Venini Decorative Objects
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
Set of 3 CANDLESTICKS VENINI FOR PIERRE CARDIN 1970s/ art glass/ signed
By Pierre Cardin, Venini
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Set 3 OF CANDLESTICKS VENINI FOR PIERRE CARDIN 1970s/ art glass/ signed.....
DI CANDELIERI, VENINI PER PIERRE CARDIN, ANNI '70 in vetro trasparente con fascia in blu. Firma...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
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Art Glass
Fulvio Bianconi for Venini, Vase, "A Macchie", model 4321
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Fulvio Bianconi for Venini, Vase, "A Macchie", model 4321
Fulvio Bianconi(Italy, 1915-1996) Fulvio Bianconi, Vase, "A Macchie", model 4321, signed Venini Murano Italia. Circa 1950.
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1950s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978), 'Battuto' vase, 1940
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978), 'Battuto' vase, 1940
hand-blown glass, battuto surface
produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy
signed with two-line acid stamp to underside 'venini murano'
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1940s Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
Venini Zanfirico pencil neck Murano Glass vase , signed " Venini Italia"
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Venini vase in this canes twisted work, zanfirico technic that makes lattice patterns . This vase has a neck shape and is signed in bottom diamond point "Venini Italia" .
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
Bianconi for Venini Fan Vase
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Italian Art Glass Fan vase, by Flavio Bianconi for Venini, circa 1940's. This example is in excellent, original condition, free of damage or rep...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Art Glass
Anni Trenta Tall Glass Bowl in Red by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass bowl in marine red. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also available in other colors on 1stdibs.
Dimensions: 18 cm diameter...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Art Glass
Venini Limited Edition Ando Time Hour Glass Set in Grape by Tadao Ando
By Venini, Tadao Ando
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The collaboration between the master craftsmanship of the Venetian Glass and the layered geometric form has created this special piece of objet. Architecture is defined through “Spac...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Glass
Venini Clessidra Hourglass in Sapphire Cipria Pink Murano Glass
By Paolo Venini, Fulvio Bianconi, 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 real, like time ticking away. In 1...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Grey/Horizon by Fulvio Bianconi & Venini
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created from the collaboration between Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini, characterized by a soft shape with a graceful wavy lip, always unique, obtained using the free-hand technique...
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20th Century Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Glass
Italian modern Decorative bowl in green light blue Murano glass by Venini 1990s
By Venini
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Decorative bowl in green light blue Murano glass by Venini, 1990s
Decorative bowl with a round base in light blue aqua-green Murano glass. Perfect as a centerpiece or ...
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1990s Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
21st Century Fischione Sculpture in Black by Toni Zuccheri
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in murano, IT
The male has darker feathers, while the female features bright accents of colour, but they both have a skilfully ground black head. The two wigeon specimens designed by Toni Zuccheri...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
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Glass
Contrasto Vase in Crystal and Grape Blown Glass by Michela Cattai
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Sleek and opaque blown glass – crafted using the "Mano Volante" technique – is juxtaposed with a shimmering multifaceted gem made from "cotisso" glass. An interplay that lends character and uniqueness to the work. Glass comes to life in a work that is almost organic. These two pieces by Michela Cattai...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Blown Glass
Labuan Sabbiato Vase in Grey with Blown Opal Glass by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"A classical form inspired by faraway places, magically projected in the contemporary world by the new colours.
Drawing inspiration from exotic destinations in the Far East, Paolo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Blown Glass
Venini Inked by Nikki Tibbles
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
It is the art of antiquity that inspired Nikki Tibbles in her design of the work Inked. The form of the vase recalls that of an ancient cup, from the class...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
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Art Glass
21st Century Labuan Large Glass Vase in Red by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
It draws inspiration from faraway places, halfway between fantasy and reality. Paolo Venini opted for a unique palette of Aquamarine, Horizon and other fine hues to present it to the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
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Glass
Venini Ando Time Hourglass in Crystal and Aquamarine by Tadao Ando
By Venini, Tadao Ando
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ando time hourglass, designed by Tadao Ando and manufactured by Venini, is a limited edition of 49 art pieces (per color) plus an additional 20 P.d.A. a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Glass
Venini Piatto Di Tapio Plate in Red & Aquamarine by Tapio Wirkkala
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Piatto Di Tapio in red/aquamarine by Tapio Wirkkala. Numbered Edition for year. “Piatto di Tapio” blown plate with thick handmade center, realized with the “incalmo” technique...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Glass
Opalino Glass Vase in Red and Milk-White by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Opalino vase is all about sophisticated and unique colors, thanks to the use of the traditional Opalino technique. This method was first introduced in...
