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Barovier & Toso Lighting

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The Barovier dynasty began in 1295, when Jacobello Barovier, mentioned in historical documents as a master glassblower, began pinching, cutting, blowing and twisting a molten mixture of sand and minerals into incandescent works of art.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.

Find antique Barovier&Toso chandeliers, serveware, decorative objects and more on 1stDibs.

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Creator: Barovier&Toso
Pair of Vintage Barovier and Tosso Murano Glass Lamps with Aventurine Accents
By Barovier&Toso
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of vintage Murano glass lamps by Barovier and Tosso, each handblown with reeded and knopped green body decorated with stylized lion masks, avventurina gold-flecked foot and coll...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Blown Glass

Murano Barovier & Tosso Flushmount , Gold Flake Glass and Brass Rim, Italy 1955
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Den Haag, NL
Murano Barovier & Tosso Flushmount gold flake glass and brass rim, Italy 1955. In very good vintage condition with minimal wear of use. Great patina to th...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Brass

Murano Glass Suspension Lamp, Transparent
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
Genteel beauty that originates in echoes of nature, with its ability to multiply, always in new, spontaneous ways. The modular design of this collection combines the tradition of cra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier & Toso Lighting

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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.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Brass

Single Cylinder Sconce by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall light with hand blown amber and milky white Murano glass shade mounted on brass frame / Made in Italy by Barovier e Toso, circa 1950s Original mark on the backpl...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Brass

1920s Italian Art Deco Barovier&Toso Ceiling Pendant Fixture/ Chandelier Murano
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1920's Italian Art Deco Art Glass Suspended Floral Form Ceiling Pendant Murano Itely. This fixture is stunning, there is one clean repair to one of the leaves.
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Art Glass

Rare Opalescent Table Lamp by Barovier & Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Rare 1950s Opalescent Murano lamps by Barovier & Toso. One of the most uncommon Barovier & Toso designs blown in one large bubble and then slightly flattened to make the body of th...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Murano Glass Suspension Lamp, Transparent, Germogli
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
At center stage, the twining of luminous reeds, wrapped in the leaves of climbing plants, entirely made in Venetian Crystal. The botanical world returns as a source of inspiration, i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Glass

1940s Murano Table Lamp by Barovier Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Stunning rare 1940s table lamp by Barovier & Toso done in a pale blue glass with gold overlay and then details done in lattimo with gold overlay. Underneath lamp the original label...
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1940s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Gold Leaf

Barovier Murano Italian Gold Footed Table Lamp
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Handblown Murano Italian footed glass table lamp with lots of gold inclusions, by Barovier & Toso. Rewired with new full range socket and French style rayon covered cord. This stylis...
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1960s Italian Vintage Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Glass

Italian Murano Glass Suspension Venetian crystal Barovier & Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
Genteel beauty that originates in echoes of nature, with its ability to multiply, always in new, spontaneous ways. The modular design of this collection combines the tradition of cra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Glass

Mid-Century Modern Sconce Designed by Barovier Toso, Italy, circa 1960
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Large wall light or sconce manufactured in one large piece of Murano glass with gold inclusions by Barovier & Toso in Murano Italy, circa 1970s. It takes 1 e14 light bulb.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Brass

Small Table Lamp Barovier & Toso Murano Art Glass White Color
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Small table lamp Barovier & Toso Murano art glass white color.
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Murano Glass

1970's Mid Century Modern Murano Barovier & Toso Gold Dust Wall Sconce
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1970's Italian Barovier&Toso Gold Dust Murano Wall Sconce. 2 lights in very beautiful condition.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Art Glass

Small Table Lamp Barovier & Toso Murano Art Glass Violet Color
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Small table lamp Barovier & Toso Murano art glass violet color.
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1990s Italian Modern Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Murano Glass

Pair of Barovier e Toso Murano Glass and Brass Table Lamps
By Barovier&Toso
Located in San Francisco, CA
An entrancing pair of vintage Venetian-style glass and brass table lamps by venerable Murano glassworks company Barovier e Toso. Beautiful handblown b...
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Brass

Set of Five Canale Murano Glass Sconces by Barovier e Toso. Italy, 1960's
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning set of five Italian wall sconces by the renowned glassmaker Barovier e Toso, crafted in Murano, Italy, circa 1960s. These exquisite sconces feature smoky, curved Murano gl...
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1960s Italian Vintage Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Murano Glass

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.  
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Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Lighting

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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.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Brass

Murano Blown Glass Suspension Lamp, Gold Beige, Fanali Veneziani
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
A collection that pays homage to the history of the city of Venice and the lanterns used in the Middle Ages to light the streets. A classic and elegant design interpreted in five typ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier & Toso Lighting

Materials

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.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Brass

