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
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...
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1930s Italian Vintage Venini Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$43,251 Sale Price
20% Off
21st Century Idria Small Glass Vase in Indigo/Milk-White by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
The Ancient Greek water vessel sheds its skin, as terracotta gives way to glass, thanks to VENINI. Its design speaks of bygone days and rhythms, bringing them back to life: timeless ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
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Glass
21st Century Murana Glass Vase in Wistaria by Fabio Novembre
By Venini, Fabio Novembre
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
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Glass
Original Versace for Venini Rivoli Vase
By Venini, Versace
Located in North Miami, FL
Documentation and original Venini Murano brochure for this exquisite and rare Versace designed vase. Numbered and limited edition.
Marked with Venini l...
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1980s Italian Vintage Venini Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Kukinto Vases Collection by Timo Sarpaneva for Venini 1991
By Venini, Timo Sarpaneva
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...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Fulvio Bianconi vase 'Scozzese', 1954-57
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Zurich, CH
Fulvio Bianconi vase 'Scozzese', 1954-57
Vase model "Scozzese". Venini, Murano, 1954-57. Blown glass with polychrome twisted sapphire, opaque red and lattimo bands, crossed with wide...
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1950s Italian Vintage Venini Vases
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Murano Glass
Satin Vase Collection By Venini
By Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
The transparent coloured glass is handblown and decorated at the base by a sword-shaped foot, applied hot free-hand with the addition of gold leaf. The model is enriched by the cold ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Murano 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...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
Materials
Porcelain
21st Century Labuan Glass Vase in Grey by Venini Riedizione
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Drawing inspiration from exotic destinations in the Far East, Paolo Venini opted for a rich and intense color palette to present the Labuan vase to the world, sure to impress. A jour...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
“Luna” Blown glass vase resting on a marble base by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
Luna by Ettore Sottsass
“Luna” Blown glass vase resting on a marble base by Ettore Sottsass.
Very pale green glass vase resting on a gray veined white marble base.
From a limited edition of 29 copies.
Our example designed and manufactured in 1997 and bearing the number 1/29.
Lit. : Marino Barovier, Sottsass: Glass works, 1998, p.108.
Our example designed and manufactured in 1997 and bearing number 1/29.
Signed with diamond point “venini 97 Ettore Sottsass 1/29”.
Original transparent plastic label holder...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Marble
Large Fulvio Bianconi for Venini Murano Art Glass Fazzoletto or Handerchief Vase
By Venini
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This art glass vase was designed by Fulvio Bianconi and made by Venini of Murano Italy in approximately 1950 and done in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The hankerchief or fazzo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Vases
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Art Glass
21st Century Satin Small Glass Vase in Tea/Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Sheer glass is hand-blown and crafted by the master glassblowers using the sophisticated Satinatura technique, which lends it the exquisite opaque appearance to which it owes its nam...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
21st Century Satin Small Glass Vase in Crystal/Green Rio 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
21st Century Re Medium Glass Vase in Milk-White by Rodolfo Dordoni
By Rodolfo Dordoni, Venini
Located in murano, IT
Carrying the royal crown is not easy, but he does it perfectly. Tall and proud, he rules over his glass empire with the elegance and grace of sinuous forms. He wears a satin mantle a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
21st Century Fazzoletto Large Glass Vase in Indigo/Orange
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 swaying in the breeze. Every Fazzoletto Opalini is truly unique: there's not another one like it anywhere.
Additional Information:
Material: Glass
Color: Indigo/orange
Dimensions: Ø 23 x H 31 cm
Available in other color options: Black, sapphire, orange, indigo, Green rio, rosa cipria, blood red/rosa cipria, Amber, grey/indigo, opaque pink/red grey, apple green, aquamarine/horizon, horizon, apple green/red, red, milk-white...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
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Glass
21st Century Opachi Vase in Straw-Yellow 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Veronese Vase by Vittorio Zecchini for Venini 1921
By Vittorio Zecchin, Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Blown for the first time in 1921, thanks to the intuition of the art director of Venini 1921-1925: the painter Vittorio Zecchin. A 1580 painting by Paolo Veronese " Annunciation " in...
