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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
21st Century Zoe Small Pendant Light in Violet by Doriana E Massimiliano Fuksas
By Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas, Venini
Located in murano, IT
From the ancient tracks of desert rocks to present-day Venice. Zoe – designed by Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas in 2014 – is a paradigm, a place where different times and spaces com...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture

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Glass

Italian Mid Century Brown Murano Glass Drops Chandelier by Paolo Venini, 1960s
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
This large Murano brown glass drops and caramel colour crystals chandelier was made and designed by Venini in the 1960s.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture

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Metal

Italian Mid-Century Murano Ball Glass Pendant Lamp by Toni Zuccheri, 1960s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Stylish Italian mid-century blown Murano glass, ball shape pendant lamp designed by Toni Zuccheri in the 1960s per Venini fashion house and named th...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture

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Brass, Steel

Big Arredoluce with Venini color glass chandelier '60s
By Angelo Lelii, Venini
Located in Torino, IT
Angelo Lelii founder of the large lighting company in the 1950s helped reform and revolutionize the world of modern lighting. This is one of the rarest and most beautiful chandeliers...
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1960s Vintage Venini Furniture

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Brass

Brilliant Yellow Venini Vase
By Venini
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1970-80s, by Venini, Italy. Featuring a refined post-modern silhouette complemented by bold color, this hand-blown Venini vase is superbly proportion...
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1970s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture

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Blown Glass

Veronese Vase by Vittorio Zecchini for Venini 1921
By Vittorio Zecchin, Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Blown for the first time in 1921, thanks to the intuition of the art director of Venini 1921-1925: the painter Vittorio Zecchin. A 1580 painting by Paolo Veronese " Annunciation " in...
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2010s Italian Art Deco Venini Furniture

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Murano Glass

Pair of Venini wall lights, Triedri glass, Murano, Italy 1970
By Venini
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very beautiful pair of Venini wall lights produced in Italy in the 70s. Cut glass and gilded metal structure. Unique object that will illuminate wonderfully and bring a real design t...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Venini Furniture

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Crystal

Large Venini Art Glass Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Montreal, QC
Large and important clear and blue Italian round 30 light modernist Murano art glass chandelier by Venini. Provenance: Roberto Calvi, through ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture

Rare Thomas Stearns doppio incalmo venini signed
By Venini, Thomas Stearns
Located in Zurich, CH
A rare Thomas Stearns for Venini DOPPIO INCALMO GLASS one of the last works of the artist acid signed venini murano ITALIA excellent conditions
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1960s Vintage Venini Furniture

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Murano Glass

1 of the 3 XL Square 3-Tiers Venini Gilt-Plated Flush Mounts, 1970, Italy
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 3 stylish three-tiered faceted Murano flushmount with several clear crystal glass prisms was designed and produced by Venini in Italy from the 1970s. The Venin Murano prisms...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture

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Crystal, Brass

"Cane" Stopper Bottle by Paolo Venini
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in New York, NY
Blown glass bottle form created with canes of blue & green colors.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture

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Blown Glass

Pair of Sconces Swan Murano Glass by Tina Aufiero for Venini, Italy, 1990s
By Venini, Tina Aufiero
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of wall lights lamps sconces model Swan in white and clear Murano glass, by the designer Tina Aufiero for the italian design manufacture Venini. engraved signed and dated 1995. ...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture

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Metal

Venini floor lamp model n° 529 attributed to Carlo Scarpa, 1942
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Renens, CH
Venini floor lamp model n° 529 attributed to Carlo Scarpa, 1942 Rare Model n° 529 floor lamp often attributed to Carlo Scarpa for Venini 1942. A masterpiece of early 1940's Veneti...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture

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Brass

Carlo Scarpa, bowl model 'Battuto', 1940-42
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978), bowl model 'Battuto', 1940-42 hand-blown glass, battuto surface produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy 16 x 10 x 10 cm signed with four-line acid stamp to ...
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1940s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture

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Murano Glass

Vases 'Barena' Venini & C., Murano, designed by Toni Zuccheri, 1981
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Vases 'Barena' Venini & C., Murano, designed by Toni Zuccheri, 1981 Medium Clear and greenish glass with vertical opaque white and brown band appliques. Veninilabel Excellent con...
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1980s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture

