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The Barovier dynasty began in 1295, when Jacobello Barovier, mentioned in historical documents as a master glassblower, began pinching, cutting, blowing and twisting a molten mixture of sand and minerals into incandescent works of art.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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Barovier Toso Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Gourd Pepper Fruit Sculptures
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage set of Murano hand blown gold flecks Italian art glass gourd, tomato and pepper figures / sculptures. The pieces are documented to the Barovie and Toso company. Cre...
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Barovier Toso Murano Pink Blue Gold Fleck Italian Art Glass Love Birds Sculpture
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown sky blue, pink, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass love birds sculpture. The piece is documented to the Barovier e Toso Company....
Gold Leaf
$338Sale Price|24% Off
Barovier Toso Murano Teal Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown teal green, pink, gold flecks and bubbles Italian art glass little bird figurine. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company. I have owned many of ...
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Barovier Toso Murano White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Pheasant Sculpture
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 birds available as shown). Gorgeous and rare, vintage Murano hand blown white and gold flecks Italian art glass pheasant bird sculpture on base. Documented to des...
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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.
Murano Glass
$300Sale Price|25% Off
Barovier Toso Murano Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine Sculpture
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown clear, dark pink, and bubbles Italian art glass baby bird figurine. Documented to the Barovier e Toso Company. I have owned several with labels be...
Gold Leaf
$300Sale Price|25% Off
Barovier Toso Murano Clear Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine Sculpture
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown clear, gold flecks, and bubbles Italian art glass baby bird figurine. Documented to the Barovier e Toso Company. I have owned several with labels ...
Gold Leaf
$375Sale Price|25% Off
Barovier Toso Murano Yellow Blue Gold Fleck Italian Art Glass Love Bird Figurine
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright yellow and sapphire blue spots, bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass baby bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to the Barovier e Toso...
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BAROVIER & TOSO - Cane in vetro di MURANO - Made in ITALY - 1950
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milano, IT
BAROVIER & TOSO - bel cane disegnato e prodotto a MURANO, nelle fornace muranesi di BAROVIER & TOSO, negli anni 50 , con la raffinata accuratezza di questa raffinata ditta . Questo o...
Murano Glass
'Cinghiale’ Silvered Bronze and Murano Glass Sculpture by Gabriella Crespi 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi, Barovier&Toso
Located in Milano, IT
“Cinghiale” Sculpture from the Bestiario Series by Gabriella Crespi (Italy, early 1970s). A rare and refined work by Gabriella Crespi, this sculptural piece belongs to the celebrated...
Bronze
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
Glass, Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier Footed Bowl, Gold Leaf Grapes, Murano Glass, 1949
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in London, GB
Classically shaped oval bowl is a master class of technique and elegance, designed by Ercole Barovier (1889-1974) circa 1948 for Barovier, Toso & Co. It has an edging of white on...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, 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. ...
Signed Barovier & Toso Murano Gold Crystal Glass Shaped Paperweight, Italy 1950s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Roma, IT
Lovely midcentury medal or paperweight in mouth blown crystal Murano glass ang 24k gold. This gorgeous piece is signed by Barovier & Toso and still has its original box and documents...
Gold
$2,640 / set
Barovier&Toso circa 1948 "zebrato" couple
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible couple of cats in Murano glass by Barovier&Toso 1948 "zebreto oro" circa 1948
Murano Glass
$3,800 / set
Pair of Barovier Murano Glass Moorish Figures
By Barovier&Toso
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine pair of Moorish Figures in Venetian Dress. Hand blown Black Murano Glass with Gold accenting by Barovier, Italy, 1930s.
Glass
Barovier&Toso sculpture in Murano glass circa 1950.
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Wonderful Barovier&Toso sculpture in Murano glass in perfect conditions circa 1950.
