Barovier & Toso Chandeliers and Pendants
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The Barovier dynasty began in 1295, when Jacobello Barovier, mentioned in historical documents as a master glassblower, began pinching, cutting, blowing and twisting a molten mixture of sand and minerals into incandescent works of art.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
Modernist Handblown Murano Textured Translucent Glass Flush Mount Chandelier
By Barovier&Toso
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite flush mount chandelier was realized in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. It features an abun...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Barovier & Toso Chandeliers and Pendants
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Murano Glass
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 Chandeliers and Pendants
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Glass
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 Chandeliers and Pendants
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Art Glass
Murano blown Glass Domo Amsterdam, Venetian Crystal
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
Elegant articulation of the classic chandelier. The arms of the Amsterdam chandelier, without gravitating around the center, are arranged horizontally. The characteristic element is ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier & Toso Chandeliers and Pendants
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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 Chandeliers and Pendants
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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.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
Imposing Art Deco Chandelier by Barovier & Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Very fine and rare six arm Art Deco chandelier with light green sommerso Murano glass by Barovier & Toso .
Six E27 light bulbs.
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Barovier & Toso Chandeliers and Pendants
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Blown Glass
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 Chandeliers and Pendants
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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 Chandeliers and Pendants
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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 Chandeliers and Pendants
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Glass
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 Chandeliers and Pendants
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Blown Glass
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 Chandeliers and Pendants
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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.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
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 Chandeliers and Pendants
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 Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
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.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
Barovier & Toso Blue Murano Glass "Twist" Hanging Pendant with Gold Inclusions
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Barovier et Toso murano glass spiral blue, gold flecked hanging lamp, 1950's. Featuring a slim, ribbed (5D) cylinder in translucent Deep Cobalt Blue Murano glass with Gold inclusions...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Nickel
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 Chandeliers and Pendants
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Glass
Murano Glass Suspension Lamp, Aquamarine/Grey, Manhattan
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
Suspended metal frames from where blown Venetian crystal bubbles float in the air. Available in two coloured palettes or in white and transparent version. Three different composition...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier & Toso Chandeliers and Pendants
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Glass
Murano Glass Chandelier, Venetian Crystal, Torpedo Taif
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
An out-of-the-ordinary chandelier developed mainly in height (up to two 110”), suitable for illuminating representative environments or settings of great impact.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier & Toso Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Charming Chandelier by Venini, Murano, 1940
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Budapest, HU
Charming chandelier by Venini.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier & Toso Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Murano Glass Chandelier, White Venetian Crystal, Mood Taif
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
An unusual chandelier, where the arms are arranged horizontally and do not gravitate around a center – as is usually the case. The designer reinter...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier & Toso Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Murano blown Glass Chandelier, Torpedo Amsterdam, Venetian Crystal
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
The discreet charm of soft, warm, enveloping light. A collection that has the power to transform any room into a welcoming, appealing space, alternating opaque and transparent volume...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier & Toso Chandeliers and Pendants
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Glass
Murano Glass Suspension Lamp, Venetian Crystal, Opéra
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
Inspired by the Opéra Garnier, it stands out for its eclectic, decorative character, expressed in stylistic mixtures and remarkable compositional balance. The references to a certain...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier & Toso Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Murano Glass Chandelier, Bluastro, Saint Germain
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
A collection that starts with the concept of two dimensions, extending its arms along the same axis to give rise to objects of compact size that do not, however, lose any of their po...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier & Toso Chandeliers and Pendants
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Glass
Vintage Murano Glass Pendant by Angelo Barovier for Barovier & Toso, Italy
By Barovier&Toso, Angelo Barovier
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
It is made by the prestigious glass makers Barovier & Toso.
Usually this kind of pendant (this murrines, brass and black edges) is found with the glass blown i...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Chandeliers and Pendants
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.
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Pair of Amazing Venetian Ceiling Flowers Basket by Barovier & Toso, 1950s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Multi-color Murano glass flowers basket. Two E27 bulb 6W.
Wired for US standards.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barovier & Toso Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown 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...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
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 ...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier & Toso Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Barovier&toso chandeliers and pendants for sale on 1stDibs.
Barovier&Toso chandeliers and pendants 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 chandeliers and pendants, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 187 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 2 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original chandeliers and pendants 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 chandeliers and pendants by Gino Sarfatti, Carlo Nason, and Toni Zuccheri. Prices for Barovier&Toso chandeliers and pendants 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 $4,800.
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