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Murano 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...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture

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Metal

Large Italian Chandelier of the 40s/50s Signed Venini Murano Pendants
By Venini
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sculptural Italian chandelier from the famous house Venini dating from the 40/50s. Structures in white lacquered metal (original paint) and rectangular diffusers in transparent Muran...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture

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Metal

Fantasmino Table Lamp by Venini
By Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
The special relationship between light and matter that has always been the hallmark of VENINI glassware return in this line of table and floor lamps that bring the Opalino technique ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture

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Murano Glass

Midcentury Modern Murano Chandelier, Toni Zuccheri for Venini, Italy 1960s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Vintage Murano glass chandelier, Toni Zuccheri for Venini, Italy 1960s This stunning vintage Murano chandelier, designed by the renowned Toni Zuccheri and produced in Venice, Italy,...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture

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Murano Glass

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.
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture

Cendrier in Deep Red Glass by Carlo Scarpa circa 1942 for Venini
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in London, GB
Rare deep red cased and iridized glass, bowl complete with stubber (cendrier / ashtray), designed by Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978) circa 1942, for Venini, with acid stamp on its underside 'Venini Murano MADE IN ITALY' From 1933 to 1947 Scarpa became the artistic consultant to Venini from 1933 to 1947 the glass manufacturer, one of the great celebrated glass works in the history of design. Carlo Scarpa’s highly inventive use of traditional Murano techniques resulted in this original sculptural and sensually formed crimson dish companied by its pestle. Scarpa's success was to look to the past with an innovative approach towards technique and creativity giving birth to the avant-garde. • Literature A Focused Obsession, Modern Italian Glass- The Martin Cohen Collection Helmut Ricke, Eva Schmitt, 'Italian Glass Murano: Milan...
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Furniture

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Murano Glass

Triedri Crystal Gold-Plated Flush Mount by Venini, Italy
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
This exceptional flush mount was manufactured by Venini in Italy. The lamp has clear Murano Triedri crystals of varying lengths that create a great light effect. The crystals are sus...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture

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Brass

Venini Chandelier "Pastorale" 1972 Ludovico Diaz de Santillana Murano Glass
By Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Venini
Located in Munster, NRW
You have the rare opportunity to acquire an absolutely stunning modern chandelier from the house of Venini, Italy. The magnificent model "Pastorale" with the catalog number 966 - wi...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture

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Murano Glass

Large bottle vase signed Venini italia. Ca. 1966
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Large bottle vase signed Venini italia. Ca. 1966 Probably Paolo Venini. Signature engraved "two lines" "venini italia". Until 1970, the factory used a diamond engraved signature "...
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1960s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture

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Murano Glass

VENINI - Toni ZUCCHERI - Pair Sconces - Gold Murano glass - Italy 1950.
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of appliques Murano glass with gold leaf, 1950. Murano glass.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture

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Metal

1960s by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini Murano Glass Paperweight
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
Located in Brescia, IT
Venini Murano Cannette glass paperweight, designed by Ludovico De Santillana. Clear bubble over a heavy base decorated with applied filigrana cane segments. Perfect condition.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture

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Murano Glass

Clear Blue Glass Fazzoletto Vase by Venini
By Venini
Located in Montreal, QC
Venini clear blue glass fazzoletto vase. Signed etched Venini 2006.
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Early 2000s Italian Venini Furniture

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Glass

Two Glass and Brass Chandeliers
By Venini
Located in Antwerp, BE
One brass chandelier with eight glass leaves. Total height 67 cm. Diameter:46 cm. Height fixture:30 cm.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture

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Brass

Riccardo Licata, Double Incalmo with Central Murrine Band, Venini Murano, Italia
By Venini, Riccardo Licata
Located in Uccle, BE
Rare double incalmo vase with a central murine. Body of the vase is made of Murano blown mole grey glass. A central white and yellow murine is fixed between the two glass bands. The murine has a “comb” motif. A design imagined by Licata himself. The vases of this type are quite rare, the production was complicated because the central band in murrine reacted differently to heating and elements from the two other parts which constitute the vase. The base and the top. The blowers who produced these parts had to have significant skills. The vase is in very good to excellent condition and signed with the 3 lines acid stamp “Venini Murano Italia...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture

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Blown Glass

Venini Monofiore Balloton Small Vase in Grey Red Thread Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monofiore Balloton vase in Amber Murano glass by Venini. It looks soft, but it’s not; it’s glass. The optical illusion of Monofiori by Venini from 1970 lies in its name: Balloton, a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture

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Murano Glass

Deco Medium Vase in Milk White by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Historic vase designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in opalino glass characterized by round horizontal ribs. The model is proposed in three shades of colour and in three sizes. Rhythm"...
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20th Century Italian Modern Venini Furniture

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Glass

Venini Sommersi Oro Vase, Italy, 1993
By Laura Diaz de Santillana, Venini
Located in New York, NY
Laura Diaz de Santillana (b. 1955) for Venini rare Sommersi Oro vase from "Laura" series, Italy, 1993. This elegant hand-blown Murano glass vase is an exquisite blue color with gold ...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture

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Art Glass

Carlo Scarpa, 'Battuto' vase, 1940, signed
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scarpa, 'Battuto' vase, 1940 Hand-blown glass, battuto surface produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy 24 cm (height) signed with two-line a...
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1940s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture

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Murano Glass

Pair of Mid Century Venini Italian Crystal Sconces
By Venini
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of Mid Century Venini Italian Crystal Sconces. This listing is for one pair but we actually have three pair available.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture

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Crystal

Gemme Vase in Grass Grey Balloton Blown Glass by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In the expert hands of the blowers, glass turns into precious gemstones of various colours – green, grass green, purple, red, aquamarine, sapphire, tea and gray. Unique and sparkling...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture

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Blown Glass

Night in Venice Candleholder in Grape Balloton Glass by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The warm glow of candles meets glass etched using the special Balloton technique. Its light flickers and dances, casting a multitude of reflections on the refined Tea, Red, Grape or ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture

Materials

Glass

Monofiore Decorative Jar with Cap in Green Blown Glass by Laura de Santillana
By Venini, Laura de Santillana
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Different shapes, different colours. But all bursting with energy. Their caps recall the shapes and patterns of nature. Every Monofiore by Laura de Santillana is unique: a small prec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture

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Blown Glass

Puntini Murrine Glass Bowl, Paolo Venini, Venini Murano Italia
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
Bowl in glass with “talpa” (mole grey) and “lattimo” (milk white) murrine. The name of this particular murrine is known as “a puntini” which means “dotted” in Italian. It’s in fac...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture

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Blown Glass

A rare "a puntini murrine" bowl by Paolo Venini for his furnace made 1965-70
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Aachen, DE
A rare "a puntini murrine" bowl, the pattern designed by Paolo Venini in 1957, this particular bowl was executed between 1965-70 at the Venini furnace on the island of Murano. The mu...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture

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Art Glass, Murrine, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Venini, vintage 35 glass flowers sputnik from 70s
By Venini
Located in Catania, CT
Midcentury Italian glass sputnik produced by Venini during the 70s. Good vintage condition with normal trace of age and use. Some lack of chrome on the chromed brass of the central s...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture

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Chrome

Textured Venini Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Red Lion, PA
This is a beautiful rare Venini chandelier. It is vintage with hand blown textured Murano glass tubes. The height can be adjusted with the chain...
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Mid-20th Century Venini Furniture

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Murano Glass

'Abaco' wall scone by Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin for Venini
By Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin, Venini
Located in MIJDRECHT, NL
Abaco wall sconce in handmade blown glass. Simple and decorative lighting solution for any room or environment. There’s no distinction really between an idea and its manner of exp...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Venini Furniture

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Gemme Short Glass Vase in Violet by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with shaped body and neck in violet designed in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also available in other colors on ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture

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Art Glass

Amber Glass Venini Pendant, Italy, 1960s
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
A classic simple glass pendant light with a wonderfully warm color.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture

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Blown Glass

Set of three pendants by Massimo Vignelli for Venini in Murano Glass
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Set of Three pendants mod. 4041 in light blue etched Murano Glass designed by Massimo Vignelli and produced by Venini since 1954. Perfect condition, original electrical system and or...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture

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Murano Glass

Handblown Italian Midcentury Murano Glass Vase by Napoleone Martinuzzi & Venini
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in New York, NY
Elegant, Italian Mid-century, hand blown Murano Amphora form, glass vase in the Modern Neoclassical style designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini, c...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture

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Murano Glass

Fulvio Bianconi, vase "horizontale fasce". by Venini
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Fulvio Bianconi, vase "horizontale fasce". . Design from 1950 for Venini & C. Gray glass with fused opaque white bands all around. Inscribed on the stand: "venini murano ITALIA" (etc...
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1950s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture

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Murano Glass

Vintage Murano Glass Set of Wall Sconces by Venini, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Bastogne, BE
A pair of wall lamps with conical shades made of Murano glass from Venini. Italy, 1970s. Plate-worked clear glass diffuser with white glass granules in the middle and amber...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture

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Murano Glass

Mid-century Murano glass lamp by Toni Zuccheri Venini, Italy, circa 1970
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Mid-century Murano glass lamp by Toni Zuccheri Venini, Italy, circa 1970 This extraordinary lamp by Toni Zuccheri for Venini is a refined example of mid-century Italian design, combi...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture

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Metal, Chrome

Gio Ponti "A Canne" Glass Pitcher for Venini
By Venini, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti "A Canne" Glass Pitcher for Venini, Italy. "A Canne" translates to "With Reeds". Blue and Green stripes. Excellent vintage condition with age related wear. No chips, cra...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture

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Murano Glass

1970 Boletus / Mario Ticco Venini Murano Glass Italian Design Table Lamp
By Venini
Located in Brescia, IT
"Boletus" Table Lamp design Mario Ticco Prod. Venini Italy, 1970 Pink Blown Glass Shade Chrome Metal Base Perfect condiction Perfect working order (one bulb light E24 max 100w) ba...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Venini Furniture

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Metal

Venini Large Opalino Vase, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Parma, IT
Large Opalino vase by Venini, 1970s. In opaline incmicito blown glass, engraved signature and label. In excellent condition.
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1970s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture

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Murano Glass

Tobia Scarpa BATTUTO Bowl, Murano
By Tobia Scarpa, Venini
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Tobia Scarpa (Italian, b. 1935); Venini (Italy) Marking(s); notes: incised Venini Italia, marking(s) Materials: glass Dimensions (H, W, D): 3"h, 8.75"d...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture

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Blown Glass

Signed Venini Vintage Murano Glass Floor Lamp, Signed
By Venini
Located in North Miami, FL
Signed "Venini 1994" at base and to underside of white glass bowl reflector. This is blue glass rod and bowl. Stunning and 24-karat gilded base and floor dimmer. This item is c...
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Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Venini Furniture

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Brass

Tolboi floor lamp by Ludovico Diaz De Santillana for Venini, 2001
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
Located in Baranzate, IT
Tolboi model floor lamp with blown glass diffuser, clear crystal and dark amber. Transparent submerged glass rod. Brass joints and base. Venini, Murano, 2001
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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Venini Furniture

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Crystal, Brass

Murano Glas Vase Venini Murano Italia Fazzoletto filigrana, signed
By Gian Paolo Venier, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Murano Glas Vase Venini Murano Italia Fazzoletto filigrana, signed 1935-1940 Probably Paolo Venini Höhe: ca. 11,5 cm Condition: Very good condition. sign...
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1930s Vintage Venini Furniture

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Murano Glass

Italian Art Deco / Midcentury Modern Table / Desk Lamp by Siemens & Venini Glass
By Venini, Siemens
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Exquisite Italian Art Deco / Mid-Century Modern desk or table lamp featuring the craftsmanship of the design leaders of the 20th Century and uniting timeless materials: me...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture

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Metal

MARKED Venini Murano White Glass Zanfirico Fazzoletto Vase
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Bolton, GB
Here is an exquisite 1950's small Venetian white glass "Fazzoletto" (handkerchief) vase. Made on the island of Murano, near Venice, Italy, by famous manufacturers Venini, designed by...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, 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.
Questions About Venini Furniture
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025
    Venini 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, 2024
    To 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.

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