Vintage Barovier & Toso 'Sidone' Table Lamp, Murano circa 1960s
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Barovier & Toso 'Sidone' Table Lamp, Murano circa 1960s A rare table lamp of the Sidone series designed by Ercole Barovier in 1957 and manufactured by Barovier & Toso, Muran...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Art Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine

Classic Murano Glass Lamp, Barovier & Toso, Italian, 1950s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern gold infused blown glass lamp made at the famous Barovier & Tosi studios in Murano (Venice) Italy. Original label is affixed on the underside of the lamp. The l...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barovier & Toso Lighting

Materials

Glass

Murano Blown Glass Ceiling Lamp, Periwinkle, Clepsydra
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
Whirls of hourglasses move in space with light, a dancing presence that crosses each part in Venetian Crystal, lined with the age-old Rigadin technique. Sinuously shaped, the hourgla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Glass

Luxurious Pair of Wall Lamps by Barovier & Toso, Murano, 1980s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Budapest, HU
Gorgeous Trio of sconces 24-karat gold by Barovier & Toso with gold inclusions.
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1980s Italian Vintage Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Brass

Pair of Wall Lights by Barovier and Toso Iceglass and Brass, 1960s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rosendahl, DE
These unique Mid-Century wall sconces combine luxury and style at the highest level. Made from 20 individual pieces of hand-crafted Murano ice glass, they capture the timeless charm ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Brass, Steel

Pair 1950s Mid Century Modern Murano Pink w/ Gold Dust Figural Parrots- Barovier
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Stunning Pair of 1950's Mid Century Modern Murano Pink Art Glass Parrots with Gold Dust worked in. Making thse the most stunning lamps. When their lit the pink comes through on the b...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Art Glass

Rare Ercole Barovier Efeso Table Lamp 1964
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Munich, DE
Huge version of Ercole Barovier Efeso table lamp manufactured by Barovier & Toso in the 1940s in Italy. Round glass base with a blue pattern and knob-sh...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Chandelier by Guisetti for Barovier & Toso, 1970s, Murano
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern "GERMOGLI" model, one light chandelier in Murano glass and designed by Guisetti for Barovier, circa 1970.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass

Barovier & Toso Murano Sommerso Glass Table Lamp with Avventurina 1960s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in New York, NY
Handcrafted Murano glass table lamp with Sommerso and bullicante decorative techniques with avventurina throughout. Carved base in gilded wood. By Barovier & Toso, Italy, 1960s. Show...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Gold Leaf

Mid Century Modern Murano Glass Sconces by Barovier and Toso, Italy 1970
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a pair of rare Mid Century Modern Murano Glass Sconces designed by Barovier and Toso. They feature frosty, textured glass shades, curved towards the top...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Metal

Murano blown Glass Chandelier, Domo Maryland, Periwinkle Venetian Crystal
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
The arms of the Maryland chandelier, without gravitating around the center, are arranged horizontally, to form a perspective of white or black lampshades. Available in three sizes, i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier & Toso Lighting

Materials

Glass

Barovier & Toso talian Modern Art Deco Glass Sconces
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Queens, NY
5 Italian Italian Mid-Century Modern frosted glass wall sconces with a half round tapered cylindrical shape having a cut glasss diamond design (BAROVIER & TOSO) (PRICED EACH)
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Barovier & Toso Lighting

Materials

Glass

Set of Three Long Rectangular Canale Sconces by Barovier e Toso. Italy, 1960's.
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall lights or flush mounts with white rectangular textured Murano glasses hand blown in Graniglia technique mounted on polished brass frames / Made in Italy circa 1960s by B...
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1960s Italian Vintage Barovier & Toso Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

1930's Italian Art Deco Barovier & Toso Murano Art Glass Chandelier
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1930's Italian Art Deco Murano Barovier&Toso Art Glass Chandelier/ Pendant Ceiling Fixture. This is a beauty!! This piece came from an Italian buying trip.
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Art Glass

Flower Light Fixture or Flush Mount in the style of Barovier, 1990s
By Murano 5, Barovier&Toso
Located in Rijssen, NL
This elegant flush mount is made of dozens of small roses in precious Murano glass with gold inclusions affixed to a white painted metal mesh frame. Illuminates beautifully. In good...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Metal

Murano Glass Chandelier, Olive Venetian Crystal, Rotterdam
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
Arms curving upward, an oval trunk, crystal spools created by hand using a Barovier&Toso patent: “rostrato”. Precious objects of extraordinary elegance and refinement, capable of sat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Glass

Murano blown Glass Table Lamp, Padma, Grey and Black Venetian Crystal
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
This collection is designed to express harmony, a synthesis of parts, a synergy of contrasts. The external ampoule has a very clean design, made in a single blowing, and a gradually ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier & Toso Lighting

