Flavio Poli Lighting
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.
Find vintage Flavio Poli decorative objects, serveware and lighting on 1stDibs.
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Creator: Flavio Poli
Mid Century Sconces in Green Blue yellow, Red and White Murano Glass for Seguso
By Flavio Poli
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Pair of beautiful sconces designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso. Each one and made of Murano glass. Italy 1970s.
These handcrafted Murano glass wall sconces with botanical and animal m...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Murano Glass
Flavio Poli Mid-Century Modern Design Pendant Glass Lamp for Seguso Italy 1950s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
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Italian midcentury modern design glass pendant lamp designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte ‘Art glass’ with red, yellow and blue lined striped glass...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Brass
Flavio Poli for Seguso thick Murano glass and brass chandelier 1950s
By Seguso & Cenadese, Flavio Poli
Located in Paris, IDF
This Murano glass and brass chandelier was designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso in the 1950s. Featuring three conical luminaires, it beautifully showcases the Sommerso glass technique,...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Brass
Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte Bell Pendant from Hotel Bristol Merano
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Hanover, MA
Original iridescent opaque white Murano glass bell-form campagna pendant light commissioned by Aldo Bennati, a Genoese shipping industrialist and owner of the Hotel Bauer...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Brass
Mid-Century Italian Murano Glass Pendant by Flavio Poli for Seguso, 1960s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
Mid-Century chandelier made of thick (27mm) aquamarine Murano glass and matte black metal by Flavio Poli for Seguso, 1960s Chandelier or pendant lamp, consisting of a cylindrical lam...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flavio Poli Lighting
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Brass
Mid-Century Italian Murano Glass Pendant by Flavio Poli for Seguso, 1960s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
Mid-Century chandelier in thick (27mm) aquamarine Murano glass and matte black metal by Flavio Poli for Seguso, 1960s. Suspension lamp, consisting of a cylindrical lamp holder made o...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flavio Poli Lighting
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Brass
Pair of Mid-century Modern Murano Glass Sconces by Flavio Poli for Seguso, 1960s
By Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of wall lights by Flavio Poli for Seguso, in chromed brass and Murano glass. Designed and produced in Italy, around the 1960s. Beautiful thick, tapered glass is the centerpiece ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Brass, Chrome
1950s Flavio Poli Seguso 'Sommerso' Table Lamp, Murano Italy
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Archimede Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Thick solid glass base by Flavio Poli for Archimede Seguso , Vetri D' Arte , Murano
“Sommerso”, which in Italian literally means “submerged”. This technique is used to create seve...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Glass
A Pair of MURANO GLASS WALL APPLIQUES, by FLAVIO POLI & VERONESE, Italy 1960
By Flavio Poli
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptional pair of 3 "flambeau" wall lights, Forme-Libre, in translucent and turquoise blown Murano glass of rare finesse, unique pieces by Flavio Poli, Veronese edition, Murano,...
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1960s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Murano Glass
Flavio Poli Monumental Sconces for Hotel Bristol, Bolzano, 1954
By Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Munich, DE
Pair of sconces designed by Flavio Poli in 1954 for the Hotel Bristol in Bolzano, Italy and created by Seguso, one of Murano’s most highly regarded glass workshops, four E14 sockets ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Brass
Pair of Flavio Poli Murano Italy Sommerso Glass Bulbous Shaped Table Lamps
By Flavio Poli
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
A fantastic pair of bulbous shaped table lamps designed by Flavio Poli and made by Seguso, Murano. Beautiful sommerso technique with green - blue - clear layers of glass.
Height ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flavio Poli Lighting
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Glass
Mid-Century Modern Murano Coloured Glass Floral Motifs Pair of Sconces
By Flavio Poli, Barovier Seguso & Ferro
Located in Madrid, ES
This exquisite pair of sconces, designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso in the 1970s, epitomizes the artistic style and vision of both the designer and the renowned Murano glass craftsman...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Brass
Table Lamp by Flavio Poli, Italy, 1950s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Roma, IT
Table lamp with internal structure in metal and blown glass by Flavio Poli.
