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The Barovier dynasty began in 1295, when Jacobello Barovier, mentioned in historical documents as a master glassblower, began pinching, cutting, blowing and twisting a molten mixture of sand and minerals into incandescent works of art.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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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
20th Century Barovier & Toso Cylindrical Glass Vase from Lenti Series, 40s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Turin, Turin
Ercole Barovier was born in Murano on June 16, 1889. He completed his classical studies in Venice, and engaged in various activities unrelated to glassmaking to finally land in the V...
Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier Ribbed Iridescent Mauve Murano Vase, Circa 1950's
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Ercole Barovier & Toso Dusty Pink & Clear Murano Glass Coruscating Vase. Featuring a handcrafted, vertically ribbed form, scalloped opening, in translucent Dusty Pink Lavende...
Murano Glass
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Barovier Toso Murano Purple Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Double Handle Vase
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, rare, vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks and dark purple trim Italian art glass ornate pierced handles vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e ...
Gold Leaf
Modern Italian Murano Barovier Toso Art Glass Vase
By Barovier&Toso
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful attributed to Barovier e Toso, small and substantial Modern Italian Murano art glass vase with a controlled bubble design and a pink 'Ombre' coloring with shimmering g...
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vase by Ercole Barovier, Green, 1940
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-green, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian single vase made of hand blown slightly smoked, colored Murano glass, designed by Ercole Barovier and produced by Barovier & Tos...
Murano Glass
Vintage Ercole Barovier - Barovier & Toso Rostrato Vase
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Ercole Barovier - Barovier & Toso Rostrato Vase A vintage art glass vase from the 'Rostrato' series designed by Ercole Barovier in 1938 and manufactured by Barovier &...
Art Glass
Art Decò Large Size Murano Bullicante Vase by Barovier & Toso, 1930s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Murano vase made by the Barovier and Toso glassworks in the 1930s-40s. A unique touch of class to decorate any space. The vase was made using the bubble technique. The vase...
Murano Glass
Murano Barovier Toso Red Intarsio Mosaic Triangle Tessere Italian Art Glass Vase
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown ruby red and dark taupe gray triangle Tessere mosaic Italian art glass flower vase. The piece is documented to designer Ercole Barovier,...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
Ercole Barovier Toso Murano Glass Spira Aurata Vase, 1960s
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano Art Glass 'Spira Aurata Striato Vase' by Ercole Barovier, Barovier e Toso, Italy, 1966. Spira Aurata series oval-section drop vase in blown green-blue glass with polychrome ga...
Gold Leaf
$1,400Sale Price|20% Off
Barovier Toso Murano Neolitico 1954 Pulled Feather Design Italian Art Glass Vase
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown grays and blacks feathered design Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e Toso company...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Ercole Barovier Large Rostrato Murano Glass Italian Vase, 1940s
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous large mouth-blown rostrato crystal Murano glass vase. This spectacular decorative piece was produced in Italy during the 1940s by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso. In m...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,938Sale Price|20% Off
Barovier e Toso “Rostrato” Vase Murano Glass, 1940, Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milano, IT
Vase Barovier e Toso Rostrato 1940.
Murano Glass
Barovier and Toso Vase Centerpiece iridescent Glass 1940 Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milano, IT
Exceptional Barovier and Toso Iridescent Glass Centerpiece Vase
Murano Glass
Barovier & toso xx century decorative bullicant vase
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Palermo, IT
Barovier & Toso 1950s with bullicant workmanship: This beautiful Barovier & Toso vase, dating from 1950, is an exquisite example of Venetian glassmaking mastery. Made using the "bul...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Stained Glass
Pair of Large Black Murano Vases by Barovier e Toso, Italy, 1970s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Pair of large black Murano vases by Barovier e Toso. Italy, 1970s. Both are signed and have the original labels on them. Hard to find as a pair. We ...
Murano Glass
Barovier e Toso Cordonato D' Oro Murano Art Glass Vase
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite art glass vase by Ercole Barovier for Barovier e Toso Italian 1940s. This example is in excellent original condition, free of damage, flaws or cosmetic wear. Classic Cordon...
Art Glass
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Barovier Toso Murano Purple Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Fan Top Flower Vase
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown purple and gold flecks Italian art glass footed, with fan shape rim decorative flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovi...
Gold Leaf
Barovier e Toso Murano Glass Mid-Century Modern Vase, 1950s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Miami, FL
Large transparent turquoise blue green handmade Murano glass vase. Made with the Bullicante technique featuring air bubbles inside the glass thickness and the Aventurina technique fe...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Art Glass Vase Cordonato d'Oro Ropes of Gold Emerald Green
By Barovier&Toso, Barovier
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and spectacular Barovier Toso Murano art glass vase designed in the Cordonato d'Oro - Ropes of Gold technique. Hand made on the Venetian island of Murano in Italy. This exquisit...