Murano Glass
$2,758Sale Price|30% Off
Murano Glass Sculpture by Barovier&Toso, Modern Design, Italy, 1991
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Art Object by Noti Massari and Renato Toso The artwork, titled Un vaso-scultura Kafka (1991), is a Murano glass sculpture created by the renowned design duo Noti Massari and Renato ...
Murano Glass
Venetian Murano Italian Barovier & Toso Art Glass Pheasant Bird Sculpture
By Murano Glass Sommerso, Barovier&Toso
Located in San Diego, CA
Exquisite Venetian Murano Barovier & Toso Italian art glass gold fleck hand blown figural pheasant bird sculpture figure. Great form and color. Has gold fleck throughout the head...
Art Glass
Murano Pink Photo Frame by Barovier e Toso, 2 Available
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage photo frame with hand blown clear and pink Murano "Torciglione" glass border / Designed by Barovier e Toso circa 1960's / Original mark on frame / Made in Italy Measures: He...
Brass
Murano Light Blue Photo Frame by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage photo frame with hand blown clear and light blue Murano "Torciglione" glass border / Designed by Barovier e Toso circa 1960's / Original mark on frame / Made in Italy. Measu...
Brass
$1,188
H 2.37 in W 6.5 in D 4.34 in
Barovier Toso Murano Pink Gold Flecks Art Glass Bowl with Air Bubbles
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Amazing folded rim hand blown Murano glass ashtray / bowl with gold flecks and controlled air bubbles. Attributed to Barovier e Toso. Italy, 1950s. Pink and grey glass spots and clea...
Copper, Gold Leaf
Barovier & Toso Murano Glass "Neolitico Fish" Sculpture/Paperweight
By Barovier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Neolitico, Murano glass sculpture /paperweight in this Fish shape by Barovier & Toso, label.
Murano Glass
$4,179
H 16.93 in W 6.3 in D 6.3 in
Striking Venetian Abstract Sculpture in Murano Glass by Romano Donà 1980s Italy
By Romano Donà
Located in Villaverla, IT
Striking Italian Venetian Abstract Sculpture in Murano Glass by Romano Donà, Circa 1980s Immerse yourself in the captivating beauty of this exceptional Italian Venetian abstract scu...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,433
H 8.08 in Dm 5.52 in
Ercole Barovier Rostrato Murano Glass Italian Vase for Barovier & Toso, 1940s
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic mouth-blown rostrato crystal Murano glass vase. This marvelous decorative piece was realized during the 1940s in Italy by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso. In fabulous ...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,965
H 4.14 in W 7.09 in D 5.52 in
Ercole Barovier - Barovier & Toso 'A Grosse Costolature' Bowl 1942
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Ercole Barovier - Barovier & Toso 'A Grosse Costolature' Bowl 1942 A large shell shaped 'A Grosse Costolature' bowl in heavy iridescent Murano glass. Designed by Ercole Barovier an...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$1,395Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.75 in W 9 in D 7.5 in
Ercole Barovier Toso Italian Murano Art Glass Vase
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Ercole Barovier Toso Italian Murano art glass vase.
Art Glass
$327Sale Price|44% Off
H 11 in W 10 in D 4 in
Mide-century Murano Pheasant Art Glass Sculpture attributed to Barovier & Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century Murano Art Glass Pheasant Figurine Attributed to Barovier & Toso, this exquisite mid-century sculpture features a striking deep blue hue enhanced by controlled bubbles an...
Art Glass
Selection of Barovier & Toso Murano Glass Lamps
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Murano glass lamps, in the style of Barovier and Toso, Italy, circa 1950s. The lamp pictured on the left measures 41.5" H to the top of the shade. The lamp pictured on t...
Metal
$1,541
H 2.76 in W 5.91 in D 5.12 in
Ercole Barovier Toso Murano Gold Flecks Bullicante Art Glass Ribbed Bowl
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Barcelona, ES
Amazing hand blown Cordonato D' Oro Bullicante soft green Murano glass ribbed bowl / ashtray. Ercole Barovier for Barovier e Toso. Italy, 1930s This striking decorative bowl is heavi...
