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Flavio Poli Candle Holders

Italian, 1900-1984

Italian glass artist Flavio Poli’s innovative use of the sommerso technique during the 1950s added a dimension of exquisite beauty and refined elegance to mid-century-era Murano glass design. Today Poli’s vintage table lamps, glass vases, ashtrays and other objects are highly collectible.

Born in Chioggia in 1900, Poli attended the prestigious Istituto d’Arte di Venezia where he trained as a ceramist before turning his attention toward glass art. His career in glass began in 1929 when he worked at the Industrie Vetrerie Artistiche Murano, designing and creating large-scale glass sculptures, urns and bowls.

During the 1930s, Poli was a glass artist for manufacturer Barovier, Seguso and Ferro (later known as Seguso Vetri d’Arte), where he worked alongside pioneering glass master Archimede Seguso. Poli was later appointed artistic director at the Venetian glassworks.

Inspired by Seguso, Poli began to experiment with his own glassblowing techniques. In the 1950s, he helped popularize the decades-old sommerso style, which sees overlapping layers of transparent handblown glass melded through a heating process and immersed in pots of molten colored glass. The style yields a sophisticated and mesmerizing effect — it's as if colored fluids have been trapped inside the layers of clear glass. Poli made use of variations on the technique in many of his pieces, including in designs for vases, bowls, sculptures and more.

Poli’s unparalleled designs and innovative work with the sommerso technique garnered numerous awards and accolades throughout his career. He won five Grand Prix awards at the Milan Triennale and was awarded the Compasso d’Oro prize in 1954. Poli’s designs were also presented at the World’s Fair in Brussels and the Venice Biennale in 1958.

Today, Poli’s work can be found in museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Murano Glass Museum in Venice, Museo Boncompagni Ludovisi in Rome and the National Gallery of Victoria in Australia.

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Creator: Flavio Poli
Italian Gold and Emerald Green Glass Candlesticks by Flavio Poli for Seguso
Italian Gold and Emerald Green Glass Candlesticks by Flavio Poli for Seguso

Italian Gold and Emerald Green Glass Candlesticks by Flavio Poli for Seguso

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Pair of Italian handblown gold and emerald glass candlesticks by Flavio Poli for Seguso, Italy, circa 1970s.

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Flavio Poli candle holders for sale on 1stDibs.

Flavio Poli candle holders 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 Flavio Poli candle holders, although green editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original candle holders by Flavio Poli were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider candle holders by Archimede Seguso, Ercole Barovier, and Barovier&Toso. Prices for Flavio Poli candle holders can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $2,000 and can go as high as $2,550, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,275.