Venini Furniture
Italian
Beginning in the 1930s — and throughout the postwar years especially — Venini & Co. played a leading role in the revival of Italy’s high-end glass industry, pairing innovative modernist designers with the skilled artisans who created extraordinary chandeliers, sconces and other lighting in the centuries-old glass workshops on the Venetian island of Murano.
While the company’s co-founder, Paolo Venini (1895–1959), was himself a highly talented glassware designer, his true genius was to invite forward-thinking Italian and international designers to Murano’s hallowed workshops to create Venini pieces — among them Gio Ponti, Massimo Vignelli, Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala, Thomas Stearns of the United States and Fulvio Bianconi.
Paolo Venini trained and practiced as a lawyer for a time, though his family had been involved with glassmaking for generations. After initially buying a share in a Venetian glass firm — he and antiques dealer Giacomo Cappellin established Vetri Soffiati Cappellin Venini & C. in 1921 — Venini took over the company as his own in 1925, and under his direction, it produced mainly classical Baroque designs.
In 1932, Venini hired the young Carlo Scarpa— who would later distinguish himself as an architect — as his lead designer. Scarpa, working in concert with practiced glass artisans, completely modernized Venini, introducing simple, pared-down forms; bright primary colors; and bold patterns such as stripes, banding and abstract compositions that utilized cross sections of murrine (glass rods).
Paolo Venini’s best designs are thought to be his two-color Clessidre hourglasses, produced from 1957 onward, and the Fazzoletto (“handkerchief”) vase, designed with Bianconi in 1949. Bianconi’s masterworks are considered by many to be his Pezzato works — colorful vases with patterns that resemble those of a patchwork quilt.
Other noteworthy and highly collectible vintage Venini works include Ponti’s dual-tone stoppered bottles (circa 1948); rare glass sculptures from the Doge series by Stearns, the first American to design for the firm; Vignelli’s striped lanterns of the 1960s; the Occhi vases with eyelet-shaped patterns by Tobia Scarpa (son of Carlo); and, with their almost zen purity, the Bolle (“bubbles”) bottles designed by Wirkkala in 1968.
With these works — and many others by some of the creative titans of the 20th and 21st centuries — Venini has produced one of the truly great bodies of work in modern design.
Find antique and vintage Venini chandeliers, serveware, table lamps, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Creator: Venini
Venini Vase Zanfirico Murano Glass 1950 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini vase Zanfirico Murano glass 1950 Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Seven Venini Tronchi Five Point Glass Shades
By Murano 5, Venini
Located in Garnerville, NY
Need extra shades? If you own or are trying to sell one of these signature chandeliers or sconces, then you probably need extra shades. Clear glass, five point drop shade, tree bark ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
$560 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Coppia di lampade 'Victoria' Venini Anni 90
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Coppia di lampade a parete in vetro di Murano bianco lattimo e rosa trasparente. Presente la firma della produzione.
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,137 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Venini Re Vase in Grey Glass by Rodolfo Dordoni
By Venini, Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Re glass vase in gray by Rodolfo Dordoni. Blown handmade glass vases. Upper part, the crown, is covered by metal leaves. The lower part is glazed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
$1,507 / item
Mid-Century Italian Murano Glass Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Italian chandelier by Venini. Each of the prisms is solid glass, measuring 11 inches and 4 inches. They hang from hooks onto a chrome frame, as pictured. Any amoun...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Six-Tier Italian Murano Venini Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Antwerp, BE
A very glamorous chandelier made up of graduating tiers of approximately 100 triangular clear glass crystals and with four light sources taking medium base bulbs. Measures:
Diameter...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Venini Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Steel
Mid-Century Toni Zuccheri for Venini, corteccia murano glass chandelier. 1960s
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Catania, CT
A beautiful Corteccia Murano glass chandelier, designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, produced in Italy during the 1960s. The glass elements are in perfect condition with no chips or ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Veronese Glass Vase in Sapphire and Crystal by Vittorio Zecchin
By Venini, Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with cylindrical body and crystal decorative base. Featured in apple green colored class with crystal designed in 1921. Perfect for indoor home decor as container o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Trilobo Ceiling Lamp by Venini, Italy 1970s
By Venini
Located in Roma, IT
Trilobo ceiling lamp by Venini, Italy 1970s.
Metal and Murano Glass.
Cm 67,00 x 78,50.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
$3,375 Sale Price
25% Off
21st Century Firenze Flush Light in Crystal/Sapphire by Ettore Sottsass
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in murano, IT
Regardless of their size, small or large, the luminous sculptures by Ettore Sottsass bring to mind the idea and image of the Florentine lily. Revealed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Stripped Glass Table Lamp, circa 1960, Italy.
