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
21st Century Fazzoletto Medium Glass Vase in Sapphire 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Labuan Small Glass Vase in Orange by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
It draws inspiration from faraway places, halfway between fantasy and reality. Paolo Venini opted for a unique palette of Aquamarine, Horizon and other fine hues to present it to the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Opalino Medium 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 Monofiori Balloton Small Glass Vase in Apple Green 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Labuan Small 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
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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
$36,523 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Where Are My Glasses, Under Vase in Crystal/Grass Green 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Carlo Scarpa, 'Murrina del serpente' bowl, Venini 1940
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scarpa, 'Murrina del serpente' bowl, 1940
Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978), 'Murrina del serpente' bowl, 1940
stylised serpent design in black, white and red with opaque murrine, cut s...
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1940s Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Monofiori Balloton Small Glass Vase in Grape/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 Monofiori Balloton Small Glass Vase in Amber/Horizon 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
21st Century Gemme Glass Vase in Grey by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
In the expert hands of the blowers, glass turns into precious gemstones of various colours – Green, Grass Green, Purple, Red, Aquamarine, Sapphire, Tea and Grey. Unique and sparkling...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Monofiori Balloton Large Glass Vase in Grape/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 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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Paolo Venini, vase from 'Dama' series, ca. 1950
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Paolo Venini (1895-1959), a rare vase from 'Dama' series, ca. 1950
hand-blown glass murrine
signed with three-line acid stamp 'venini murano ITALIA'
Excellent condition
LITERATURE:...
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1950s Italian Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Murano Glass Vase Ninfea Model by Toni Zuccheri for Venini.
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
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...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Fuochi Iridati, Blown Glass Sculpture/Vase, Giorgio Vigna, Venini Murano
By Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
This blown-glass sculpture is made up of a slightly iridescent clear glass vase decorated with two flowers of different shape placed on copper stems. Each flower can be removed of the vase and arranged differently.
Giorgio Vigna...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Art Deco Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Handblown Italian Midcentury Murano Glass Vase by Napoleone Martinuzzi & Venini
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
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...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Battuto Monumental Vase Tobia Scarpa 1959 Signed
By Venini, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Munich, DE
Monumental Venini vase by Tobia Scarpa with signature Venini Italy on the bottom.
Measures: 30 D x 15 W x 41 H cm.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
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...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold Leaf
A "Kukinto" Murano glass vase by Timo Sarpaneva for Venini, made 2005
By Venini, Timo Sarpaneva
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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Vintage Venini Murano Fulvio Bianconi Double Incalmo Blown Glass Vase
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Uccle, BE
Among the many designs and different techniques he experimented within his collaboration with Venini, Fulvio Bianconi used the "A incalmo" technique which requires great mastery from the glassblowers.
This is an "a doppio incalmo" vase which simply means a double incalmo.
Cylindrical vase, composed of three distinct colors. The base in black glass, the middle part in red glass and the upper part in blue glass.
The vases were obtained by merging several "rings" of molten glass.
Designed in 1951, the vase is in very good condition. It was produced in the 1950s and bears the acid seal "venini murano italia".
The vase is published in many books, and is sometimes misattributed to Thomas Stearns who will be inspired by these forms and these particular techniques developed by Fulvio Bianconi, Paolo Venini and also Ricardo Licata...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Tobia Scarpa Red and Black Crystal "Occhi" Bottle, 1960, Venini & C
By Venini, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Bochum, NRW
Rare shape 'Occhi' crystal bottle designed by Tobia Scarpa.
Design: 1959-1960. Executed by Venini & C.
Rectangular bottle shape with corresponding neck.
Clear crystal glass with ches...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Fulvio Bianconi Venini con Fiori 1951 Vase 'A fiori', 1951
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Fulvio Bianconi for Venini
Marghuerite vase
Venini Italy, 1951
glass with internal decoration. Vase in thick clear cristallo glass decorated with a daisy motif murrine of lattimo ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
$65,838 Sale Price
20% Off
"Incamiciato" Italian Art Glass Vase by Tomaso Buzzi
By Tomaso Buzzi, Venini
Located in New York, NY
"Incamiciato" Italian Art glass vase by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini.
