Venini Vases
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
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 Vases
Materials
Glass
Fazzoletto Glass Vase in Aquamarine by Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini
By Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with pinched rim in aquamarine and mint designed by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini in 1948. Perfect for indoor home decor as container, vide-poche or statement pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Horizon by Fulvio Bianconi and Venini
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created from the collaboration between Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini, characterized by a soft shape with a graceful wavy lip, always unique, obtained using the free-hand technique...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
Venini Fulvio Bianconi Murano Gray Opalino Italian Art Glass Sculptural Vase
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi, Paolo Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown blue gray, opaline Italian art glass handkerchief sculptural vase. Documented to designer Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. The piece is...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
A Venini "sommersi oro" vase by Laura de Santillana, made on Murano in 1985
By Laura de Santillana, Venini
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
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century Oman Glass Vase in Aquamarine/Grey/Red by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Venini
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....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
Alessandro Diaz de Santillana Murano glass vase , signed 91 " Scozzesi"
By Alessandro Diaz de Santillana, Venini
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 Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Occhi Vase by Tobia Scarpa, Model Referenced under Number 8524, Venini, Italy
By Tobia Scarpa, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
Occhi vase (model referenced under number 8524)
Occhi vase of oval shape on the top.
Composed of an arrangement of latimo glass murrines in the center of clear glass and green and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Venini Idria Large Vase in Horizon Milk White inside Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Idria large vase in horizon Murano glass by Venini. The ancient Greek water vessel sheds its skin, as terracotta gives way to glass, thanks to Venini. Its design speaks of bygone day...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Deco Small Vase in Rio Green Glass by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
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
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
Venini Satin Medium Glass Vase in Tea
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Satin glass vase, designed and manufactured by Venini, features the same shape of the iconic opalino vase with a frosted finish.
Indoor use only.
Dimensions: Ø 17 cm, H 36 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
$1,507 / item
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 Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$10,020 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Carlo Scarpa, large 'Corroso a rilievi' vase, model no. 3695
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
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 Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Monofiore Carnevale Tall Glass Vase in Sapphire by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with full body and thin funneled neck with textured hexagonal shaped pattern atop surface of glass in sapphire. Featured in sapphire colored glass and designed in 2...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Art 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 Vases
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 Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
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 Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, 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 Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$40,081 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Murano Glass Vase Kelo Model by Timo Sarpeneva for Venini, Italy
By Timo Sarpaneva, Venini
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 Vases
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 Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Geacolor Glass Vase in Multi-Color Swirls by Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Geacolor glass vase, designed by Gae Aulenti and manufactured by Venini, was originally produced in 1995. Indoor use only.
Dimensions: Ø 30 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
21st Century Fazzoletto Small Glass Vase in Green Rio by Fulvio Bianconi E Paolo
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo 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
Materials
Glass
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 Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini vase Colletti series 70’s
By Alessandro Diaz de Santillana, Venini
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 Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Tomaso Buzzi, a rare 'Coppa delle Mani', model no. 3416, 1932 / Venini
By Tomaso Buzzi, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Tomaso Buzzi, a rare 'Coppa delle Mani', model no. 3416
model no. 3416
laguna glass with applied gold leaf
executed by Venini & C., Murano, Italy
22 x 34 cm (diameter)
signed with t...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Venini Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$74,437 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Vases
Materials
Porcelain
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 Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$19,086 Sale Price
20% Off
Venini Large Murano Glass Spherical Vase 1907s
By Paolo Venini, 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 Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
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 Vases
Materials
Murano 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 Vases
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 Vases
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 Vases
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 Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$42,944 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$12,215 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$6,489 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 Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
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 Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
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 Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$38,173 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Monumental Ruby Red Murano Art Glass Fazzoletto Vase by Venini
By Venini
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning hand-blown Italian Art glass vase was designed by Venini, Murano. The rare piece was crafted in Italy circa 1970. The extra-tall sculptural amphora shape has scalloped ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Murano 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 Vases
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:
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
Materials
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 Vases
Materials
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 Vases
Materials
Glass
Monumental Veronese Vase by Vittorio Zecchin for Venini, Murano
By Venini, Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Monumental Veronese Vase by Vittorio Zecchin for Venini, Murano
A very large art glass vase of the 'Veronese' series. Thin mouthblown dark blue glass with applied ribbed knob and di...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Vases
Materials
Art Glass
21st Century Occhi Large Glass Vase in Coral/Crystal by Tobia Scarpa
By Tobia Scarpa, Venini
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 Vases
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 Vases
Materials
Blown 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
Materials
Murano Glass
$36,264 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
Materials
Murano 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
Materials
Art Glass
Red Italian Venini Art Glass Vase, 1981 8.5" Tall
By Venini
Located in Toledo, OH
Red Venini Italian art glass vase signed and dated 1981. 8.5" tall x 8" in diameter.
Category
1980s European Modern Vintage Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
21st Century Bolle Glass Vase in Apple Green/Straw-Yellow by Tapio Wirkkala
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
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 Vases
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 Vases
Materials
Glass
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 Vases
Materials
Glass
Timo Sarpaneva "Kotilo" vase, by Venini & Co., Italy, 1990
By Venini, Timo Sarpaneva
Located in Zurich, CH
Timo Sarpaneva "Kotilo" vase, by Venin, Italy, 1990
Three layers of glass manufactured with the "wet stick" - method where they use vaporizing water to "blow" the glass in it's shap...
Category
1990s Italian Venini Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$3,817 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Vases
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
Materials
Glass
Venini Satin Large Vase in Horizon Crystal Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Satin large vase in glazed horizon/crystal Murano glass by Venini. Sheer glass is hand blown and crafted by the master glassblowers using the sophisticated Satinatura technique, whic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Murano 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 Vases
Materials
Glass
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
Materials
Murano Glass
$65,371 Sale Price
20% Off
Venini vases for sale on 1stDibs.
Venini vases 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, although blue editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 9 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 99 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original vases by Venini were created in the modern style in italy during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider vases by Fulvio Bianconi, Fabio Novembre, and Matteo Thun. Prices for Venini vases can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $220 and can go as high as $51,119, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,470.
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- 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.