Venini Vases and Vessels
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
Venini Small Clessidra Hourglass in Grey & Red
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Clessidre glass vase in Gray/red. Limited edition in 199 art pieces for each color.
Color: Gray/Red
Technique: Incalmo
Dimensions: Ø 13.5 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
$1,947 / item
Fazzoletto Glass Vase in Apple Green by Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with pinched rim in apple green designed by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini in 1948. Perfect for indoor home decor as container, vide-poche or statement piece for ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Glass "Inciso" Amber Vase by Paolo Venini for Venini, Italy, 1960s
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Milan, IT
"Inciso" vase model 4838 by Paolo Venii for Venini.
Amber glass with carved surface providing a vibrant effect.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini 'Where Are My Glasses?' Single Lens Glass Vase in Blue by Ron Arad
By Venini, Ron Arad
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with slim shaped neck and black glass glasses sculpture. Featured in aquamarine colored glass. Perfect for indoor home decor as c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
21st Century Riflessi Large Glass Vase in Multicolour by Michela Cattai
By Michela Cattai, Venini
Located in murano, IT
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 technique, feature a deliberately essential and minimalist design that enhances their pictorial essence, captured on glass by the master glassblowers and designed by Michela Cattai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Pigmenti Large Blown Opal Glass Vase in Amber by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
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 Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Vintage Royal Blue Opaline Glass Vase by Paolo Venini, "Anni Trenta" series
By Venini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, Murano, 1990s.
This vase is made in light blue opaline glass inside and a royal blue opaline glass outside.
It features a darker glass base and it's been hand-blown i...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Vintage Venini Murano Fulvio Bianconi Handkerchief White Latimo
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
This is a vintage circa 1950 fazzoletto (handkerchief) vase designed by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini Murano in Italy.
The vase is made from white latimo glass
The shape of old handke...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Paolo Venini Inciso Vase
By Venini
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very nice example of an underrated series of glass.
Acid stamp on the bottom.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
$4,750
21st Century Incisi Glass Vase in Brass Color by Paolo Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
A multitude of shapes and colours. Apparently, Paolo Venini had a knack for experimenting with Incisi. They are countless. The vase owes its name to the "Incisione a Freddo" glassmak...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Venini Bianconi Murano Yellow Black Ribbons Italian Art Glass Fazzoletto Vase
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Filigrana stripes Italian art glass mini decorative fazzoletto handkerchief vase. Documented to designer Fulvio Bianconi, for the Venini Company, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$375 Sale Price
25% Off
Venini Monofiore Balloton Medium Vase in Amber Horizon Thread Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monofiore Balloton medium vase in amber Murano glass by Venini. It looks soft, but it’s not; it’s glass. The optical illusion of Monofiori by Venini from 1970 lies in its name: Ballo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Gemme Triangular Glass Vase in Aquamarine by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with shaped body and neck in aquamarine designed in 2017. 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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
21st Century Monofiori Balloton Medium Glass Vase in Red/Sapphire 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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Venini 'Where Are My Glasses?' Double Lens Vase in Mint and Green by Ron Arad
By Venini, Ron Arad
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini double glass vase in mint green and grass green designed by Ron Arad in 2018. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also available in oth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Venini Small Black Belt Triangular Glass in Crystal and Black by Peter Marino
By Peter Marino, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in transparent crystal with black decoration designed by Peter Marino in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also avai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Large Black Belt Triangular Glass in Crystal and Black by Peter Marino
By Peter Marino, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in transparent crystal with black decoration designed by Peter Marino in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also avai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
21st Century Opalino Medium Glass Vase in Red by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
The 2017 re-edition features a brand new opaque appearance. The Opalino vase is all about sophisticated and unique colors, thanks to the use of the traditional Opalino technique. Thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Monofiori Balloton Small Glass Vase in Red/Sapphire 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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Deco Small Glass Vase in Aquamarine 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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
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'
...
Category
1940s Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Fazzoletto Small Vase in Grey/Indigo 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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Monofiori Balloton Extra Large Glass Vase in Red 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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Opalino Medium Glass Vase in Orange 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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Opalino Large 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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Paolo Venini and Riccardo Licata Banded Murrine Vase
By Venini
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Incalmo vase is a rare collaboration between Paolo Venini
and Riccardo Licatta.
Presented at the XXVII Biennial of Venice in 1956.
Provenance: collecti...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Deco Medium Glass Vase in Red by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in murano, IT
DE'CO 707.07 Ø23 H24,5 RV/LA/RV
Additional Information:
Material: Glass
Color: Red
Dimensions: Ø 23 x H 24.5 cm
Available in other color options: Orange, aquamarine, black, sa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Opalino Large 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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Fazzoletto Small Glass Vase in Aquamarine/Horizon
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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Mosaici blown glass vase by Rodolfo Dordoni
By Venini, Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in Uccle, BE
Mosaici blown glass vase by Rodolfo Dordoni, Venini Murano.