Gold Leaf
$854Sale Price|20% Off
H 4.73 in W 9.85 in D 3.15 in
Murano Multicolor Art Glass Fish Sculpture Paperweight with Gold Flecks, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern hand blown Murano glass fish figure with multicolor murrine and gold flecks, Italy 1950s. This fish sculpture has multicolor spots in brown, orange, red, green, ...
Gold Leaf
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H 3 in W 3 in D 5 in
Ercole Barovier Toso Efeso Murano Glass Bird Dove Pigeon Figurine Sculpture Blue
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A rare and unusual art glass bird sculpture or paperweight designed by Ercole Barovier for the murano glass manufacturer of Barovier Toso. This exquisite art glass sculpture of a bir...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
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H 4.5 in W 3 in D 5 in
Barovier Toso Murano Opalescent Pink Italian Art Glass Puppy Hound Dog Figurine
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, very cute, and rare, vintage Murano hand blown opalescent white and pink Italian art glass puppy dog figurine / sculpture. The piece is documented to the Barovier e Toso c...
Art Glass, Opaline Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Glass
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H 4 in W 4.75 in D 5 in
Barovier Toso Murano Yellow Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Love Birds Sculpture
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright yellow, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass love birds sculpture. The piece is documented to the Barovier e Toso Company. ...
Gold Leaf
Barovier e Toso Clamshell Sconce – Handblown Murano Elegance
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Dronten, NL
Elevate your interior with the exquisite artistry of Murano glassmaking through this stunning Clamshell Sconce by Barovier e Toso. One of the oldest and most prestigious glassmakers ...
Brass
Pair of Vintage Venetian Italian Murano Art Glass Figures
By Barovier&Toso
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of Vintage Venetian Italian Murano Art Glass Figures
Art Glass
Graffito glass sculpture by Ercole Barovier
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Uccle, BE
Graffito glass sculpture by Ercole Barovier, Barovier & Toso. This sculpture is made of clear glass decorated with gold dust,traversed by glass “laces” in shades of intense red and l...
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Barovier e Toso Pair of Clamshell Sconces
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Dronten, NL
Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso rare pair of large clamshell sconces in heavy transparent iridescent glass featuring deep ribbing and pronounced lobes, Italy, circa 1940. Thes...
Brass
Sold
H 17.5 in W 7.5 in D 4.25 in
Large Pair of Murano Glass Cockatiels or Parrots Attributed To Barovier & Toso
By Venini, Seguso, Barovier&Toso, Salviati, Ercole Barovier
Located in Houston, TX
Large Pair Of Murano Glass Cockatiels Or Parrots Attributed To Barovier & Toso. This lovely pair of Murano glass cockatiels, parrots or birds were executed in several colors with int...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
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H 6.75 in W 7.5 in D 3.5 in
Barovier and Toso Murano Art Glass Dog Sculpture in Pink and Opalescent Glass
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Barovier and Toso Murano Art Glass dog sculpture in pink and opalescent glass Designed by Ercole Barovier. Amazing quality and execution.
Blown Glass
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H 5.75 in W 2.25 in D 3.5 in
Barovier Toso Murano Signed Italian Art Glass Toucan Bird Sculpture Figurine
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown gray, black with applied white and amber eyes Italian art glass toucan bird figurine / paperweight. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company, in ...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
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H 3.07 in W 2 in D 4.25 in
Barovier Toso Murano Yellow Pink Gold Fleck Italian Art Glass Love Bird Figurine
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown yellow and pink spots, bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass baby bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to the Barovier e Toso Company. The bi...
Gold Leaf
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H 3.63 in W 2 in D 3.25 in
Barovier Toso Murano Blue Yellow Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown cobalt blue, yellow, gold flecks and bubbles Italian art glass baby bird figurine. Documented to the Barovier e Toso Company. The bird is made wit...
Gold Leaf