Prod. Murano, Italy, around 1950.
Good conditions.
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1950s Italian Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Murano Glass
Italian Midcentury Murano Glass Chandelier by Flavio Poli for Seguso, 1960s
By Flavio Poli
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern aquamarine Murano glass and matt black metal chandelier by Flavio Poli for Seguso, 1960s
Chandelier or suspension lamp, composed of a cylindrical lamp holder in matt black metal, with diffuser in double aquamarine...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Metal
Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Wall Lamp, Flavio Poli for Seguso, 1960s
By Flavio Poli
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano glass and black metal wall lamp by Flavio Poli for Seguso, 1960s.
Wall lamp or applique with support structure in matt black painted metal, with ro...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Metal
Flavio Poli for Seguso Murano Table Lamp, 1950s
By Flavio Poli, Seguso
Located in Parma, IT
Table lamp designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso Murano 1950s.
Large Size with gray/green blown glass stem,original wicker lampshade,original electrical system.
Signature engraved on ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Murano Glass
Flavio Poli Murano Italy Sommerso Glass Double Gourd Shaped Table Lamp
By Flavio Poli
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Rare double gourd table lamp form designed by Flavio Poli and made by Seguso, Murano. Beautiful sommerso technique with yellow - red - bronze layers of glass.
Classic table lamp for...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flavio Poli Lighting
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Glass
Colored Table Lamp Flavio Poli for Poliarte 1970s Italian Design Pop Art
By Flavio Poli
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Colored table lamp Flavio Poli for Poliarte 1970s Italian Design Pop Art
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Fabric, Murano Glass
Flavio Poli Two Murano Bollicine Glass Chandeliers, Italian Design Seguso, 1940s
By Flavio Poli, Seguso
Located in Milan, IT
Flavio Poli was one of the greatest masters for glassmaking in Murano between the 1930s and 1960s. Murano glass works are rare and delicate objects: it is almost impossible to make t...
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1940s Italian Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Murano Glass
Flavio Poli Two Murano Bollicine Glass Chandeliers, Italian Design Seguso, 1940s
By Flavio Poli, Seguso
Located in Milan, IT
Flavio Poli was one of the greatest masters for glassmaking in Murano between the 1930s and 1960s. Murano glass works are rare and delicate objects: it is almost impossible to make t...
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1940s Italian Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Murano Glass
Pair of Wall Lamps in Glass by Flavio Poli for Seguso Italy 1970
By Flavio Poli
Located in Biella, IT
Seguso Italy Flavio Poli design two wall lamp glass years ’70
structure painted and lampshade in glass, perfect condition.
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Metal
Flavio Poli Lamps, Sommerso Glass, Blue, Gold, Seguso, Murano
By Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in New York, NY
Flavio Poli Lamps, Sommerso Glass, Blue, Gold, Seguso, Murano. Pair of handblown Sommerso glass lamps in lapis blue, gold, and clear. Shade dimensi...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Brass
Vintage Set of 3 Wall Lamp Gold Inclusion Seguso Flavio Poli, Italy, 1960
By Flavio Poli
Located in Biella, IT
Seguso Italy Flavio Poli design, one of three wall lamp gold inclusion glass years ’60.
Structure brass, in perfect condition A.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Brass
Pair of Flavio Poli Pendant Lamps for Scavo Corroso Italy, 1950s
By Flavio Poli, Scavo Corroso
Located in Berlin, DE
Rare pair of Seguso Vetri d'Arte pendant lamps by Flavio Poli for Scavo Corroso.