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2010s Italian Art Deco Venini Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Fuochi Boreali Vase in Red & Crystal Multicolour 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
21st Century Satin Large Glass Vase in Crystal/Green Rio 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
21st Century Murrine Romane Glass Bowl in Multicolour by Carlo Scarpa
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in murano, IT
In these murrineworks, purity of form and essential geometry blend together to create rare, precious and timeless objects, just like the art of ancient Rome. In his quest for new gla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
21st Century Veronese Glass Vase in Apple Green / Crystal 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
21st Century Opalino Large 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
21st Century Battuti/Canoe Small Vase in Aquamarine by Tobia Scarpa
By Ludovico Diaz de Santillana and Tobia Scarpa, Venini
Located in murano, IT
It recalls a graceful tulip, in tones of Crystal, Aquamarine and shaded pink Alexandrite. Its translucent appearance is the result of the skill and ha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
21st Century Murana Glass Vase in Straw-Yellow by Fabio Novembre
By Venini, Fabio Novembre
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 Coccio Glass Vase in Ivory/Tea by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
It should belong to the Paleolithic collection of a Museum of Prehistory. A mysterious artifact smuggled by some art dealer. A modern archeological discovery made from murrine in 198...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
Vase Ventaglio by Fulvio Bianconi, Venini Murano, Italy
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Uccle, BE
On the occasion of the 8th Milan Triennale, Paolo Venini asked Fulvio Bianconi to imagine some exclusively decorative pieces. Bianconi presented a hat, shoes, hands and gloves, which...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Art 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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
21st Century Gemme Glass Vase in Violet 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
21st Century Occhi Small 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 Vases
Materials
Glass
21st Century Happy Pills Adrenalina in Grass Green / Red by Fabio Novembre
By Venini, Fabio Novembre
Located in murano, IT
Also known as epinephrine, it now turns into glass and activates the sympathetic nervous system. A design placebo created by Fabio Novembre in VENINI’s workshop. Indications and dosa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
21st Century Incisi Glass Vase in Steel Blue Color by Paolo Venini
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in murano, IT
A multitude of shapes and colors. Apparently, Paolo Venini had a knack for experimenting with Incisi. They are countless. The vase owes its name to the "Incisione a Freddo" glassmaki...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
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Glass
Appealing to the Eye, to the Touch and to the Mind, This Work by Peter Marino Wa
By Venini, Peter Marino
Located in murano, IT
Appealing to the eye, to the touch and to the mind. This work by Peter Marino was designed to be the most provocative one in the Fornace (Kiln). Striking beauty. The Triangolo collec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
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Glass
21st Century Fazzoletto Small Glass Vase in Sapphire 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
21st Century Opalino Medium Glass Vase in Grey 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
21st Century Goburam Glass Vase in Coral/Nocturnal by Ettore Sottsass
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in murano, IT
Goburam by Ettore Sottsass speaks of India and of the monumental towers at the entrance of Hindu temples. It speaks of precious red coral and of the red soil of ancient faraway lands...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
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Glass
21st Century Fazzoletto Medium Glass Vase in Sapphire 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
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
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
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
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
Thomas Stearns rare Incalmo vase, 1962 Venini
By Thomas Stearns, Venini
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)...
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1960s Vintage Venini Vases
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
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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
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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
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Vases
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
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
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
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
Paolo Venini, vase from 'Dama' series, ca. 1950
By Paolo Venini, 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
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
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...
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Early 2000s Italian Art Deco Venini Vases
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
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Battuto Monumental Vase Tobia Scarpa 1959 Signed
By Tobia Scarpa, Venini
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
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...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Vases
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 ...
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Early 2000s Italian Other Venini Vases
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
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Tobia Scarpa Red and Black Crystal "Occhi" Bottle, 1960, Venini & C
By Tobia Scarpa, Venini
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
Materials
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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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Questions About Venini Vases
- 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.