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
Italian Murano Glass Vase Kelo Model by Timo Sarpeneva for Venini, Italy
By Venini, Timo Sarpaneva
Located in Milan, Italy
Murano glass vase designed by Timo Sarpeneva for Venini in 1988. Exhibited at Tingo design gallery in 2008 for the exhibition Murano a go-go. Out production. Original label and signed.
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano 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
21st Century Where Are My Glasses, Under Vase in Aquamarine/crystal by Ron Arad
By Ron Arad, Venini
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
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
Carlo Scarpa for Venini 1906 - 1978 “Pennellate” vase, 1942
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scarpa for Venini 1906 - 1978 “Pennellate” vase, 1942
Carlo Scarpa for Venini
“Pennellate” vase 1942
While the world was at war in 1942, Scarpa and Venini produced a rare ser...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano 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
$2,101 Sale Price
20% Off
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, 'Battuto' vase, model no. 3932 B, ca. 1942
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
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
$40,127 Sale Price
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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
$76,432 Sale Price
20% Off
Coletto by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana – Centerpiece blown Murano glass
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
Located in Uccle, BE
Coletto by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana – Centerpiece blown Murano glass
Coletto by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, centerpiece blown Murano glass.
Large centerpiece in blown Murano glas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Purple & green Murano Glass Flasks by Venini, 1980s
By Venini, Laura Diaz de Santillana
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 2 small decorative Murano flasks designed by Laura de Santillana and manufactured by Venini in the 1980s. the green flask shows a visible small chip at the neck as stated in p...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Fasce Orizzontali Bottle Model #4399 by Fulvio Bianconi fo Venini
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in New York, NY
Hand blown, incalmo glass bottle in green and blue. Venini label attached to bottom.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair Italian Venini Murano Crystal Signed Paperweight Bookends
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Murano Paperweight by Venini Italy. This pieces are sold individually or as a pair and are a stunning compliment to any desk or work station. Hand Crafted with multi colored Ribbo...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Green Cased Alga Glass Vase with Gold Leaf by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini
By Venini, Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, Murano, 1930s.
Between 1932 and 1933 the Milanese architect Tomaso Buzzi, a spirited protagonist of the Milan “neoclassicist” movement, a friend and associate of Gio Ponti, and a partner of Il Labirinto, established a fruitful collaboration with the Venini glassware company, which would continue, albeit episodically, in later years. The architect’s creative contribution was evident both in the glass forms and in their innovative manufacturing technique. When Buzzi arrived at the Venini company in Murano, in 1932, he brought with him a remarkable cultural baggage and a thorough knowledge of ancient art, particularly the Etruscan period...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Fulvio Bianconi murrine vase acid signed Venini 1953
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Fulvio Bianconi murrine vase acid signed Venini 1953
lattimo murrine vase designed by fulvio bianconi for venini 1953. Is composed by lattimo spiral murrines.
sizes: 32cm. tall 17 ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$22,929 Sale Price
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Tyra Lundgren - VENINI - murano glass leaf - 1950s - 20th century
By Venini, Tyra Lundgren Carolina
Located in Milano, IT
This object is a piece of extreme quality and design made of murano glass by designer TYRA LUNDGREN for VENINI, a collector's item for a connoisseur.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
2 Figurine Fulvio Bianconi for Venini 1950, signed
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
2 Figurine Fulvio Bianconi for Venini 1950, signed
Fulvio Bianconi
(Italy, 1915-1996)
2 "African „figurines“ glass sculpture, Venini, Murano, Italy 1...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$10,031 Sale Price / set
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Brighella Monumental Murano glass figurine by Fulvio Bianconi
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Uccle, BE
“Brighella”, Monumental Murano glass figurine by Fulvio Bianconi.
“Lattimo” glass figurine with polychrome decoration.
Represents a slender character dressed in a costume adorned wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Laura de Santillana, Italy, Numeri Murrine Plate
By Venini, Laura de Santillana
Located in Uccle, BE
Hand welded and ground Murano glass plate with an arrangement of polychrome murrines
depicting numbers from zero to nine and nine to zero.
Designed in 1975 and awarded during exhi...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Vase by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini, Italy, 1985
By Venini, Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Milan, IT
Vase by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini.
Part of the Blue Catalog production, this piece was originally designed in 1933.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Fulvio Bianconi FASCE ORIZZONTALE Vase, Murano
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Fulvio Bianconi (Italian, 1915-1996); Venini (Italy)
Marking(s); notes: three line acid stamp
Materials: glass
Dimensions (H, W, D): 9.5"h, 3"dia
Addit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
21st Century Opalino Medium Glass Vase in Black 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
21st Century Fazzoletto Small Glass Vase in Green Rio by Fulvio Bianconi E Paolo
By Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in murano, IT
An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the 15th century makes its colour unique. The creative genius of Fulvio Bianconi makes its shape inimitable, recalling skirts sway...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Vintage Green Cased Alga Glass Vase with Gold Leaf by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini
By Tomaso Buzzi, Venini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, Murano, 1930s.
