Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
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The Barovier dynasty began in 1295, when Jacobello Barovier, mentioned in historical documents as a master glassblower, began pinching, cutting, blowing and twisting a molten mixture of sand and minerals into incandescent works of art.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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Creator: Barovier&Toso
Barovier & Toso Opal Turquoise Glass Bottle Flacone with Stopper, 1950
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare Barovier & toso opal glass bottle designed in the 1950s. This beautiful flaconne Murano piece has a really eye-catching colour and presence, with turquoise opal glass with milky white opal...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Large Snow White Murano Flower Vase by Barovier e Toso. Italy, 1970s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Large snow white Murano flower vase By Barovier e Toso. Italy, 1970s.
Signed Barovier Toso Murano and with original label. Hard to find.
We have sp...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Ercole Barovier CONCHIGLIA Shell Compote / Vessel, Murano
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Ercole Barovier (Italian, 1889-1974); Barovier & Toso (Italy)
Marking(s); notes: label; #16765
Materials: glass
Dimensions (H, W, D): 9.75"h, 15.5"...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Barovier & Toso Murano vase Mugnoni (1938 circa)
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Zurich, CH
Ercole Barovier (1889-1972). A large truncated cone-shaped vase from the Mugnoni series in heavy blown glass with submerged bubble applications. Fully iridised surface. Very rare col...
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1930s Italian Vintage Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
$8,789 Sale Price
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Chandra Vase, Roberto Caddeo for Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Uccle, BE
Somewhere between the vase and the contemporary glass sculpture, we present “Chandra” imagined by Roberto Caddeo for Barovier and Toso in 1995.
Chandra is part of a series of piec...
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1990s Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
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Blown Glass
Ercole Barovier, vase from 'Dorico' series, 1960
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Zurich, CH
Ercole Barovier (1889-1974), vase from 'Dorico' series, 1960
fused glass tesserae in transparent and white glass
produced by Barovier & Toso, Murano, Italy
28 x 11 cm
very good co...
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1960s Italian Vintage Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Chandelier Barovier & Toso B.A.G en verre soufflé
By Barovier&Toso
Located in London, England
Bougeoir Ercole Barovier et Ermanno Toso, est bien plus qu’un simple accessoire ; c'est une œuvre d'art en verre soufflé, emblématique du savoir-faire artisanal. Avec ses dimensions ...
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1990s Czech Baroque Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
$208 Sale Price
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Ercole Barovier, 'Rostrato' vase, ca. 1960
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Zurich, CH
Ercole Barovier (1889-1974), 'Rostrato' vase, ca. 1960
blue glass with applications
produced by Barovier & Toso, Murano, Italy
LITERATURE
This and similar works are referenced in th...
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1960s Italian Vintage Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Twin-Handled Vase by Ercole Barovier for Barovier and Toso, 1956
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in London, GB
The double handled trumpet shaped vase designed by Ercole Barovier (1889-1974) for Barovier and Toso 1956-57 is set in a layer of clear glass over a layer of white, over a layer oyster colored opaque glass with gold leaf application. The ribbing at the base of vase the stretches out at the mouth tied in by a ringed band. The handles have been skillfully formed by tightly twisting the glass formed into rings applied close to the upper edge of the vase.
Barovier made his mark on the company, the glass-works industry and history. The vessel executed by Barovier and Toso shows the technical complexity of a company founded in 1295. Barovier and Toso have held the realm of its glassworks for 750 years in Italy as Vetreria Artistica Barovier & Co.
Provenance: Muriel Karasik, New York, NY
Literature:
A Focused Obsession, Modern Italian Glass- The Martin Cohen...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Barovier & Toso, Vase mod. 25432, 1980s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rivoli, IT
Half filigree blown glass vase, prod. Barovier & Toso '080s
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1980s Vintage Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Ercole Barovier, model 'Pezzato', 1950
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Zurich, CH
Ercole Barovier (1889 - 1974), model 'Pezzato', 1950
amber and red tesserae
produced by Barovier & Toso, Murano, Italy
20 cm (height)
marked with old 'Barovier & Toso' label, numbe...
Category
1950s European Vintage Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$5,732 Sale Price
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Hand Blown Murano Glasss Frame by Barovier & Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Brussels, BE
Hand Blown Murano Glasss Frame by Barovier & Toso
Barovier & Toso is one of the oldest family businesses in the world. It was founded in 1295, originally named “Barovier”.
