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
Large Tessuto Bowl by Tyra Lundgren for Venini, Murano
By Tyra Lundgren Carolina, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Tessuto Bowl by Tyra Lundgren for Venini, Murano
A large tessuto glass bowl made of transparent glass decorated with fine red canes and an iridized surface. The bowl has a wav...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Signed Fulvio Bianconi Murano Black White Swirl Italian Art Glass Bowl
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and black stripes optic swirl Italian art glass bowl or vide-poche. The bowl has been documented to designer Fulvio Bianconi, for the Venini...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Tyra Lundgren Vase 'Calla' for Venini
By Tyra Lundgren Carolina, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Tyra Lundgren Vase 'Calla' for Venini
A calla vase in filigrana glass designed by Tyra Lundgren in 1948, manufactured by Venini, Venice 1981. Incised signa...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Opalino Large Vase in Amber Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Opalino large 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,727 / item
Venini Monifiori Vase Designed by Laura de Santillana
By Laura de Santillana, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Venini Monifiori Vase Designed by Laura de Santillana
Item e7101
A nice vase of the Monofiori Series series designed by Laura de Santillana. Manufactured by Venini Murano Venice. Thi...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Clessidra Hourglass in Amber and Pink Murano Glass
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clessidra hourglass in grape and pink Murano glass by Paolo Venini and Riedizione. Limited edition in 99 art pieces each. Little grains of sand, im...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Studio Venini Spherical Table Lamp Model "Pallotta", Murano, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A rare and beautiful table lamp from the ''Pallotta'' series in talpa glass and polychrome hand blowed glass balls inside.
Designed by Studio Venini during the 1970s this table la...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Labuan Vase in Milk-White 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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Black Belt Otto Short 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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Large Toots Zynsky Vase 'Folto' for Venini 1988
By Toots Zynsky, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Toots Zynsky Vase 'Folto' for Venini 1988
A large vase of the 'Folto' series in green glass with black rim and ondulating decoration of a black glass thread. Designed by Toots...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Carlo Scarpa, 'Bugne' vase, 1940
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scarpa, 'Bugne' vase, 1940
Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978), 'Bugne' vase, 1936
hand-blown glass, iridescent surface
modell 3739
produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy
ca. 31.5 cm (h...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
20th Century Carlo Scarpa Venini Lattimo Vase "a Mezza Filigrana", 50s
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Turin, Turin
In 1921 Venini and Cappellin opened a glass factory called Vetri Soffiati Muranesi Cappellin Venini & C. on the islands of Murano, the historic glass production centre in the lagoon of Venice, Italy. With Luigi Ceresa and Emilio Hochs as investors, they arranged to purchase the recently closed Murano glass factory of Andrea Rioda, hire the former firm's glassblowers, and retain Rioda himself to serve as technical director of the venture. Venini embarked on collaborations with architects and designers such as Cini Boeri, Tomaso Buzzi, Gio Ponti, Carlo Scarpa, Ettore Sottsass, Tapio Wirkkala, Gae Aulenti, and Massimo Vignelli. The ethos was to "take the Murano tradition of glass blowing and combine it with the French fashion industry's tradition of using designers".
Here you can see a small lattimo vase "a mezza filigrana" realized by Venini on Carlo Scarpa...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Ando Cosmos Vase in Aquamarine, Grape and Mint 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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Medium Vase in Amber/ Milk White Murano Glass
By Paolo Venini, Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opalino medium 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....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Small Vase in Horizon 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. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Gemme Short Glass Vase in Grass Green by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with shaped body and neck in grass green designed in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also available in other color...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Fulvio Bianconi for Venini. Pezzato Americano vase, model 4402
By Venini, Franco Bianchini
Located in Zurich, CH
Fulvio Bianconi for Venini. Pezzato Americano vase, model 4402. Vase “ in the color variant “America” with transparent glass tiles in the colors straw, yellow, black and green). Veni...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Monofiore Apple Green Glass Vase by Laura de Santillana
By Venini, Laura de Santillana
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Monofiori glass vase in apple green by Laura de Santillana. “Monofiori” blown handmade glass with stoppers in various forms and colors. Item ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Kukinto Glass Vase in Multi-Color by Timo Sarpaneva
By Venini, Timo Sarpaneva
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with straight body and funnel shaped neck in black, red, apple green, sapphire and crystal designed by Timo Sarpaneva in 1991. Perfect for indoor home decor as cont...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
21st Century Bolle Glass Vase in Améthyste / Grey by Tapio Wirkkala
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in murano, IT
A vase turns into a graceful bottle. Grey meets Amethyst. Two distinct spaces of colour created by Tapio Wirkkala that blend together thanks to the "Incalmo" technique, a process by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Venini Deco Sabbiato Glass Vase in Rio Green by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Historical vase designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in opal glass with round horizontal ribs. The model is proposed with a sandblasted coat.
