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
Tobia Scarpa Battuto Vase for Venini
By Tobia Scarpa, Venini
Located in Chicago, IL
Tobia Scarpa Battuto Vase for Venini, model no. 8067, blown glass with acid frosted surface, engraved 'venini italia'
Dimensions:
12.25" high
7.2...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Vittorio Zecchin 'Incamiciato' vase, ca. 1930 from the sample room Pauly
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Zurich, CH
Vittorio Zecchin, 'Incamiciato' vase, ca. 1930 from the sample room Pauly
Early vase for Venini. Thin walled purple clear glass sphere shape with disc base. Height about 22 cm and di...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Macchie Vase 'Model 4321', Fulvio Bianconi, Venini Murano, 'Italy'
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
Vase in thick transparent glass, one side of the vase decorated with a "stain" forming an abstract design (macchie means stain in Italian), this stain is dark in color, on the other ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Carlo Scarpa, bowl model 'Battuto', 1940-42
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
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 ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$6,421 Sale Price
20% Off
Carlo Scarpa, 'A Bugne corroso' vase, ca. 1936
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978), 'A Bugne corroso' vase, ca. 1936
model no. 4100
cylindrical with nubs, flashed glass, uncoloured and green, etched in a technique reminiscent of ice-glass (...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$18,885 Sale Price
20% Off
21st Century Deco Large Glass Vase in Red by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in murano, IT
"Rhythm" is the watchword for the vases from the Dèco line by VENINI. An endless series of rings, one after the other. They alternate at a pace that rises and falls, then rises again...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Italian Murano Glass Vase Ninfea Model by Toni Zuccheri for Venini.
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Milan, Italy
Ninfea vase designed by Toni Zuccheri and produced by Venini in 1960. Exhibited at Tingo Design Gallery in 2008 for the exhibition "Murano a Go-Go". Signed...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
XL Glass Bullicante "Red" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Venini Murano, Italy, 1970
By Venini, Alessandro Mandruzzato, Flavio Poli
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Producer: Venini glass, murano
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original glass shell bowl was produce...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Battuti/Canoe Large Bowl in Green Rio by Tobia Scarpa
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana and Tobia Scarpa
Located in murano, IT
Battuti 516.15 Ø30 H12 VR ED.NUM.
Additional Information:
Material: Glass
Color: Green rio
Dimensions: Ø 30 x H 12 cm
Available in other color options: Rosa Cipria
Available ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian 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
LITERATURE
si...
Category
1930s Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$9,442 Sale Price
20% Off
21st Century Ando Time Hourglass in Amber Yellow/Light Pink/Violet by Tadao Ando
By Venini, Tadao Ando
Located in murano, IT
A colorful hourglass enclosed in glass. Space meets time in its architecture. The sand flow carries with it the thoughts of the past and the future that Tadao Ando wished to capture.
Additional Information:
Material: Glass
Color: Amber Yellow/Light Pink/Violet
Dimensions: W 13.5 x D 13.5 x H 54 cm
Available in other color options: Grey/light pink,/red...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Tobia Scarpa Vase "Occhi" for Venini, circa 1960
By Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Tobia Scarpa Vase "Occhi" for Venini, circa 1960
A white 'occhi' murrine vase designed by Tobia Scarpa in 1960, manufactured by Venini, Venice ca. 1960. Acid stamped signature 'veni...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
21st Century Monofiori Balloton Medium Glass Vase in Amber/Horizon by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
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 special technique that lends a unique matelassé effect to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Alessandro Diaz de Santillana Murano glass vase , signed 91 " Scozzesi"
By Venini, Alessandro Diaz de Santillana
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice Scozzesi work in this Venini murano glass designed by the well know artist Alessandro Diaz de Santillana.
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
OSMOSI Artist Proof Glass and Marble Sculpture by Emmanuel Babled for Venini
By Emmanuel Babled, Venini
Located in murano, IT
The work is part of the Osmosis series, exhibited at Palazzo Franchetti, in conjunction with the 55 th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale. The project combines new t...
Category
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble
Venini Glass Pumpkin Sculptures by Napoleone Martinuzzi, 1920's Murano
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in London, GB
Two Pumpkin Sculptures by Napoleone Martinuzzi circa 1928 for V.S.M. Venini & Co., blown glass applied with pasta glass with gold foil applications
...
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Signed Italian Venini Murano White Ribbon Paperweight
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Murano Paperweight by Venini Italy. This piece is a stunning compliment to any desk or work station. Hand Crafted with White Ribbons and of a good weight. Could actually serve as...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano 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.