By Venini
Located in Brussels, BE
Venini glass table lamp, circa 1960, Italy.
Stripped white and clear Venini glass sphere on a black lacquered base.
Rewired, ready for use.
Dimensions: 56 cm H, 34 cm diameter.
Good...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Timo Sarpaneva "Kotilo" vase, by Venini & Co., Italy, 1990
By Venini, Timo Sarpaneva
Located in Zurich, CH
Timo Sarpaneva "Kotilo" vase, by Venin, Italy, 1990
Three layers of glass manufactured with the "wet stick" - method where they use vaporizing water to "blow" the glass in it's shap...
Category
1990s Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
$3,790 Sale Price
20% Off
Venini Ratrih Floor Lamp by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Ratrih floor lamp by Ettore Sottsass.
Numbered edition for year
Year of manufacture: 1994-2017
Marble base
Color: Milk-white/black
Measurements: Ø 18.11", H 66.92"
1 x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
$12,045 / item
Small Azure & Orange Murano Glass 1960s Ashtray by Pierre Cardin for Venini
By Pierre Cardin, Venini
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This small ashtray was designed by Pierre Cardin for Venini in the 1960s. It is executed in electric blue with an orange stripe. Engraved signature "Ven...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Trilobo Murano Glass and Steel Chandelier circa 1960 Made in Italy
By Venini
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Venini Trilobo Murano glass and steel chandelier circa 1960 Made in Italy
Will require four chandelier bulbs.
Venini—the world famous Italian gl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Steel
$2,443 Sale Price
44% Off
Gio Ponti model 5557 chandelier for Venini, Italy 1946-1948
By Venini, Gio Ponti
Located in Renens, CH
Model 5557 Murano glass chandelier by Gio Ponti for Venini, Italy 1946-1948
This absolutely stunning chandelier is an early production, probably around 1950.
The quality of the gla...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Venini Murana Face Glass Vase in Straw by Fabio
By Fabio, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with oval body and neck and engraved facial expression designed by Fabio in 2016. Featured in straw colored glass. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or str...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
$4,928 / item
Inciso Glass Bottle with Stopper by Paolo Venini
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in New York, NY
Wheel carved glass. Venini label adhered to bottom. Provenance: Private collection, FL.
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Venini Murano Italy Blue Glass Bottle Vase Serie “Velati” 1992
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Amazing and fabulous very rare Italian handmade and blown bottle in light blue color glass with stopper, from the “Velati” series designed and produ...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
$900 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Vintage Boxed Wall Lights from Venini’s Hotel Collection, Signed
By Venini
Located in Westport, CT
Set of rectangular shaped brass wall lights with its original etched and frosted front glass panel and glass rods encasing its sides.
Illuminated with one candelabra light bulb u...
Category
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Venini Firenze Flush Light in Crystal & Sapphire by Ettore Sottsass
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Firenze flush light in handmade blown glass with decorative elements in opaline and transparent glass and white painted metal finishes. Fun and colorful ceiling light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Anemone Table Lamp by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian table lamp with hand blown cream Murano glass globe and brown Murano glass stripes / Designed by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini / Made in Italy circa 1960s
Me...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,400 Sale Price
30% Off
1970's Quadriedri Murano Glass and Brass Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in Schoorl, NL
Looking for lighting that makes an impression? This is the one. From the practical, chunky chain and canopy, underneath we get to a spectacular arrangement of 82 Quadriedri Murano gl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Original Italian venini polyhedral glass chandelier by Carlo Scarpa 50's
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Superb 50's chandelier by Italian manufacturer Venini and designer Carlo Scarpa. Metal structure stamped "Murano, made in Italy". Diffusers composed of transparent and pink Murano gl...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Boletus Table Lamp by Mario Ticcò for Venini, Italy, 1970s
By Mario Ticcò, Venini
Located in Roma, IT
Table lamp from the series Boletus realized by Mario Ticcò for Venini, Murano, in 1970s.
Chromed metal and blown and engraved glass.
Fully working and in very good condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Fulvio Bianconi for Venini. Pezzato 1950
By Franco Bianchini, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Fulvio Bianconi for Venini. Pezzato Vase “Fulvio Bianconi for Venini. Pezzato vase, with transparent glass tiles.
height 27 cm
Signed with 3-lines acid stamp: venini murano ITALIA...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Venini Art Glass Vase with Inciso Decoration Paolo Venini, Murano 1956
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Venini Art Glass vase with Inciso Decoration Paolo Venini, Murano 1956
A large vintage art glass vase in notte (night) blue pesante glass ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Murrine Romane Multi-Color Vase by Carlo Scarpa
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Murrine Romane vase in multi-color by Carlo Scarpa. Numbered Edition. These Murrine are called “roman” due to their graphic signs and because the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Magnificent Murano Blown Glass Chandelier by Venini with Red Accent, 1920s
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
VENINI
A stunning early Venini Murano blown glass ten branch chandelier.