Dimensions available:
Ø23xH24,5cm Kg: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Principe Vase in Grey Glass by Rodolfo Dordoni
By Venini, Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Principe glass vase in Gray by Rodolfo Dordoni. Blown handmade glass vases. Upper part, the crown, is covered by metal leaves. The lower par...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Venini Vase 'Kukinto', Designed by Timo Sarpaneva in 1991
By Timo Sarpaneva, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Venini Vase 'Kukinto', Designed by Timo Sarpaneva in 1991
A monumental vase from the Kukinto series. Designed in 1991 by Timo Sarpaneva and produced 1992 by Venini, Murano. In...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Ritagli Glass Vase in Iridescent Red by Fulvio Bianconi
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in iridescent red designed by Fulvio Bianconi in 1989. Perfect for indoor home decor as a flower vase or statement piece for any room. Numbered edition for year.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Opalino Small Vase in Acquamarine 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Allessandro Mendini Venini Cased Black & Green Art Glass Vase
By Venini
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and beautifully hand-made Venetian Murano art glass vase in green and white glass cased in a mirror black glass finish p...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Murano Italian Purple Dark Blue Glass Bottle Incisi Serie, Italy 1982
By Venini
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian glass bottle with stopper, “Incisi” series, in two-color purple and dark blue submerged glass with surface entirely worked by grinding produced by Venini Murano, Venini Itali...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Incalmo e murrina by Riccardo Licata
By Venini, Riccardo Licata
Located in Uccle, BE
Incalmo e murrina Riccardo Licata – Blown glass vase – Venini Murano.
Vase using incalmo technique.
The lower part of clear glass with white and black murrines.
Top of the vase made ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Medium Bolle Glass Vase in White and Green by Tapio Wirkkala
By Venini, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in white and green designed by Tapio Wirkkala in 1966. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
VENINI By Fulvio Bianconi Murano Women Torso Vase Soffiato Iridescent Art Glass
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Miami, FL
Women torso art glass vase by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini.
This is a very rare tall art glass vase created in Murano at the Venini glass company by Fulvio Bianconi. The art-glass vas...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
$3,325 Sale Price
30% Off
Venini Clessidra Hourglass in Grape Red 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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,386 / item
Venini Black Belt Otto Tall Glass Vase in Crystal and Green by Peter Marino
By Venini, Peter Marino
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Large Vase in Milk White by Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini
By Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto glass vase, designed by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini and manufactured by Venini, is available in three different sizes. Original designed in 1948. Indoor use only.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Venini Oman Vase in Gray, Red & Aquamarine by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Oman glass vase in Gray/red/aquamarine by Ettore Sottsass. Handblown glass.
Numbered edition for year
Color: Gray/Red/Aquamarine
Dimensions: Ø 33.5 cm, H 40 cm
Year of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Coccio Glass Vase in Tea and Ivory by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with cylindrical body and fine line drawn pattern across glass surface. Featured in tea and ivory colored class designed in 1984. Perfect for indoor home decor as c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
$7,579 / item
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Small Dish in Green Glass, Venini Murano, Ca. 1930s
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Small dish in green glass, Venini Murano ca. 1930s
A small glass dish in transparent green glass, most probably designed by Carlo Scarpa. Manufacture...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Battuto Multicolor Vase in Light Green & Red by Carlo Scarpa
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Battuto bicolor vase in light green/red by Carlo Scarpa. Numbered Edition. Blown handmade glass, realized with the “Incalmo” technique, then cut....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
20th Century, Toni Zuccheri Orange Vase from "Tronchi" series, for Venini 70s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Turin, Turin
Toni Zuccheri attended the faculty of architecture in Venice under the guidance of Gardella, Albini, Scarpa and Samonà.
He began collaborating with VENINI in the 1960s: his first gl...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Gemme Triangular Glass Vase in Red by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with shaped body and neck in red designed in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also available in other colors on 1st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
$297 / item
Thomas Stearns, 'Cappello del Doge' vase, ca. 1962
By Venini, Thomas Stearns
Located in Zurich, CH
Thomas Stearns (1936-2006), 'Cappello del Doge' vase, ca. 1962
double incalmo glass oval vase with asymmetrical spout, mustard yellow glass base and black anthracite glass top
produ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$37,299 Sale Price
20% Off
Lattimo Velato Vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Murano, ca. 1936
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Lattimo Velato Vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Murano ca. 1936
A rare lattimo velato vase designed by Carlo Scarpa ca. 1936. Manufactured by Venini Murano Venice in the 1930s. Thin ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Paolo Venini Rare Apothecary Jar Model 4742 in Red and Mauve Glass, Italy, 1959
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in New York, NY
Paolo Venini for Venini rare apothecary jar or vessel in red and mauve blown glass. This classic and elegant vessel comes from a series designed by Paolo Venini in 1959 inspired by ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Facciate di venezia' (facade of venice), Thomas Stearns, for Venini, 1962
By Thomas Stearns, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Facciate di venezia' (facade of venice), Thomas Stearns, for Venini, 1962
Facciate di venezia' (facade of venice), a free-blown, applied and iridized glass sculpture
Thomas Stearns,...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$75,542 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Venini Vase 'Coreano', Designed by Tapio Wirkkala in 1966
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Venini Vase 'Coreano', Designed by Tapio Wirkkala in 1966
A blue and green a fasce a spirale vase from the Coreani series. Designed in 1966 by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini. Produ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Horizon 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...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Venini Murano Italy Glass Blue Bottle Serie “Velati”, 1992
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Amazing and fabulous Italian handmade and blown bottle in light blue color glass with stopper, from the “Velati” series designed and produced by Ven...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Two White Handkerchief Vases/bowls, Zanfirico Filigree Glass, Venini, Murano
By Venini
Located in Stockholm, SE
Two white handkerchief vases/bowls, featuring zanfirico filigree glass from Venini, Murano. These Venetian glass vases/bowls showcase delicate ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Paolo VENINI design blown glass bottle, acid-marked. Italy, 1950
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Torino, IT
Blown glass bottle
design Paolo VENINI,
Acid-marked
with part of the label.