Between 1932 and 1933 the Milanese architect Tomaso Buzzi, a spirited protagonist of the Milan “neoclassicist” movement, a friend and associate of Gio Ponti, and a partner of Il Labirinto, established a fruitful collaboration with the Venini glassware company, which would continue, albeit episodically, in later years. The architect’s creative contribution was evident both in the glass forms and in their innovative manufacturing technique. When Buzzi arrived at the Venini company in Murano, in 1932, he brought with him a remarkable cultural baggage and a thorough knowledge of ancient art, particularly the Etruscan period...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Alessandro Mendini Murano glass bowl/centerpiece for Venini . Signed
By Venini, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great post modern bowl in bright red color , by the well known artist / designer Alessandro Mendini .signed Venini 94.
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern 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
Venini vase Colletti series 70’s
By Venini, Alessandro Diaz de Santillana
Located in bari, IT
Colletti series vase in greenish blown glass with two-tone incalmo band decoration designer Alessandro Diaz de Santillana. Venini engraved signature.
After graduating in architecture...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,242 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary 21stC Murano Art Glass Vase In Opalescent White By Venini c.2015
By Venini
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A striking contemporary Murano art glass vase by the renowned Venetian glassmakers Venini, dated 2015 and part of their Deco series. This impressive piece is crafted in opalescent wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Thomas Stearns rare Incalmo vase, 1962 Venini
By Venini, Thomas Stearns
Located in Zurich, CH
Venini
1962
doppio incalmo glass
7 h × 6¼ w × 2½ d in (18 × 14 × 6 cm)
Acid signature to underside: venini, mutamo. ITALIA
literature: Murano Glass Themes and Variations (1910-1970)...
Category
1960s Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$36,305 Sale Price
20% Off
A "Kukinto" Murano glass vase by Timo Sarpaneva for Venini, made 2005
By Timo Sarpaneva, Venini
Located in Aachen, DE
A "Kukinto" Murano glass vase by Timo Sarpaneva for Venini, made 2005. The design from 1990 is a great mixture of Scandinavian coolness and Italian playfulness. The color palette is ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Other Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Carlo Scarpa "bianchi aurati" for Venini 1934
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
CARLO SCARPA (1906-1978)
A RARE 'LATTIMO AURATO' VASE, CIRCA 1934
produced by Venini, hand-blown glass with gold foil inclusions
20 cm. high.
2 line acid stamp. Unfortunately the si...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$26,751 Sale Price
20% Off
Simbiosi Wood Glass and Wood Unique Piece by Emmanuel Babled for Venini
By Venini, Emmanuel Babled
Located in murano, IT
Sculpture in clear, opaque pink, straw yellow and bamboo colored glass with gold leaf resting
on ebony wood. The process involved begins with the realization of the glass. The hand ...
Category
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Ebony
Venini by Emmanuel Babled 2004 Women Torso Tall Vase in Cased Art Glass
By Emmanuel Babled, Venini
Located in Miami, FL
Art glass vase designed by Emmanuel Babled (1967-) for Venini.
An extremely rare artistic vase, created in the island of Murano by the sculptor Emmanuel Babled, back in the 2004. This sculptural tall vase is part of a limited edition of only 9 piece made by the Venini company from Venice. It is made in the shape of a sublime woman torso, blown in 3 colors of cased glass and finished with a delicate wheel carving.
Technique: Blown art glass, triple cased, etched and carved at the wheel.
Measures: 450.85 by 196.85 mm (17.75 by 7.75 Inches)
Edition: Number 4 of 9.
Signatures: Etched at the bottom, "Venini 2004 4/9 EMM. BABLED". with the original Venini decal label.
Emmanuel Babled was born in France in 1967. He studied Industrial Design at Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan, graduating in 1989 and founding his own design studio in 1992. In 2010 Emmanuel Babled Studio moved to Amsterdam after many years in Milan. Since the start, he has developed a wide range of unique pieces and limited editions in self-production and for prestigious manufacturers such as Venini, Baccarat, Rosenthal and Covo. These pieces are part of private and public collections around the world. At the same time he has also designed Industrial products, furniture and lighting. His clients include Baccarat, Rosenthal, Venini, Bulgari, Iittala, Dupont de Nemours, Fontana Arte, Oluce, I&I, Laurent Perrier...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$13,265 Sale Price
30% Off
Carlo Scarpa (Italy, 1906-1978), "Battuto" vase, mouth blown glas, Italy, 1942
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scarpa (Italy, 1906-1978), "Battuto" vase, 1942, mouth blown glass and general facet cut, acid mark on base reads "Venini Murano", height ca. 18.5 cm.