“Mosaici” vase in transparent blown glass with a quadrangular shape. Composed of an arrangement of green, blue, and white ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini "Veronese" by Vittorio Zecchin, signed
By Venini, Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Zurich, CH
Venini "Veronese" by Vittorio Zecchin, signed
Burgundy red with "aventurine". Blown glass. The Veronese vase was blown for the first time in 1921 thanks to Vittorio Zecchin’s intuit...
Category
Early 2000s European Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
$4,513 Sale Price
20% Off
21st Century Fazzoletto Large Glass Vase in Horizon 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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Laura de Santillana, Italy, Numeri Murrine Plate
By Laura de Santillana, Venini
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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
21st Century Opalino Small Glass Vase in Apple Green 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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Anni Trenta Large Glass Vase in Red by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Designed in 1930, this blown glass creation flaunts essential, sinuous and well-balanced lines. As a tribute to the Golden Age, it reflects a "return to order...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Fasce Orizzontale Bottle with Stopper by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini
Located in New York, NY
Hand blown incalmo glass decanter in red and green with stopper. Unsigned. Bottle top appears to have been neatly ground down at some point. Provenance: ...
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Murano Glass Vase by Emmanuel Babled for Venini, 1996
By Venini, Emmanuel Babled
Located in Milano, IT
Rare and wonderful Murano glass vase by Emmanuel Babled for Venini of 1996.
Emmanuel Babled's rare vase is a prototype and it's a real work of art.
It has been realized with a set ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
$7,683 Sale Price
20% Off
21st Century Battuti/Canoe Large Vase in Aquamarine by Tobia Scarpa
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana and Tobia Scarpa
Located in murano, IT
It evokes a lily standing tall, in tones of crystal, Aquamarine and shaded pink Alexandrite. Its translucent appearance is the result of the skill and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Opalino Medium Glass Vase in Milk-White 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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Deco Large Glass Vase in Milk-White 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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Geacolor Glass Vase in Multicolour by Gae Aulenti
By Venini, Emmanuel Babled
Located in murano, IT
Apparently casual silhouettes with irregular protrusions meet sleek surfaces to admire with the eye and caress with the hand. They stem from special techniques – "Mano Volante" and "...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Labuan Large Glass Vase in Apple Green 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Deco Medium Glass Vase in Horizon by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in murano, IT
DE'CO 707.07 Ø23 H24,5 OZ/LA/OZ
Additional Information:
Material: Glass
Color: Horizon
Dimensions: Ø 23 x H 24.5 cm
Available in other color options: Orange, aquamarine, black...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Riflessi Medium Glass Vase in Multicolour by Michela Cattai
By Venini, Michela Cattai
Located in murano, IT
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 technique, feature a deliberately essential and minimalist design that enhances their pictorial essence, captured on glass by the master glassblowers and designed by Michela Cattai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Veronese Glass Vase in Blood Red/Rosa Cipria by Vittorio Zecchin
By Vittorio Zecchin, Venini
Located in murano, IT
From «The Annunciation» by Paolo Veronese to the Fornace (Kiln): a wonderful journey for this fine vase by Vittorio Zecchin. A complex shape, curved beyond imagination: Veronese defi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
A Venini "sommersi oro" vase by Laura de Santillana, made on Murano in 1985
By Venini, Laura de Santillana
Located in Aachen, DE
A fine Vase designed by Laura de Santillana for her uncles furnace as a part of the series Laura - sommersi oro in the 1980ties. This is an early execution from the same decade. Blue...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century Deco Small Glass Vase in Milk-White 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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Labuan Small 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Pigmenti Small Blown Opal Glass Vase in Amber by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
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 Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Opalino Large Glass Vase in Rosa Cipria 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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Opalino Small Glass Vase in Amber 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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Venini Tommaso Buzzi Jacketed Glass Vase, 1950, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Tommaso Buzzi jacketed glass vase, 1950 Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Monofiori Balloton Large Glass Vase in Horizon/Red 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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Venitian Vase, Hand Painting Gold 24-Karat, 1960 Venini Italy
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 productio...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
$336 Sale Price
20% Off
21st Century Pigmenti Large Glass Vase in Amethyste by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
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 Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Monofiori Balloton Small Glass Vase in Red by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Monofiori breaks with tradition in 1970 and then does it again in 2016. But its essence remains the same: it looks soft, but it’s not; it’s glass. The optical illusion of Monofiori b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Venini Large Opalino Vase, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Parma, IT
Large Opalino vase by Venini, 1970s.
In opaline incmicito blown glass, engraved signature and label.
In excellent condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini vases and vessels for sale on 1stDibs.
Venini vases and vessels 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 vases and vessels, although blue editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 268 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 794 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original vases and vessels 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 vases and vessels by Fulvio Bianconi, Gae Aulenti, and Paolo Venini. Prices for Venini vases and vessels can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $220 and can go as high as $114,459, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,470.
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Questions About Venini Vases and Vessels
- 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.