Gold, Gold Leaf
Ercole Barovier Corniola Glass Vase for Barovier & Toso, Italy 1952
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Milan, IT
Ercole Barovier Corniola Murano Glass vase for Barovier & Toso, Italy 1952 Original Label.
Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier Toso Murano Glass Spira Aurata Vase, 1960s
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano Art Glass 'Spira Aurata Striato Vase' by Ercole Barovier, Barovier e Toso, Italy, 1966. Spira Aurata series oval-section conical vase in blown glass with polychrome garnet, r...
Gold Leaf
Ercole Barovier Toso Mid Century Murano Italian Art Glass Vase
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Ercole Barovier Toso Mid Century Murano Italian Art Glass Vase This vase measures: 6.5 wide x 6.5 deep x 4.75 inches high Excellent Vintage Condition. We take our photos in a cont...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier Murano Art Glass Double Flower Vase, Pink & Gold Leaf, 1950
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink stripes and gold flecks Italian art glass double opening flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for Barovier e Toso. The vase h...
Gold Leaf
Barovier Toso Murano White Optic Swirl Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and gold flecks Italian art glass oval shape rim, ribbed surface, decorative flower vase. The piece is documented to designer Ercole Barovie...
Gold Leaf
Barovier & Toso "Veronese" Vase in Green Murano Glass, Italy 1980s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Naples, IT
Veronese vase by Barovier & Toso. Vetro soffiato verde con bulbo centrale e piede a disco. Pointed engraved signature Barovier & Toso Murano. A historic Murano glass company, Barovie...
Murano Glass
Monumental Ercole Barovier, Barovier & Toso Efeso Blue Vase, 1964
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A large blue art glass vase from the 'Efeso' series designed by Ercole Barovier in 1964 for Barovier & Toso, Murano, Italy. Thick glass in bright blue w...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$3,578Sale Price|20% Off
Giant Vase or Ice Bucket in Murano Glass, Barovier & Toso style
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Very large vase in Puligoso glass with four vertical applications Morise with 24K gold leaf embedded. The Puligoso finish is extremely well executed with small bubbles allover the gl...
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
"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.
Murano Glass
Vintage Barovier & Toso 'A Grosse Costolature' Art Glass Vase
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage Murano art glass vase. By Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso. From the 'A Grosse Costolature' series. With a fan-shape...
Art Glass
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
Barovier Toso Efeso Vase Steel Blue Gray Teardrop Shape Murano Glass Vase Italia
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A rare and exquisite Murano glass "Efeso" vase by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso, Italy, circa 1960s. This stunning teardrop-shaped vase showcases a unique blend of gray and ste...
Blown Glass, Glass, Murano Glass, Art Glass
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
Ercole Barovier Toso Murano 1966 Blue Red Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Vase
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Rare and beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown blue and wine red stripes on gold flecks Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e Toso ...
Gold Leaf
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.
Glass
Barovier Toso, Monumental "Bolloni" Murano Glass Vase, Signed
By Angelo Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great Barovier Toso " Bolloni" murano Vase. Signed in bottom. Large clear vase with large lens.
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Rare Pink Ercole Barovier Series Lenti Vase Barovier & Toso Italy 1940s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Roma, IT
Extraordinary and unique rare pink lens series vase by Barovier and Toso glassworks, period 1940. The vase is 12 centimeters high and 12 centimeters in diameter. Excellent vintage ...
Murano Glass
Centerpiece vase by Barovier & Toso in Murano glass, Italy, 1950s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Argelato, BO
This elegant Murano glass centerpiece, dating back to the 1950s or 1960s, was created by the renowned Barovier & Toso glassworks. It features a circular shape with a rim decorate...
Murano Glass
Barovier & Toso Murano Clear and Light Blue ¨Rostrato¨ Glass Vase, Italy, 1950´s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Barovier & Toso Murano Clear and light blue Rostrato glass vase, Italy, 1950s Vintage / mid-century / Art Deco Blue Murano art glass vase made with...
Murano Glass
Rare Green Ercole Barovier Rostrato Murano Glass Vase for Barovier & Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible mouth-blown Murano glass vase in rare green acquamarina rostrato from the middle of the last century. This wonderful object was produced in the 1940s in Italy by Ercole Ba...