...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$42,492 Sale Price
20% Off
Gio Ponti Venini Murano Glass Bottle Morandiana Series 1960s
By Venini, Gio Ponti
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare Gio Ponti bottle for Venini designed in the 1950s from the Morandiana series. This example is a 1960s edition, acid-etched venini murano italia signature under the base, origina...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
21st Century Satin Medium Glass Vase in Blood Red/Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Sheer glass is hand-blown and crafted by the master glassblowers using the sophisticated Satinatura technique, which lends it the exquisite opaque appearance to which it owes its nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
21st Century Deco Large Glass Vase in Apple Green by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in murano, IT
"Rhythm" is the watchword for the vases from the Dèco line by VENINI. An endless series of rings, one after the other. They alternate at a pace that rises and falls, then rises again...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Fasce Orizzontali Vase 'Model Number 4315', Fulvio Bianconi, Venini Murano
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Uccle, BE
Large green blown glass bottle vase decorated with two hot applied red bands.
The collar consists of a layer of translucent red glass which is itself different from the glass used ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
21st Century Deco Large Glass Vase in Green Rio by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in murano, IT
"Rhythm" is the watchword for the vases from the Dèco line by VENINI. An endless series of rings, one after the other. They alternate at a pace that rises and falls, then rises again...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Robert Mapplethorpe's Venini Bianconi Fazzoletto Opaque Black & White
By Venini
Located in Sharon, CT
An early large Venini Fazzoletto Vase. By Venini to the Fulvio Bianconi design, circa 1950. Signed (very faintly) with the three line signature. Retains stickers from the Christies, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
21st Century Satin Medium Glass Vase in Tea/Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Sheer glass is hand-blown and crafted by the master glassblowers using the sophisticated Satinatura technique, which lends it the exquisite opaque appearance to which it owes its nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Rare Set of Two Murano Glass Bottles by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini, 1950s
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Milan, IT
Rare set of two bottles with stopper "A Fasce Verticali" by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Handblown Italian Midcentury Murano Glass Vase by Napoleone Martinuzzi & Venini
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
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...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Item of Cherries by Martinuzzi for Venini, Italy
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1930s.
These cherries are made by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini in Murano glass.
This item might show slight traces of use since it's vintage as a chip on the top t...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$292 Sale Price
25% Off
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...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$17,469 Sale Price
20% Off
Venini Opalino Large Horizon 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.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
21st Century Tiara Large Glass Vase in Amber by Francesco Lucchese
By Venini, Francesco Lucchese
Located in murano, IT
Tiara 706.66 H46 AA FILO OZ
Additional information:
Material: Glass
Color: Amber
Dimensions: Ø 19 x H 46 cm
Available in other color options: Horizon, orange
Available in oth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
21st Century Opalino Small Glass Vase in Green Rio by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
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 the 15th century to make gl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Carlo Scarpa, large 'Corroso a rilievi' vase, model no. 3695
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978), 'Corroso a rilievi', ca. 1938
model no. 3695
lightly iridized green glass with applied reliefs
produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy
36 × 28 cm
signed with...
Category
1930s Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$45,325 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Italian Vase by Paolo Venini
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Roma, IT
Very rare vase designed by Paolo Venini in cased glass, white and glossy, a must for Murano glass collectors.
The item also displays a circular trademark "Venini Murano, Italy".
Th...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Napoleone Martinuzzi (1892-1977) a monumental pulegoso cactus by Venini 1930
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Zurich, CH
Napoleone Martinuzzi (1892-1977) a monumental pulegoso cactus by Venini 1930 executed by Venini & C., Venice, hand-blown glass, with lattimo applied flowers. (90 cm.) high;
Acid sig...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$42,492 Sale Price
20% Off
21st Century Opalino Medium Glass Vase in Horizon by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
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 the 15th century to make gl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Venini Red, Blue and Clear Stripe "A Canne" Glass Bottle 1989 Limited Edition
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Venini red, blue and clear caned "a canne" glass bottle vase, c, 1989, Murano, Italy. Limited edition. Engraved signature on bottom : Venini '89 for Iveco 69/250.
Iveco is one of the world’s largest commercial vehicles manufacturers, and is a member of the FIAT group. Iveco custom ordered these Venini decanters...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini, cactus, ca. 1930
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Zurich, CH
Napoleone Martinuzzi (1892-1977) for Venini, cactus, ca. 1930
glass succulent in a glass vase
produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy
46 cm (height)
signed with two-line acid stamp
...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$26,439 Sale Price
20% Off
21st Century Bottiglie Incise Glass Bottle in Grass Green by Paolo Venini
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in murano, IT
A multitude of shapes and colours. Every bottle has its own, chosen with care by Paolo Venini in 1956. Skilfully etched to conceal their imaginary content, they pique the curiosity o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
21st Century Opalino Large Glass Vase in Indigo by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
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 the 15th century to make gl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
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.