ORIGIN
Murano, Italy
PERIOD
1950s
DESIGNER
Paul VENINI
MARK
VENINI
MATERIALS
Blown glass
DIMENSIONS
...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vetro Calcedonio Vase by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini Murano, ca. 1930s
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vetro calcedonio vase by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini Murano ca. 1930s.
A very rare Murano art glass vase attributed to Napoleone Martinuzzi around 1930. Manufactured by Cappelin in the 1920s or Venini in the 1930s. Thin hand blown malachid (calcedonio) glass with curved handles on each side. Similar to Venini model number 3255. This model was produced in different glass types. The vase is not signed. It was bought from a very famous collection in the 1990s. Reach out for more information on the provenance.
Measures:
Height: 9.06" (23 cm)
Diameter: 6.3" (16 cm)
Napoleone Martinuzzi (1892 -1977) was an Italian sculptor and designer who left his mark on Italian glass art in particular. As graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, he worked with Ca' Pesaro artists and exhibited at Ca' Pesaro in 1908. In the 1920s he was appointed as Director of the Murano glass Museum. In 1925 he founded Venini & Co. with Paolo Venini and others, of which he took over the artistic direction. For Venini he created stunning creations in soffiato, opaque and pulegoso glass that received international recognition with many awards. His creations of animals, fruits and succulent plants gained international success too. The Cenedese Glassworks , Seguso Vetro d'Arte and Pauly & Co were his last creative stations.
Literature Reference:
Marino Barovier, Napoleone Martinuzzi Venini 1925 - 1931, Milano 2013, pages 159, 314, 330 (shape) and 323, 328 (glass technique)
Franco Deboni, Venini Glass Volume 2, Turin 2007, page 80 (glass technique)
Marina Barovier, Napoleone Martinuzzi Vetraio del Novecento, Padua 2001, page 27...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Deco Glass Vase in Horizon Blue by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in horizon blue designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in 1930. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also available in other colors...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Clessidra Hourglass in Amber Horizon 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Fulvio Bianconi for Venini. Pezzato 1950
By Venini, Franco Bianchini
Located in Zurich, CH
Fulvio Bianconi for Venini. Pezzato Vase “Fulvio Bianconi for Venini. Pezzato vase, with transparent glass tiles.
Signed with 3-lines acid stamp: venini murano ITALIA
excellent c...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano blown glass vase VeArt, Italy (Signed)
By VeArt, Venini
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare and refined Italian vase in two-tone blown glass made by the artistic manufacturer VeArt in 1983 and signed on the bottom
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Carlo Scapa for Venini, corroso, signed, 1936
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scapa for Venini, signed
Small bowl from the corrosi series made of dipped glass, the surface of which has been completely treated with acid.
Venini Murano acid signature
Dim...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,841 Sale Price
20% Off
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Medium Vase in Milk White 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Clessidre Glass Hourglass in Pink and Gray by Fulvio Bianconi
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clessidre Hourglass, designed by Paolo Venini and Fulvio Bianconi, was originally designed in 1957. Available in different colors, the grey / mint green version is a limited edition ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Venini Opalino Large Apple Green Milk White Inside Glass Vase
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Satin glass vase, designed and manufactured by Venini, features the same shape of the iconic opalino vase with a frosted finish.
Indoor use only.
Dimensions: Ø 20 cm, H 42 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Napoleone Martinuzzi, Bassotto Giallo Sculpture, White & Gold Venini Murano 1930
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Napoleone Martinuzzi, Bassotto Giallo (Yellow Dachsund) sculpture, white & gold Venini Murano 1930 Exceedingly rare example of a signed Venini large-scale Dachsund Dog Sculpture by N...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
$43,800 Sale Price
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Venini Opalino Small Vase in Sapphire 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano 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.