Murano Glass
Turquoise Murano Glass Mid-Century Modern Vase 1950s, Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Miami, FL
Large transparent aqua blue green handmade Murano glass vase. Hand-blown. Made with the Bullicante technique featuring air bubbles inside the glass thickness and the Aventurina techn...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
"Spuma di Mare" Glass Vase by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in New York, NY
"Spuma di Mare" Glass Vase by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso, Italy. "Spuma di Mare" translates to "Sea Foam" referring to the bubbles under glass surface. Made by Ercole Barov...
Murano Glass
Pair of Murano Glass Barovier and Toso vase C1960
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in London, GB
A pair of elegant milky pink/white candlesticks with an almost red contrasting centre Produced in Murano in the 1960s by Barovier & Toso. Original label present. (See images).
Blown 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...
Murano Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ribbed Footed Flower Vases
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful pair of early Murano hand blown gold flecks Italian art glass footed flower vases. They are documented to the Barovier e Toso company. One has an almost complete "Barovier ...
Gold Leaf
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...
Murano Glass
Barovier e Toso Mid-Century Green and Gold 'Efeso' Murano Glass Bowl, 1960s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
An absolutely stunning piece of Mid-Century Modern Murano glass by Barovier e Toso, circa 1965-1970. This bowl or dish is part of the 'Efeso' range designed by Ercole Barovier in 196...
Blown Glass, Murano 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
Murano Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Signed Blue Pink Purple Italian Art Glass Flower Bowl Vase
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink and blue Sommerso swirl with purple lines Italian art glass flower vase. The piece is documented to the Barovier e Toso company. It is signed...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$1,625Sale Price|35% Off
Vintage Murano Vase By Barovier e Toso Yellow Rostrate Appendage Design 1950's
By Barovier&Toso
Located in North Miami, FL
This vibrant vintage Murano blown glass vase is a hot color of beautiful pop yellow. it is by the artist Barovier e Toso from the 50's. It is called the rostrate technique with appen...
Blown Glass
Murano Glass Rigaree Perfume Bottle by Barovier & Toso, Italy, 1950s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Rigaree Perfume Bottle by Barovier & Toso (assumed), Italy, 1950s. ***NOTE: Our 1stDibs store is closing end May and items will not be available thereafter.*** IMPOR...
Gold Leaf
$846Sale Price|34% Off
Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso, Murano Glass Primavera Vase, Italy 1980
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Catania, IT
Amazing, Vase in blown Murano glass BAROVIER & TOSO. Vase from the Primavera series. "Primavera" vase in Murano glass designed by Ercole Barovier and produced by Barovier & Toso in...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$4,050Sale Price|25% Off
Ercole Barovier Toso Murano 1954 Purple Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Vase
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown amethyst purple and yellow stripes, with gold flecks Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for Barovier...
Gold Leaf
Ercole Barovier Production Murano Ephesus Series Vase Italy 1964s Mid-Century
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Palermo, IT
ERCOLE BAROVIER . Production Barovier & Toso, Murano, Italy ca. 1964. Vase from the “Efeso” series in blown glass of ice color obtained with the hot coloring technique without fusio...
Murano Glass
20th Century Barovier & Toso Murano Glass Vase in Colored Stripes '60s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Turin, Turin
Ercole Barovier was born in Murano on June 16, 1889. He completed his classical studies in Venice, and engaged in various activities unrelated to glassmaking to finally land in the V...
Murano Glass
Barovier and Toso red glass vase, 1970
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Barovier and Toso red glass vase, 1970
Glass
Barovier e Toso Vase Murano Glass 1940 Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milano, IT
Vase Barovier e Toso.
Murano Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Labels and Signed Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown pink spots, random bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass flower vase. The piece is documented to the Barovier e Toso company. It is ...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Ercole Barovier Rostrato Murano Art Glass Basket Centerpiece Vase
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ercole Barovier Murano Rostrato green and clear gold flecked glass basket vase Exquisite green Rostrato Murano art glass basket vase with a twi...
Gold Leaf
Murano Barovier Toso Silver Gold Flecks Grapes Italian Art Glass Compote Bowl
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous vintage Murano hand blown, silver and gold flecks with grape decoration Italian art glass compote bowl / vase. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company, circa 1930s-1940s. ...
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
$2,240Sale Price|20% Off
Monumental Barovier e Toso Murano Modern Glass Vase
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Culver City, CA
A monumental blue red and clear Murano art glass vase made by Ercole Barovier for Barovier e Toso. Italy, circa 1990s. This elegant, yet still whimsical vase features a gorgeous wavy / curvy design and a fantastic graduated shape. The body of this Barovier e Toso Murano vase...
Blown Glass
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Barovier Toso Murano Amethyst Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Footed Flower Vase
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, early Murano hand blown amethyst purple and gold flecks Italian art glass footed flower vase. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company. The body of the vase has thin a ri...
Gold Leaf