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20th Century Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Glass
Venini Art Glass Vase of the "Quarzi" Series, Murano, 2004
By Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Venini Art Glass Vase of the "Quarzi" Series, Murano, 2004
A large vase of the "Quarzi" series by Venini, Murano 2004. Coral red glass with superimposed decoration in gold and silve...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Art Glass
21st Century Labuan Glass Vase in Black by VeniniRiedizione
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Drawing inspiration from exotic destinations in the Far East, Paolo Venini opted for a rich and intense color palette to present the Labuan vase to the world, sure to impress. A jour...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
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Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Medium Vase in Horizon Murano Glass
By Paolo Venini, Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opalino medium vase in Horizon Murano glass by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the 15th century makes its color uniqu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
Paolo Venini Murano Italy Midcentury Glass Vase “Incisi” Serie, 1956
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Truncated cone vase from the “Incisi” series designed by Paolo Venini for Venini Murano, heavy blown glass with overlapping colors of amethyst, crystal and carnelian, etched on the o...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
Venini Mid-Century Italian Art Glass Bottle a Fasce Orizzontali by Bianconi
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Mid-Century Italian art glass bottle.
A so-called 'a fasce orizzontali' bottle with a broad turquoise band in a clear red body.
By Venini.
Designed by Fulvio Bianconi.
Mar...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Altuglas
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Grey by Fulvio Bianconi and Venini
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created from the collaboration between Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini, characterized by a soft shape with a graceful wavy lip, always unique, obtained using the free-hand technique...
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20th Century Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Glass
Murano Glass Cup Vase Yellow Black 1989 Mendini Attributed Italian Design
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Murano glass cup vase yellow black 1989 Mendini attributed Italian design.
Signed.
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
Venini Murrine Opache Plate in Coral & Black by Carlo Scarpa
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Murrine Opache plate in coral/black by Carlo Scarpa. Numbered Edition. Handmade glass with “murrine” technique.
Color: Coral/Black
Technique:...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Glass
1960s by Pierre Cardin for Venini Murano Glass Ashtray
By Venini, Pierre Cardin
Located in Brescia, IT
Rare glass ashtray with flower
Perfect condition.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
Riflessi Small Vase in Multicolor Glass by Michela Catta
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Endless shades of lagoon water enliven, like strokes of paint, the glass surface in all its forms. These unique creations, blown and crafted free-hand with the skilful Canne techniq...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Glass
"Pianta Grassa" vase "Cactacea" Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini murano 1930s
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Milano, MI
Murano vase Piante Grasse collection Venini production based on a design by Napoleone Martinuzzi.
This specimen is an aoriginal 1930s or 1940s production inspired by a cylindrical o...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Belle Époque Venini Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Grey/Indigo by Fulvio Bianconi and Venini
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created from the collaboration between Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini, characterized by a soft shape with a graceful wavy lip, always unique, obtained using the free-hand technique...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Fulvio Bianconi for Venini, Murano Glass Bottle / Decanter, Signed, Label
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an original bottle without stopper, by the well known designer Fulvio Bianconi, has 3 acid marks and on top original foil label as shown in pictures.
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Napoleone Martinuzzi, 'Elefante', ca. 1933 for Venini
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Napoleone Martinuzzi (1892-1977), rare 'Elefante', ca. 1933 for Venini
vetro lattimo with gold leaf application
produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy
20 x 30 x 20 cm
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1930s Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
Venini Opalino Small Vase in Horizon Milk White Inside Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Opalino small vase in Amber Murano glass by Venini. The Opalino vase is all about sophisticated and unique colors, thanks to the use of the traditional Opalino technique. This method...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
Venitian Vase, Hand Painting Gold 24-Karat, 1970, Venini
By Venini
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This vase is a perfume bottle, that can be used with the cap, as it, or as a vase if we put off the cap.
The painting is handmade, it is a gold 24-karat painting.
This is a product...
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
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Art Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Small Vase in Indigo Murano Glass
By Paolo Venini, Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opalino Small Vase in Amber Murano Glass by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the 15th century makes its color unique. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
Opalino Sabbiato Glass Vase in Red by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with slim, oval shaped body and funnel shaped neck.
Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece for any room.
It appears in refined colo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Art Glass
Venini Ando Cosmos Vase in Yellow, Green and Pink by Tadao Ando
By Tadao Ando, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ando Cosmos vase, designed by Tadao Ando and manufactured by Venini, is made of three vases that create a sphere when united. Crystal version is available ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Glass
Fazzoletto Bicolore Large Vase in Ox Blood Red & Cipria Pink
By Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created from the collaboration between Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini, characterized by a soft shape with a graceful wavy lip, always unique, obtained using the free-hand technique...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Glass
Venini Medium Black Belt Oval Glass Vase in Crystal and Green by Peter Marino
By Peter Marino, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in crystal and grass green with black decoration designed by Peter Marino in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Art Glass
Venini Opalino Small Vase in Indigo Milk White Inside Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Opalino small vase in Amber Murano glass by Venini. The Opalino vase is all about sophisticated and unique colors, thanks to the use of the traditional Op...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
Occhi Vase in Red by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Tobia Scarpa
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana and Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Occhi vase collection, designed by Tobia Scarpa and manufactured by Venini, consists of three different vases made of crystal murrine and coral glass.