In fine straw glass with delicate ruby red edging, Italy, late 1920s.
Dimensions...
Category
1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Pendant Light by Toni Zuccheri for Venini in Murano Glass, circa 1960
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age pendant light by Toni Zuccheri for Venini in Murano glass, circa 1960 from the 'Membrana' series.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Square Occhi Vase in White by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Tobia Scarpa
By Ludovico Diaz de Santillana and Tobia Scarpa, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Occhi glass vase in crystal by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Tobia Scarpa. Blown handmade glass vases with the “Murrine” technique.
Color: Cryst...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Clessidra Hourglass in Horizon Amber Murano Glass
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clessidra hourglass in amber murano glass by Paolo Venini and Fulvio Bianconi. Little grains of sand, impalpable and unnoticeable as a whole yet so...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Chandelier by Venini, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Rome, IT
Wonderful fountain of light made by dozens of violet droplets and ice crystals. Measures: Height without chain 45 cm., width 45
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Yellow Murano Glass Pendant Light by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, 1960
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Rijssen, NL
A beautiful yellow glass pendant light, made in the 1960s by Massimo Vignelli for Venini.
The lampshade is made of yellow opaline glass with an inner white glaze. Real murano glass, ...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Signed Mid-Century Murano Glass Giaue Bowl by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine mid-century modern Murano glass bowl.
By Venini.
Designed by Toni Zuccheri.
In the form of a thick glass bowl with complex copper inclusions on opaque orange ground.
Desig...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Fulvio Bianconi Bowl Pezzato Americano, Venini, Murano 1950s
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A Pezzato Americano bowl in yellow, green, straw and black colored glass designed by Fulvio Bianconi in 1950. Manufactured by Venini, Venice ca. 1950s. With acid etched signature "Ve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Small Black Belt Triangular Glass in Crystal and Tea by Peter Marino
By Peter Marino, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in transparent crystal and tea with black decoration designed by Peter Marino in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Elegant suspended Murano blown glass chandelier Poliedri of VENINI Official
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
The “Poliedri” were first proposed as components making up the large Venini chandelier, designed by Ignazio Gardella, Paolo Venini and Massimo Vignelli, presented at the 1958 Brussels...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Paolo Venini Inciso Vase
By Venini
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This is a clean example with pleasing proportions
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
$4,250
1 of the 2 Gold-Plated Piramide Venini Flush Mounts, 1970s, Italy
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the two gold-plated Venini flush mounts with faceted clear crystal tubes of Murano glass. Modellated in the form of a piramide. The flush mounts are designed and produced by ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate, Chrome
Venini Bianconi Teal and White Zanfirico Lattimo Dish or Low Bowl
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine 1950's zanfirico lattimo plate.
By Venini & Co.
Attributed to Paolo Venini or Fulvio Bianconi.
Of a low bowl or plate form with a slightly raised center.
With alternatin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Mezzafiligrana by Carlo Scarpa
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Uccle, BE
Large vase “Mezzafiligrana” by Carlo Scarpa, Venini (Murano), Italy.
Very large vase in the shape of a truncated cone, the technique of which called “mezzafiligrana” presents thin ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Chandelier from the "Tessuto" series, design L. DIAZ DE SANTILLANA for VENINI. 1970s
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
Located in Torino, IT
Glass Chandelier
of Murano from the
Cloth
ludovico design
DIAZ DE SANTILLANA
for VENINI.
ORIGIN
Italy
PERIOD
1970s
DESIGNER
Ludovico DIAZ DE SANTILLANA
(1931-1989) Graduated in ar...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,042 Sale Price
20% Off
1960's Murano Glass and Brass Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in Schoorl, NL
Looking for lighting that makes an impression? This is the one. From the practical, chunky chain and canopy, underneath we get to a spectacular arrangement of hanging crystal-glass c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Monofiore Balaton Short Glass Vase in Apple Green Red Thread Rim by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with full body and textured surface with hexagonal shaped pattern in gold designed in 1970. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Idria Large Vase in Amber Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Idria large vase in Amber Murano glass by Venini. The Ancient Greek water vessel sheds its skin, as terracotta gives way to glass, thanks to Venini. Its design speaks of bygone days ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,375 / item
Venini Monofiore Balloton Medium Vase in Orange Red Thread Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monofiore Balloton medium vase in amber Murano glass by Venini. It looks soft, but it’s not; it’s glass. The optical illusion of Monofiori by Venini...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Glass And Brass Pendant
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
1960's Mid-Century Modern Venini glass and brass pendant, in vintage condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use, newly rewired and...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Venini Murano Glass Sconces
By Venini
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Stunning Italian Mid-Century Modern sconces by Venini. Having a brass frame and beautiful glass prisms. Each of the prisms are solid glass, measuring 8 inches each. Three available.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
$2,000 / item
VENINI Ceilling Light Murano Glass Brass 1930 ITALY
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI Ceilling Light
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Other Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Fulvio Bianconi Fasce Orizzontali Vase
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Fulvio Bianconi banded vase in clear glass with embedded bands of aquamarine,sapphire,black and red glass.