It is li...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Barovier&Toso Murano glass "Zebrato oro" vase circa 1950
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible BAROVIER&TOSO white Murano glass "zebrato oro" vase circa 1950.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Murano Glass Vase Primavera Model by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milan, Italy
Vase from the Primavera series, in white and translucent blown Murano glass and black and gold glass edges. Production Barovier & Toso. Signed.
Biography
Barovier & Toso is a Murano...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier & Toso "Tessere" 1956
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Zurich, CH
Tessere ambra' vase, 1956
Cylindrical, flattened shape on two sides. H. 20.3 cm. Execution: Barovier & Toso. Clear glass with fused rectangular platelets in ocher brown and opal whi...
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1950s Italian Vintage Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier & Toso, signed vase
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Zurich, CH
Barovier & Toso, signed vase 1961
edged glass tesserae
produced by Barovier & Toso, Murano, Italy
25 cm (height)
signed.
Cylindrical vase of the series "A ...
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1960s Vintage Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$5,541 Sale Price
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Barovier & Toso, 'Intarsio' vase 1961
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Zurich, CH
Barovier & Toso, 'Intarsio' vase
fused glass tesserae
produced by Barovier & Toso, Murano, Italy
ca. 22 cm (height)
marked with original label on underside
Excellent condition
LIT...
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1960s Italian Vintage Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$5,541 Sale Price
20% Off
Barovier & Toso, rare double neck vase
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Zurich, CH
Barovier & Toso, rare double neck vase
drop vase with oval cross-section and double neck; decorated with vertical polychrome strands
32 cm (height)
e...
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1960s Italian Vintage Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$5,159 Sale Price
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Italian Murano Glass Vase Primavera Model by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milan, Italy
Vase from the Primavera series, in white and translucent blown Murano glass and black and gold glass edges. Production Barovier & Toso. Signed.
Biography
Barovier & Toso is a Murano...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
2 Ercole Barovier RUGIADOSO Bowls / Vessels, Murano, Priced Each
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Ercole Barovier (Italian, 1889-1974); Barovier & Toso (Italy)
Marking(s); notes: signed (1); 1946 (1)
Materials: glass
Dimensions (H, W, D): larges...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Barovier/Barbini Large Hand Blown Crystal Shell Bowl
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This hand blown crystal shell is a large example and very heavy. The internal layer is filled with gold leaf and the outer cased layer is extremely well executed controlled bubbles, ...
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1940s Italian Vintage Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Ercole Barovier BARBARICO OPACO Vase, Murano
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Ercole Barovier (Italian, 1889-1974); Barovier & Toso (Italy)
Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent
Materials: glass
Dimensions (H, W, D): 9.5"...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Barovier&Toso Murano glass iridized basket circa 1950
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Barovier&Toso Murano glass iridized basket with flower circa 1950
Category
1950s Italian International Style Vintage Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
À barovier et Toso vide poche
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A signed Barovier et Toso vide poche
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier EFESO Vase, Murano
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Ercole Barovier (Italian, 1889-1974); Barovier & Toso (Italy)
Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent
Materials: glass
Dimensions (H, W, D): 11.2...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Barovier&Toso Murano glass "Zebrato oro" amethyst vase circa 1950
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Barovier&Toso Murano glass :zebrato oro" amethyst vase circa 1950
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Unique Iron and Murano Glass Wall-Mounted Sculpture by Barovier e Toso, Signed
By Barovier&Toso
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary wall-mounted sculpture featuring a hand-wrought iron structure of a citrus tree with Murano glass oranges and lemons inset into the tree.
...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
Barovier & Toso, Colorless glass with gold inclusions. 1979
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Zurich, CH
Colorless glass with gold inclusions.
Bottom label and inscribed: Barovier & Toso Murano.
Perfect condition.
Hight: 25,5, Ø 14 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$3,248 Sale Price
20% Off
CARAFE WITH TWO TUMBLERS by Barovier & Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in London, England
Description: Made in the 1960s. The Barovier & Toso Bottle with Two Tumblers is an exquisite set that exemplifies the craftsmanship and elegance of the renowned Italian glassmaker B...
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Barovier&toso decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Barovier&Toso decorative objects 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 decorative objects, although gold editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 241 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 6 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original decorative objects 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 decorative objects by Flavio Poli, Archimede Seguso, and Seguso Vetri d'Arte. Prices for Barovier&Toso decorative objects can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $90 and can go as high as $25,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,888.
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