Clear, white and purple. With original label.
Signed: Venini Italia '85.
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Gemme Vase in Grass Grey Balloton Blown Glass by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In the expert hands of the blowers, glass turns into precious gemstones of various colours – green, grass green, purple, red, aquamarine, sapphire, tea and gray. Unique and sparkling...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
$23,067 Sale Price
20% Off
Riccardo Licata, Double Incalmo with Central Murrine Band, Venini Murano, Italia
By Venini, Riccardo Licata
Located in Uccle, BE
Rare double incalmo vase with a central murine.
Body of the vase is made of Murano blown mole grey glass.
A central white and yellow murine is fixed between the two glass bands. The murine has a “comb” motif. A design imagined by Licata himself.
The vases of this type are quite rare, the production was complicated because the central band in murrine reacted differently to heating and elements from the two other parts which constitute the vase. The base and the top.
The blowers who produced these parts had to have significant skills.
The vase is in very good to excellent condition and signed with the 3 lines acid stamp “Venini Murano Italia...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
1980s Modern Hand-Blown Green and Gray Murano Glass Vase by Venini
By Venini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This striking hand-blown Murano glass vase by Venini, crafted in the 1980s, is a refined example of modern Italian glass artistry. Its bold flared rim and clean, fluid form are enhan...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Large Vase in Horizon Murano Glass
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Vase in Amber Murano Glass by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the 15t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Monofiore Balloton Collection by Venini
By Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
It looks soft, yet it's glass. The optical illusion signed by Venini is called Ballotona unique technique that recreates the quilted effect with glass. The Monofiori are handcrafted,...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Paolo Venini vase acid signed
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Paolo Venini vase acid signed
Blown glass vase submerged and handmade in amber
27 cm height, diameter 15 cm
Acid signed 'Venini Murano Italy'
Excellent condition
Category
1950s Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
$4,325 Sale Price
20% Off
Vases 'Barena' Venini & C., Murano, designed by Toni Zuccheri, 1981
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Zurich, CH
Vases 'Barena' Venini & C., Murano, designed by Toni Zuccheri, 1981
Medium
Clear and greenish glass with vertical opaque white and brown band appliques.
Veninilabel
Excellent con...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
$3,363 Sale Price
20% Off
Monofiore Balloton Glass Vase in Horizon Red Thread by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with full body and textured surface with hexagonal shaped pattern in cobalt blue designed in 1970. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Paolo VENINI design blown glass bottle, acid-marked. Italy, 1950
By Venini, Paolo 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
...
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1950s Italian Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Bottle with Stopper
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in New York, NY
Venini glass bottle with stopper in composite glass with finely wheel-engraved finish of delicate creases, incised on bottom "Venini Italia".
P...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Large vase ''Opalino'' Venini, Murano, 1992
By Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Large vase ''Opalino'' Venini, Murano, 1992 Colorless glass, with white opal and violet undertones. Marked in vibro-engraving: venini 92. Original label of the manufactory. H. 36 cm
...
Category
1990s Italian Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,345 Sale Price
20% Off
Rodolfo Dordoni for Venini Re Vase 1996
By Rodolfo Bonetto, Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Queen and Prince are the components of a noble family who, since 1996, has reigned with the kindness and elegance of sinuous shapes. They wear robes glazed, with impressive metallic-...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Kukinto Vases Collection by Timo Sarpaneva for Venini 1991
By Timo Sarpaneva, Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
The skirt of a dancer. A Nordic blossom moving in the wind. The colours of these works chase, touch and sometimes merge on the waves created by the breath of a master glassmiths. Wit...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Clear Blue Glass Fazzoletto Vase by Venini
By Venini
Located in Montreal, QC
Venini clear blue glass fazzoletto vase. Signed etched Venini 2006.
Category
Early 2000s Italian Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Fulvio Bianconi, vase "horizontale fasce". by Venini
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Fulvio Bianconi, vase "horizontale fasce".