marked with a three line acid stamp c.1953
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Idria Large Vase in Horizon Milk White inside Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Idria large vase in horizon Murano glass by Venini. The ancient Greek water vessel sheds its skin, as terracotta gives way to glass, thanks to Venini. Its design speaks of bygone day...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Bottle with Stopper by Gio Ponti for Venini
By Venini, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Hand blown incalmo glass decanter in white and green with stopper. Unsigned. Published: Venini: Catalog Raisonné 1921-1986, Diaz de Santillana, pg. 296. ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Italian Murano Art Glass Dish/Bell Shape Swirl Chandelier Pendant Light
By Venini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning vintage single light bell shaped Murano art glass pendant light with black swirl design and great modernist form. The glass shade hangs from a brass mount.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Venini Monofiore Balloton Vase in Amber Horizon Thread Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monofiore Balloton small vase in amber Murano glass by Venini. Monofiori breaks with tradition in 1970 and then does it again in 2016. But its essen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Tree. of Chandeliers Murano Glass Brass, 1940
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Refined tree chandeliers Venini Murano glass and brass, 1940.
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
$17,766 / set
Wonderful Vintage Venini Fazzoletto Bicolore Handkerchief Art Glass Vase
By Venini
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Vintage Venini Fazzoletto Bicolore Handkerchief Art Glass Vase With Gold Inclusions And White Interior, Signed And Dated On Underside
H: 11 1/4" X W: 10 3/4"
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Multicolored Chandelier by Gio Ponti for Venini
By Venini, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Murano multicolored chandelier by Gio Ponti for Venini. Murano, colorful glass, with gold flecks and brass trim.
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Robert Mapplethorpe's Venini Bianconi Fazzoletto Opaque White & Oyster-Green
By Venini
Located in Sharon, CT
An early large Venini Fazzoletto Vase. By Venini to the Fulvio Bianconi design, circa 1950. Signed clearly with the three line signature. Retains stickers from Christies. This is lot 130 from 1989 Robert Mapplethorpe Collection Christies Auction.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Monumental Ruby Red Murano Art Glass Fazzoletto Vase by Venini
By Venini, Vintage Italian Glass
Located in Atlanta, GA
This extraordinary and beautiful hand-blown Italian Art glass vase was designed by Venini, Murano. The rare piece was crafted in Italy circa 1970. The extra-tall sculptural amphora s...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Venini furniture 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 Venini furniture, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 1,141 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 1,298 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Venini were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Ettore Sottsass, Artemide, and Vistosi. Prices for Venini furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $11 and can go as high as $377,941, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,694.
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Questions About Venini Furniture
- Where is Venini glass made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025Venini glass is made in Italy. Specifically, its workshop is on the Venetian island of Murano. Beginning in the 1930s — and throughout the postwar years especially — Venini & Co. played a leading role in the revival of Italy’s high-end glass industry, pairing innovative modernist designers with skilled artisans who created extraordinary chandeliers, sconces and other lighting in the centuries-old glass workshops. While the company’s co-founder, Paolo Venini (1895–1959), was himself a highly talented glassware designer, his true genius was to invite forward-thinking Italian and international designers to Murano’s hallowed workshops to create Venini pieces — among them Gio Ponti, Massimo Vignelli, Tapio Wirkkala, Thomas Stearns and Fulvio Bianconi. Shop a variety of Venini glass on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024To identify Venini glass, first look for markings, usually found on the base or interior of glassware. Over its long history, Venini used dozens of labels and acid-stamped marks on its pieces. You can find images of these marks on the pages of trusted online resources to compare to your piece. Keep in mind that Venini's foil labels tend to come off over the years, so a lack of a marking or label doesn't necessarily mean that your piece is not a Venini. However, there are many convincing replicas of Venini glassware. As a result, experts recommend consulting a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer for assistance with the identification process, especially if you can't locate a label or acid mark. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Venini glass.