Excellent condition.
Category
1940s Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Ando Cosmos Vase in Aquamarine/Grape/Mint Green by Tadao Ando
By Venini, Tadao Ando
Located in murano, IT
Three glass elements blend together to create the geometry of a sphere concealed by their conjunction. Have you ever seen the cosmos so close? Space in matter. Matter in space. Finit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
21st Century Clessidra Hourglass in Amber/Light Pink by Paolo Venini
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in murano, IT
Clessidra 420.10 Ø14 H30 AA/RS
Additional Information:
Material: Glass
Color: Amber/Light Pink
Dimensions: Ø 14 x H 30 cm
Available in other color options: Grape/light pink.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
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
$19,108 Sale Price
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Carlo Scarpa for Venini 1930, signed
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
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
$12,229 Sale Price
20% Off
21st Century Occhi Large Glass Vase in Coral/Crystal by Tobia Scarpa
By Venini, Tobia Scarpa
Located in murano, IT
Tobia Scarpa creates a fine exchange of glances: glass lenses with thin coloured rims form an interplay of softly rounded volumes. Tall or short, rounded or slender, this vase never ...
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, 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 ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$6,496 Sale Price
20% Off
Deco Medium Vase in Rio Green Glass 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"...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
21st Century Murana Glass Vase in Straw-Yellow by Fabio Novembre
By Fabio Novembre, Venini
Located in murano, IT
From Venetian masks to glass, Fabio Novembre adds a tinge of irony to the Fornace (Kiln), creating a work that has a face and a soul. Classic yet eccentric.
Additional Information:
...
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
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
NAPOLEONE MARTINUZZI. "Maialino", figure, Venini, Italy, model 2484
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
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
LITERATURE
Compare Anna Venini ...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$9,363 Sale Price
20% Off
Venini Murano glass vase - signed "Venini Italia," ca. 1960s-70s.
By Venini
Located in Vicenza, IT
Elegant Murano blown glass vase, Venini production, with engraved signature on the base "Venini Italia".The body, with a flattened globular shape, has a delicate amethyst hue with a ...
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
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
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
$42,993 Sale Price
20% Off
Variegati zigrinati by Carlo Scarpa for Venini 1938
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Zurich, CH
Variegati zigrinati by Carlo Scarpa for Venini 1938
Variegati zigrinati by Carlo Scarpa 1938. one of the very rare pieces, signed Venini Murano. Only Olnick Spanu has one of these. ...
Category
1930s European Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$38,216 Sale Price / set
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21st Century Bolle Glass Vase in Apple Green/Straw-Yellow by Tapio Wirkkala
By Venini, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in murano, IT
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
21st Century Fuochi Boreali Vase in Blue & Crystal Multicolor by Giorgio Vign
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Explosions of colour casting thousands of different hues, in glass like in nature. Flowers, with their countless shapes and long stems, inspired Gio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
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
21st Century Bottiglie Incise Glass Bottle in Ocean Colour by Paolo Venini
By Paolo Venini, 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 Tiara Small Glass Vase in Orange by Francesco Lucchese
By Francesco Lucchese, Venini
Located in murano, IT
The art of glassmaking meets the endless potential of light. A jewel-like creation that carries an infinite sparkle, precious like gemstones. Francesco Lucchese created it for VENINI...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
21st Century Fazzoletto Small Glass Vase in Blood Red/Rosa Cipria
By Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in murano, IT
An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the 15th century makes its colour unique. The creative genius of Fulvio Bianconi makes its shape inimitable, recalling skirts sway...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
21st Century Occhi Medium Glass Vase in Coral/Crystal by Tobia Scarpa
By Venini, Tobia Scarpa
Located in murano, IT
Tobia Scarpa creates a fine exchange of glances: glass lenses with thin coloured rims form an interplay of softly rounded volumes. Tall or short, rounded or slender, this vase never ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Occhi by Tobia Scarpa – Quadrangular shaped vase
By Tobia Scarpa, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
Occhi by Tobia Scarpa – Quadrangular shaped vase
“Occhi” vase by Tobia Scarpa.
Quadrangular shaped vase from the occhi series.
Made up of an arrangement of white and clear glass murr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Venini Multicolor Glass Upupa Bird Sculpture by Toni Zuccheri
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Upupa in multi-color by Toni Zuccher. Numbered edition. Bronze structure with plumes applied when still hot.
Color: Multi-color
Dimensions: D 40 cm, H 38 cm
Year of manuf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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.