni Zuccheri, 1988
Blown glass horse"
Rare edition
Perfect condition.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Chandelier Gold Inclusion by Barovier & Toso, Murano, 1940s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Budapest, HU
Chandelier of incredible beauty. 12 cups distributed around two circular basins in massive Murano glass with inclusions of gold.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Barovier & Toso Glass Blocks with Gold Tulip Sconces, 1940
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding pair of Barovier sconces with glass blocks ending with delicious hand blown gold tulips.
We have 2 pairs and available also a mag...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Charming Chandelier by Venini, Murano, 1940
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Budapest, HU
Charming chandelier by Venini.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Brass
Murano Glass Vase Primavera Model by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso.
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milan, Italy
Primavera Murano glass vase designed by Ercole Barovier and produced by Barovier & Toso in 1980.
Signed.
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Vase Barovier & Toso - Murano Glass, 1940 - VENICE - Made in Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milano, IT
Vase Barovier & Toso - Murano glass 1940, worked with gold leaf. Iridescent.
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Italian Pulegoso Glass Chandelier by Barovier & Toso, Murano, 1940
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Budapest, HU
Chandelier by Barovier & Toso of incredible beauty. Very fine fountain of the light.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Postmodern Murano Glass Vase by Barovier and Toso, Italy, 1980s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milan, IT
Remarkable Murano glass vase by Barovier and Toso.
Blue body with yellow and green inclusions.
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Midcentury Italian Glass Chandelier by Barovier & Toso, Murano, 1960
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Budapest, HU
Chandelier of incredible beauty. With a large turquoise plate and curved leaves whit gold inclusions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Midcentury Round Vase Barovier & Toso Murano Glass Gold Dust Italian Design
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of midcentury round vase Barovier & Toso design Murano glass gold dust Italian design.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Gold
"Torchon" Murano Art Glass Mirror, Signed Barovier-Toso Murano, 1950s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Brescia, IT
"Torchon" clear glass and brass details
Perfect condition.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Ercole Barovier Brown Effeso Art Glass Vase, circa 1968
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A vintage Murano Effeso art glass vase with reddy brown inclusions in a clear ground with extensive bubbling to the glass designed by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso. The vase ha...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Charming Pendant by Barovier & Toso, Murano, 1940s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Charming cherry-shaped Lira and with two "rostrato" glass cups that came out of the Venetian glass cabinet of Barovier & Toso. A piece of exquisite workmanship.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Brass
Barovier e Toso Vintage Murano Glass Wall Lamp -
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Barovier & Toso dated 1993 sconce mod. Flu - glasse mottled brown, very elegant. Photo cannot bring out tle glass processing !
Interesting price for closing activities.
It is not nec...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Elegant and Rare Chandelier by Barovier & Toso, Murano, 1940s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Budapest, HU
Pink and ice handblown leaves in Murano glass, circa 1940. Piece of incredible beauty. From Private Collection Von Plant Baron.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian Chandelier Gold Inclusion by Barovier & Toso, Murano, 1940s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Budapest, HU
Chandelier of incredible beauty. 12 cups distributed around two circular basins in massive Murano glass with inclusions of gold.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian Murano Glass Vase Spacco Model by Toni Zuccheri for Barovier e Toso
By Toni Zuccheri, Barovier&Toso
Located in Milan, Italy
Murano glass vase designed by Toni Zuccheri and produced by Barovier e Toso in 1985. Exhibited at Tingo design gallery in 2008 for the exhibition Murano a go-go. Original label and ...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Chandeliers "The King", Gold Inclusion by Barovier & Toso, Murano, 1940s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Budapest, HU
Lantern of incredible beauty in massive Murano glass with inclusions of gold.
Three pieces are available.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Brass
Barovier & Toso Murano Glass Blocks with Gold Rosettes Chandelier, 1940
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Wonderful Barovier and Toso ice blocks chandelier. There are 5 tiers, each element is made as a sculpture "a caldo".
Each element is separate by a white glass sphere and each chain ...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
1970s by Barovier & Toso Murano Glass Plate
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Brescia, IT
Black and clear Murano glass
"Barovier & Toso" sticker label
Perfect condition.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Chandeliers "the Princess", Gold Inclusion by Barovier & Toso, Murano, 1940s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Budapest, HU
Lantern of incredible beauty in massive Murano glass with inclusions of gold.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Large Barovier e Toso Wall Sconces, Millefiori, Italy, 1950
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Munich, DE
1950s, Barovier e Toso, Murano, Italy. Pair of fine glass floral sconces. Each composed of 60 - 70 delicate flowers in clear/rose glass with gold inclusions, mounted on a conical met...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Metal
"Barbarico" by Barovier & Toso Glass Murano Bird Pair of Vases
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Brescia, IT
"Bird" pair of vases with extraordinary surface texture.
Measures: height 31 cm, diameter 10 cm / height 25 cm, diameter 10 cm.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Charming Pulegoso Glass Pendant by Venini, Murano, 1940s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Budapest, HU
Chandelier with sober and elegant shapes. An authentic jewel out of the Murano furnaces.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Furniture
Materials
Brass
Barovier&toso furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Barovier&Toso furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Barovier&Toso furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 759 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 7 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Barovier&Toso were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Stilnovo, Gaetano Sciolari, and Vico Magistretti. Prices for Barovier&Toso furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $90 and can go as high as $90,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,768.
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