Materials

Glass

Barovier & Toso Murano Coronado d'Oro Glass Table Lamp
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A Barovier & Toso glass table lamp in the Coronado d'ore technique crafted of thick clear glass with gold inclusions. Newly wired for the US with new 3 way brass socket and cord. Mou...
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1950s Italian Vintage Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Brass

Murano blown Glass Wall Sconce, Crystal Venetian Crystal
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
A metal structure with a minimal design takes the place of the traditional glass chassis from where the arms depart.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier & Toso Lighting

Materials

Glass

Pair of Torch Sconces by Barovier et Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian torchere wall lights with Murano glass cups hand blown with bubbles inside the glass using bollicine technique, mounted on brass frames, made in Italy by Barovier et ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Brass

Murano blown Glass Chandelier, Green Venetian Crystal
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
Sleek curves for the arms, drop pendants and elegant shades: Maryland collection recalls of Neoclassical buildings of the New World where majestic chandeliers are showcased in the mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier & Toso Lighting

Materials

Glass

Murano blown Glass Supension Lamp, Padma, White and Bluastro Venetian Crystal
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
This collection is designed to express harmony, a synthesis of parts, a synergy of contrasts. The balance of innovation and tradition, through the relationship between design and tec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier & Toso Lighting

Materials

Glass

1930s Italian Art Deco Murano Art Glass Barovier Toso Dolphin/ Fish Wall Sconce
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Opa Locka, FL
This is one very beautiful and Grand Wall Lamp. c1930's Italian Art Deco Barovier & Toso Art Glass Blown Fish/ Dolphin Wall Sconces in an elaborat...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Art Glass

Pair of Barovier & Toso Murano Glass Sconces with Wood Frame, Italy c. 1950
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Barovier & Toso Murano glass sconces. The wall lights are comprised of handblown curved glass shades with a textur...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Metal

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.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Lighting

Materials

Brass

Barovier e Toso Table Lamp Murano Glass 1950 Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milano, IT
Table lamp Barovier & Toso.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Murano Glass

Barovier&Toso Murano Glass Wall Sconce, Grey Venetian Crystal, Redon
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
A collection of wall sconces characterized by a sinuous and harmonious design that recalls natural elements thanks to the decorations reproducing leaves gently curved at their edges.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier & Toso Lighting

Materials

Glass

Pair Barovier and Toso Murano Glass Lamps by Ercole Barovier White with Silver
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Pair Barovier and Toso Murano glass lamps by Ercole Barovier white with silver flecks. Applied clear band and applied circular rings. Glass height is 17.25. Measurements without harp...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Blown Glass

Murano blown Glass, Floor Lamp, Grey Venetian Crystal
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
A floor lamp with a very slender stem bearing aligned Venetian crystal spheres worked with the traditional “corteccia” technique. The hot glass is ski...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier & Toso Lighting

Materials

Glass

Murano Glass Chandelier, Indigo, Ran Round
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
Transparency and lightness. Thanks to the wide curves of the arms, the mouth blown ogives aligned in series and the extra size drop-shaped pendants, the chandeliers appear extremely ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Glass

Murano blown Glass Table Lamp, Violet Venetian Crystal
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
A table lamp with a very slender stem bearing a Venetian crystal sphere worked with the traditional “corteccia” technique. The hot glass is skilfully ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Glass

Barovier e Toso Couple Table Lamp Murano Glass, 1940, Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milano, IT
Couple Table Lamps.
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1940s Italian Other Vintage Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Murano Glass

Barovier e Toso Table Lamp Murano Glass, 1940, Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milano, IT
Barovier e Toso table lamp Murano glass, 1940, Italy.
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1940s Italian Other Vintage Barovier & Toso Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Pair of Barovier and Toso Italian Large Textured Glass Wall Sconces
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of midcentury Italian large wall sconces with rounded textured clear glass shades and brass mounts. (PRICED PER PAIR) (BAROVIER AND TOSO).
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Metal, 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.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Lighting

Materials

Brass

Murano blown Glass Suspension Lamp Robin - Bluastro Venetian Crystal
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
A modern interpretation of the lantern archetype. The design is clean, minimal and rigorous, but also immediate: it generates a form that instantly reminds us of the age-old shape and original function of the iconic lamp. The metal wings...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier & Toso Lighting

Materials

Glass

Murano blown Glass Wall Sconce, Metropolis, Crystal Venetian Crystal
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
Metropolis is a collection that forcefully evokes the class, symmetrical and plastic forms of Art Deco, shaped by a harmonious, fluid rhythm. The light source is concealed inside the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier & Toso Lighting

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Glass

Barovier&toso lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Barovier&Toso lighting 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 lighting, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 491 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 3 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original lighting 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 lighting by Carlo Nason, Gino Sarfatti, and Arteluce. Prices for Barovier&Toso lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $166 and can go as high as $90,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,591.

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