Italy 1950s. Made out of Alexandrit Glass. One of the metal pieces on t...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Metal
Flavio Poli Orange Murano Glass Table Lamp
By Flavio Poli
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Single Italian hand blown orange colored glass with gold inclusions table lamp by Flavio Poli for Seguso. Mounted on new acrylic base. Newly wired with new solid brass 3-way socket. ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Brass
Flavio Poli Sommerso Blue Green Yellow Glass Pendant Lamps for Seguso, 1960
By Flavio Poli, Seguso
Located in Vienna, AT
Three Flavio Poli Sommerso pendant lamps for Seguso, circa 1960
Wonderful set of 3 colored thick Flavio Poli 'Sommerso' glass shades. Sommerso (lit. "submerged" in Italian), or "sunken glasses", is a form of artistic Murano glass that typically has two layers of contrasting colors, which are formed by dipping a gather of colored glass into another molten glass and then blowing the gather...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Brass
Flavio Poli Redesigned Seguso Glass Flush Mount Hotel Bristol, Italy
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Vienna, AT
Redesigned bespoke 44" flush mount from original Flavio Poli glass pieces from the hotel Bristol (Italy 1954)
In 2015 we gave new life to glass from a 1950s ceiling fixture salvaged from the once magnificent Hotel Bristol in Meran, Italy upon the remaining components of the light fixtures and reengineered it with an entirely new metalware frame based on Led technology. The original gilt melted glass laces were carefully interwoven once again and cast into a more contemporary shape. In one of the pictures you can see one of the original lights by Flavio Poli with a brass frame whereas there have been many versions from the same glass pieces in the hotel. One light has already made its way to NYC and has been installed in an apartment there (see pictures). This is a unique opportunity to acquire one of the last remaining historical Poli glass pieces from the glamorous hotel Bristol as well as simply possessing a beautiful and large flush light, suited for a variety of different rooms and spaces.
The Bristol...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flavio Poli Lighting
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Metal
4 Mid-Century Modern Sconces Designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso, Italy, ca. 1970
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern wall lights designed by Flavio Poli and manufactured by the Seguso Factory in Murano, Italy, circa 1970.
Each sconce consists of a chromed metal base and a very he...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flavio Poli Lighting
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Crystal, Chrome
Flavio Poli “Seguso“ Metal Crome Murano Glass 1960 Italy
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
Seguso “Flavio Poli “.
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1960s Other Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Black Sommerso Murano Lamp by Flavio Poli for Seguso, 1950
By Flavio Poli
Located in Chicago, IL
Black Sommerso Murano lamp by Flavio Poli for Seguso, 1950.
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flavio Poli Lighting
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Modern Blue Glass Vintage Table Lamp by Flavio Poli, 1950s, Italy
By Flavio Poli
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage glass table lamp by Flavio Poli 1950s Italy.
While the lamp base shows a elegant shape, it features an elegant composition of the soft color tones blue an...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flavio Poli Lighting
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Blown Glass
Scrumptious Pair of Flavio Poli Orange Murano Lamps Mid-Century Modern
By Flavio Poli
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Scrumptious pair of Flavio Poli orange Murano lamps. Now the lamps are two different sizes but I absolutely love that about them-they can be used in the same room but on different height tables. This hot citrus orange color is very rare and quite beautiful - I really, really want to keep them!! But we are all about bringing you the most beautiful things...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Brass
Flavio Poli Murano Glass Table Lamp for Seguso, 1960s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Den Haag, NL
Graceful 1960s Murano glass table lamp by Flavio Poli for Seguso. The translucent forest green base produces a subtle lighting effect when the bulb is lit.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Murano Glass
Flavio Poli for Seguso Monumental, Murano Glass Table Lamp
By Archimede Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great Murano lamp by Flavio Poli. Over all measures diameter 14 total high 27 inches. Shade not included.
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
Materials
Glass
Large Murano Flavio Poli for Seguso Sommerso 1950s Aubergine Fin Lamp
By Flavio Poli
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptionally rare size, this Murano glass lamp using the Sommerso technique of layered colored glass, height 28" (top of glass) 43" (top of shade),...