Indo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Glass
Venini Murano Italian Dark Red Glass Bottle Incisi Serie, 1980
By Venini
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian glass bottle with stopper, “Incisi” series, in two-color submerged glass with surface entirely worked by grinding produced by Venini Murano.
Venini 80 engraved signature unde...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
VENINI Vase Murano Glass iridato 1950 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Exceptional Iridescent Murano Glass Vase 1950 Italy
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1950s Other Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
Opalino Glass Vase in Red Milk White Inside by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with slim, oval shaped body and funnel shaped neck. Featured in aquamarine colored glass. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece for a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Art Glass
21st Century Small Clessidra Hourglass in Aquamarine/Bamboo by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Little grains of sand, impalpable and unnoticeable as a whole yet so real, like time ticking away. Clessidra – designed by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini in 1957 – evolves in 2015,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
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Glass
Bolle Vase in Straw-Yellow and Grass Green by Tapio Wirkkala
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Perfection lies in the middle, striking the perfect balance. A vase turns into a bottle for Tapio Wirkkala. Straw Yellow and Apple Green. Two distinct spaces of colour that blend tog...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Glass
Tobia Scarpa Battuti Vase in Grape Murano Glass
By Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Venini, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Battuti vase in grape Murano glass by Tobia Scarpa and Ludovico Diaz De Santillana for Venini. It evokes a lily standing tall, in tones of Grape and Amber. Its translucent appearance...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
Bolle Vase in Grass Green, Amber-Yellow and Violet by Tapio Wirkkala
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A vase turns into a bottle for Tapio Wirkkala. Apple green, yellow and purple. Three distinct spaces of colour that blend together thanks to the "Incalmo" technique, a process by whi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Glass
Murano Glass Bottle with Stopper by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in Milan, Italy
Murano glass bottle designed by Tapio Wirkkala and produced by Venini.
Signed and with original label.
Biography
Tapio Wirkkala (1915-1985) became famous in the early 1950s, Followi...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
21st Century Labuan Large Glass Vase in Aquamarine by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
It draws inspiration from faraway places, halfway between fantasy and reality. Paolo Venini opted for a unique palette of Aquamarine, Horizon and other fine hues to present it to the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Venini Monofiore Balloton Small Vase in Amber Horizon 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 1...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
Venini Murana Face Glass Vase in Wistaria 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 wistaria colored glass. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Art Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opaline Large Vase in Amber/ Milk white Murano Glass
By Paolo Venini, Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opaline large vase in amber Murano glass by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the 15th century makes its color unique. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
Tobia Scarpa Vase 'occhi' for Venini, ca. 1970
By Tobia Scarpa, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Tobia Scarpa Vase 'occhi' for Venini, ca. 1970
A white 'occhi' murrine vase designed by Tobia Scarpa in 1960, manufactured by Venini, Venice ca. 1970. Etched signature 'venini itali...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
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Art Glass
Venini Tommaso Buzzi Jacketed Glass Vase, 1950, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Tommaso Buzzi jacketed glass vase, 1950 Italy.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
Tall Laura de Santillana for Venini Blown Glass Klee Vase 1984
By Venini, Laura de Santillana
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare Laura de Santillana for Venini blown glass designed in the 1980s, large “Klee” model, signed Venini Italia Laura 84. This beautiful murano piec...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
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Glass
NAPOLEONE MARTINUZZI. "Maialino", figure, Venini, Italy, model 2484
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
'MAIALINO', MODEL NO. 2485 NAPOLEONE MARTINUZZI for Venini 1928
Lightly iridescent hand-blown and applied 'pulegoso' glass.Height 17, length 27cm
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1920s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
1980's Signed Venini White Mezza Filigrana Murano Glass Bowl
By Venini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Murano glass bowl.
By Venini.
In colorless glass with fused thread of opaque white lattimo.
Likely inspired by one of Carlo Scarpa's early designs.
Signed with an etched ...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
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Art Glass
Venini decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Venini decorative objects 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 decorative objects, although blue editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 364 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 933 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original decorative objects by Venini were created in the modern style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider decorative objects by Fulvio Bianconi, Matteo Thun, and Napoleone Martinuzzi. Prices for Venini decorative objects can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $142 and can go as high as $125,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,499.
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Questions About Venini Decorative Objects
- 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.
- 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.