height 27 cm
Signed with 3-lines acid stamp: venini murano ITALIA...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Carlo Scarpa, 'Battuto' vase, model no. 3932 B, ca. 1942
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978), a monumental 'battuto' vase, ca. 1942
model no. 3932 B
hand-blown glass with battuto surface
executed by Venini & C., Murano, Italy
30 x 22 cm (circumferenc...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$39,659 Sale Price
20% Off
21st Century Marito E Moglie Vase in Black/Milk-White/Tea by Ettore Sottsass
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in murano, IT
They lie blissfully on their solid marble base. They might feel fragile at times and life may try to separate them, but they will always find stability in their deep connection. Mari...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
21st Century Battuto Bicolore Glass Vase in Light Green/Red by Carlo Scarpa
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in murano, IT
The liveliness of sea bubbles meets the murmur of bright red sand waves on the surface of this work. The raw power of the elements enclosed in an archaic shape recalling a small tali...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Fulvio Bianconi 1915-1996 F. Bianconi, Venini, Murano 1982
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Fulvio Bianconi 1915-1996 F. Bianconi, Venini, Murano 1982
A polychrome blown glass "Colpo di Vento" sculpture with a milk glass thread decor. Etched signature.
Colourless and green ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$2,077 Sale Price
20% Off
Pigmenti Small Vase in Glazed Grape Glass by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With the Pigmenti collection, Venini aims to send out a sign of renewal through the development of a Classic form as the expression of a contemporary interior design accessory. PIGME...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Pigmenti Small Vase in Opaline Grape Glass by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With the Pigmenti collection, Venini aims to send out a sign of renewal through the development of a Classic form as the expression of a contemporary interior design accessory. Pigme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
21st Century Ritagli Blown Glass Vase in Iridescent Sand/Red by Fulvio Bianconi
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in murano, IT
This work by Fulvio Bianconi stems from the most innovative glassmaking technique in the 1900s: thin rectangular strips of glass are placed one on top of the other and then hand-appl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Fulvio Bianconi, a rare vase from 'Bikini' series, ca. 1950, Modell 4421
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Zurich, CH
Fulvio Bianconi (1915-1996), vase from Venini's 'Bikini' series, ca. 1950
red and white fenicio technique on torso form with lattimo phoenician applications
produced by Venini & C., ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$22,662 Sale Price
20% Off
21st Century Clessidra Hourglass in Apple Green/Straw-Yellow
By Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in murano, IT
Little grains of sand, impalpable and unnoticeable as a whole yet so real, like time ticking away. In 1957, Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini captured time and shaped it into Clessidr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Venini Medium Black Belt Oval 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
21st Century Opachi Large Vase with Lid in Coral by Tobia Scarpa
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana and Tobia Scarpa
Located in murano, IT
In the 1940s, Carlo looked to the eastern traditions for his inspiration in creating his objects, borrowing some of his forms from East Asian porcelain ware. In the 1960s, Tobia Scar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Venini Large Murano Glass Spherical Vase 1907s
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Signed Venini vase
A true testament to Italian craftsmanship. Handblown by skilled artisans, this unique piece features a mesmerizing blend of earthy tones, deep blues, and vibrant ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Carlo Scarpa for Venini 1930, signed
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scarpa for Venini 1930, signed „murano italia“
Transparent glass in red with a base and 2 side applications of glass paste with gold.
Excellent Condition
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$12,086 Sale Price
20% Off
21st Century Deco Large Glass Vase in Blood Red by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in murano, IT
"Rhythm" is the watchword for the vases from the Dèco line by Venini. An endless series of rings, one after the other. They alternate at a pace that rises and falls, then rises again...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
21st Century Black Belt Ovale Large Vase in Black/Crystal/Grass Green
By Venini, Peter Marino
Located in murano, IT
Appealing to the eye, to the touch and to the mind. This work by Peter Marino was designed to be the most provocative one in the Fornace (Kiln). Striking beauty. The Triangolo collec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Incise Glass Bottle in Grass Green by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A multitude of shapes and colours. Every bottle has its own, chosen with care by Paolo Venini in 1956. Skilfully etched to conceal their imaginary content, they pique the curiosity of the viewers, who just can’t refrain from taking the lid off to peek inside and find out the truth.
Additional information:
Material: Blown, engraved
Color: Grass green...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$4,081 / item
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...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$17,469 Sale Price
20% Off
21st Century Oman Glass Vase in Aquamarine/Grey/Red by Ettore Sottsass
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in murano, IT
A work by Ettore Sottsass dated 1994. Monumental and architectural, yet capable of perfectly conveying the magic of the land that inspired it. You can see it, feel it. And admire it....
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
21st Century Where Are My Glasses, Under Vase in Aquamarine/crystal by Ron Arad
By Venini, Ron Arad
Located in murano, IT
Aquamarine, Red and Grass Green with hints of Crystal. Placed at the base of a rounded glass shape are the glasses, as if they had just slipped down its nose. Sketches, models, rende...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
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.