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Flavio Poli Redesigned Seguso Glass Flush Mount Hotel Bristol, Italy, 1955
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Vienna, AT
Redesigned bespoke 44" flush mount from original Flavio Poli glass pieces from the hotel Bristol, Italy 1954
We gave new life to glass from a 1950s ceiling fixture salvaged from the once magnificent Hotel Bristol in Meran, Italy upon the remaining components of the light fixtures and reengineered it with an entirely new metalware frame based on Led technology. The original gilt melted glass laces were carefully interwoven once again and cast into a more contemporary shape. In one of the pictures you can see one of the original lights by Flavio Poli with a brass frame whereas there have been many versions from the same glass pieces in the hotel. One light has already made its way to NYC and has been installed in an apartment there (see pictures). This is a unique opportunity to acquire one of the last remaining historical Poli glass pieces from the glamorous hotel Bristol as well as simply possessing a beautiful and large flush light, suited for a variety of different rooms and spaces.
The Bristol hotel, Meran (1954-2006):
The hotel’s grandiose design was the dream of an extremely wealthy shipbuilder, Arnaldo Bennati (whose family still to this day owns the Bauer Hotel in Venice). The architecture and interior design that Bennati commissioned caused an immediate sensation. The international press reported in detail on its splendor and deemed it the most modern and elegant hotel in Europe. Under the direction of architect Marino Meo...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Metal
Murano Lamp by Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli, Archimede Seguso
Located in New York, NY
Chic and stylish Murano table lamp by Flavio Poli for Seguso, imported by Camer Venice New York. Striking black interior with swirling gold fleck thread surround, on faux painted woo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flavio Poli Lighting
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Art Glass
Flavio Poli Pair of Applique Murano Glass Seguso, Italy
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Milan, Italy
A pair of applique designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso Murano, circa 1960, Italy.
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1660s Italian Modern Antique Flavio Poli Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Chandelier by Flavio Poli for Seguso, Italy, circa 1970
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern 3-light chandelier designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso, Italy, circa 1970, in chromed brass and Murano glass.
Each pendant light measures 17 cm high by 17cm wide...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flavio Poli Lighting
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Crystal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Sconce designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso, Italy, circa 1970
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern wall light designed by Flavio Poli and manufactured by the Seguso Factory in Murano, Italy, circa 1970.
The sconce consists of a chromed metal base and a very heav...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flavio Poli Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
Flavio Poli Italian Murano Glass Pendant Chandelier Seguso, Italy
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Milan, Italy
Seguso chandelier designed by Flavio Poli realize in Italy, 1960. Three multicolor blown glass cubes suspended from three adjustable wires, fixed to a brass canopy.
The dimensions ...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
Materials
Brass
Five Ceiling Lights Designed by Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Five ceiling lights in colored supported by a metal cylinder that hides the wiring that can hang at any height. A specified, finished height will be completed prior to delivery at no...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Wire
A Midcentury Green Murano Glass Lamp by Flavio Poli for Seguso
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in New York, NY
A single vintage table lamp in thick sea-foam green Murano glass infused with gold fleck accents on gilt wood bases. They are by Flavio Poli for Seguso. Good vintage condition with a...
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1950s Italian Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
Materials
Glass, Wood
Flavio Poli Two Murano Acidato Glass Chandeliers, Italian Design Seguso, 1940s
By Flavio Poli, Seguso
Located in Milan, IT
These two chandeliers created in green etched (Acidato) blown Murano glass are part of a collection of glass elements created by the Seguso glass company and coming from a Hotel in P...
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1940s Italian Vintage Flavio Poli Lighting
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Murano Glass
Flavio Poli lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Flavio Poli 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 Flavio Poli lighting, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 43 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 1 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original lighting by Flavio Poli were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider lighting by Tobia Scarpa, Sergio Asti, and Marcello Fantoni. Prices for Flavio Poli lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $659 and can go as high as $39,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,650.