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Design from 1950 for Venini & C. Gray glass with fused opaque white bands all around. Inscribed on the stand: "venini murano ITALIA" (etc...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
$3,171 Sale Price
20% Off
"Veronese" vase 1633, by V Zecchin, Venini Murano 43 cm produced 1930s 40s
By Venini, Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Milano, MI
Murano vase model "Veronese" designed by Vittorio Zecchin for Venini around the mid-1920s.
This specimen has 2 aspects of rarity related to the size of 43 cm in height and the presen...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Other Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
$6,307 Sale Price
30% Off
21st Century Deco Small Glass Vase in Apple Green 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
An "Argentati" vase by Rudolfo Dordoni for Venini, Murano, 2002
By Rodolfo Dordoni, Venini
Located in Aachen, DE
A fine Vase designed by Rodolfo Dordoni for the Venini furnace as one of the "Argentati" vessels. Made in two variations, there is an amber golden version and -like this particular p...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Other Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century Satin Large Glass Vase in Grey/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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Gemme Glass Vase in Tea by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
In the expert hands of the blowers, glass turns into precious gemstones of various colours – Green, Grass Green, Purple, Red, Aquamarine, Sapphire, Tea and Grey. Unique and sparkling...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Monofiori Balloton Small Glass Vase in Grey/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
21st Century Monofiori Balloton Large 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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century Monofiori Balloton Extra Large Glass Vase in Indigo/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
Venini Sommersi Oro Vase, Italy, 1993
By Venini, Laura Diaz de Santillana
Located in New York, NY
Laura Diaz de Santillana (b. 1955) for Venini rare Sommersi Oro vase from "Laura" series, Italy, 1993. This elegant hand-blown Murano glass vase is an exquisite blue color with gold ...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Vaso Vetro di Murano 1950 Italia
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
RAFFINATO VASO IN VETRO DI MURANO DELLA VENINI LEGGERMENTE IRIDESCENTE DEL 1950
PROVENIENTE DA UNa villa Comasca.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
'Riccio' Vase by Gae Aulenti for Venini, Italy 2003
By Venini, Gae Aulenti
Located in Hellouw, NL
Some objects rely on contrast rather than complexity. The 'Riccio' vase by Gae Aulenti for Venini, designed in 2003, exemplifies this approach—merging sculptural form with refined te...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Collectable Vintage Carlo Scarpa Murano Murrine Millefiori, Glass Vase Amphora
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Paris, France
Vintage small vase green, burgundy and white runoff inlay in a form of amphora, design Carlo Scarpa Fratelli Toso Murano Murrine Millefiori. Murrine...
Category
Mid-20th Century Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Vase from the Coreani series by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini
By Venini, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Torino, IT
Vase from the Coreani series designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini.
Elegant collectible blown glass vase with blue and green bands that create a spiral with overlapping colors and s...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
$2,306 Sale Price
20% Off
Fulvio Bianconi for Venini "Fazzoletto" Vase in Murano Glass, Italy 2003
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Naples, IT
Large Vase Mod. Handkerchief designed by Fulvio Bianconi for the well-known Murano firm Venini, in Murano Glass in shades of blue and turquoise, engraved signature at base, Venini ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Vetro Soffiato Glass Vase by Vittorio Zecchin for Venini Murano ca. 1950
By Venini, Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vetro Soffiato Glass Vase by Vittorio Zecchin for Venini Murano ca. 1950
A 'Vetro Soffiato' glass vase in red and transparent glass with slightly iridised surface, designed by Vittorio Zecchin in 1920 and manufactured by Venini Murano Venice ca. 1950. Acid etched signature 'venini murano ITALIA' on the base. Venini model number 1465. Very good condition with slight inside deposit.
Vittorio Zecchin (1878 - 1947) was a native Muranese and son of a glasswork technician. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. Together with the painter Teodoro Wolf Ferrari...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century Opalino Large Glass Vase in Aquamarine 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 Vase 'Fazzoletto Zanfirico Lattimo", Venice Murano 1950s
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A large Fazzoletto (handkerchief) vase in transparent glass with white rod decorations called "Zanfirico Lattimo". Manufactured ca. 1950s by Venini, Venice after a design of Fulvio B...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano 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...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, 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.