Venini Lighting
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 Esprit Small Chandeliers in Amber Yellow/Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Viewers feel compelled to touch every single petal of its flowers and every single point of its stars, to make sure they’re real. Esprit conveys the power of nature and of light. Esp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
20th Century Venini Murano Blown Glass Table Lamp, Italy, 1976
By Venini
Located in Cagliari, IT
These table lamp is a vintage piece, therefore it may show slight traces of use, but they can be considered as in excellent original condition and ready to give a beautiful ambiance ...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
$921 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Large Venini Smoked and Clear Triedri Glass Sconces
By Venini
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Large Venini glass prisms in a combination of clear and smoked. The glass triedri prisms alternate in height to create a Cascade effect. The sconces are lit by three newly wired candelabra...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Toni Zuccheri for Venini, corteccia murano glass chandelier. 1960s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Catania, CT
A beautiful Corteccia Murano glass chandelier, designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, produced in Italy during the 1960s. The glass elements are in perfect condition with no chips or ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
$2,566 Sale Price
20% Off
21st Century Anni Trenta Luce Ceiling Light in Straw-Yellow by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Art Nouveau, Charleston, the dawn of a new design era. The 1930s, celebrated by VENINI in 1997 and wistfully recalled with essential and innovative shapes like those that marked the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
21st Century Balloton Suspension Lamp in Grey by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
The latest re-edition features bright new elements, complex shapes and different uses. But it stays true to the Balloton technique, which lends a unique ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Signed Venini Three-Light Chandelier "Lattimo" Murano Glass, 1940 Model 960/12-3
By Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Small three-light chandelier signed by Venini in a dark, near-solid, amber/brown Lattimo Murano glass in Art deco style, circa 1930-1940.
Designed by the famous Italian Arquitect Gio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
VENINI Sconces Murano Glass Brass 1930 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI Sconces.
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
$5,287 / set
Murano Flush Mount by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, 2 Available
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano flush mount or wall light with blue details / Made in Italy by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, circa 1960s
Measures: width 8 inches, length 8 inches, height 5.5 inch...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
21st Century Carlo Scarpa 99.37 Large Table Lamp in Crystal Blown Glass
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in murano, IT
An innovative designer with a passion for experimentation, Carlo Scarpa turned this work into the utmost expression of his artistic and artisanal knowledge. The linearity of glass me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
21st Century Esprit Medium Chandeliers in Amber Yellow/Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Viewers feel compelled to touch every single petal of its flowers and every single point of its stars, to make sure they’re real. Esprit conveys the power of nature and of light. Esp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Chandelier "Tronchi" by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, 1960s
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A midcentury classic so-called "Tronchi" chandelier by Gino Vistosi. Clear Murano glass tubes in different sizes that cascades down from a metal structure. In great condition.
Total...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Diamantei Large Chandeliers in Gold Leaf Crystal/Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Exquisitely Baroque in style, regal in appearance, and available in a variety of sizes and colors, it is the undisputed star of any setting. A series of alternating soft and sharp cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
1960s Venini Chandelier from Trilobo Series
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite Italian original 1960s Venini five-tiered chandelier from the 'Trilobo' series with 85 alternating crystal elements of amber and clear color in different sizes and suspende...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Italian Glass with Brass Torchiere by Venini, Murano
By Venini
Located in Ferndale, MI
Italian glass with brass torchiere by Venini, Murano glass, green center.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
A wonderful orignal 1960S Italian Murano glass ceiling light by Venini
By Venini
Located in London, GB
A wonderful orignal Italian Murano glass ceiling light by Venini with hanging Murano glass spheres around a central 5 light fitting. All suspended on chrome chains from a circular ch...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Petite Murano Glass Flush Mount Light Design Venini for Kalmar, Austria, 1970s
By Venini, Kalmar Lighting
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning Murano glass Flush mount light designed by Venini for Kalmar, 1960s
Brass plate gathers 18 structured glasses, beautifully refracting the light very heavy quality.
High ...
Category
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Midcentury pair of Murano chandeliers attributed to Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant pair of Murano glass chandeliers attributed to Toni Zuccheri for Venini.
Its metallic structure mounts exceptionally refined Murano glass diffusers in clear and orange that c...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Monumental Venini Tazebao Chandelier in Crystal and Sapphire Murano Glass, Italy
By Venini
Located in Almelo, NL
Monumental Venini “Tazebao” Chandelier in Crystal and Sapphire Murano Glass, Italy, 1980s
A rare and monumental work by the renowned Murano glassmaker Venini, this Tazebao Grand Scu...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Stainless Steel
21st Century Tolboi - Belboi - Stilboi Wall Light in Milk-White/Tea by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
It hangs quietly on the wall, glancing down from above. It’s Stilboi. Light passes through Milk White glass, spreading its soft yet strong glow, and revealing the tones of Red and Te...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Poliedri Chandeliers by Venini - 2 Available
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian chandelier with clear and amethyst polyhedron/polyhedral shaped Murano glasses, mounted on white metal frames / Made in Italy by Venini, circa 1960s
6 lights / E12 or E14 typ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
$3,950 / item
Carlo Scarpa for Venini Filigrana Murano Glass pendant, Italy, 1930s
By Venini
Located in Milan, IT
Intricate Carlo Scarpa for Venini Filigrana murano glass pendant,
Italy, 1930s.
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Murano Glass pendant lamp by Venini
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
This stunning pendant lamp, crafted in the 1970s by Venini, embodies the excellence of Murano glass artistry. Its design is pure and essential-a perfect glass globe that encapsulates...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Orange Murano Glass Pendants by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, 1950s
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Pair of hand-blown glass orange pendants designed by Massimo Vignelli at the start of his impressive career in design and produced by Murano glass specialist Venini.
This model was ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
One Pair Venini 1970s Patchwork Glass Sconces
By Venini
Located in Montclair, NY
One pair of elegantly designed and documented glass sconces by famous Italian designer Tony Zuccheri for Venini circa 1970. Origianly two pair available. Only one pair now for sale. ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Iron
$2,800 / set
Large Original 'CALZA' Glass Chandelier by Venini, Italy 1960's
By Venini
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Original large Venini glass chandelier. Italy, Murano, 1960.
A large chandelier with hand-blown "CALZA" amber and clear glass tubes. Made in Murano Italy. Metal frames with glass ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Chandelier Glass Metal Crome, 1940, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier glass metal crome, 1940, Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
21st Century Porpora 9-Light Chandeliers in Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Essential decorations and a sleek structure with simple arms and cups, for a minimalist design by VENINI. Born in 1924 yet timeless, it has stood the test of time. It is just as mode...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
21st Century Ettore Sottsass Collection Bhusanam Table Lamp in Multicolor
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in murano, IT
In the hands of Ettore Sottsass, glass and metal take on new shapes that nod to India. They give a new visual meaning to the Sanskrit term that inspires the name of this piece: bhu?a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Venini Stripped Glass Table Lamp, circa 1960, Italy.
By Venini
Located in Brussels, BE
Venini glass table lamp, circa 1960, Italy.
Stripped white and clear Venini glass sphere on a black lacquered base.
Rewired, ready for use.
Dimensions: 56 cm H, 34 cm diameter.
Good...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
1 of the 2 Venini Flush Mounts, Curved Crystal Glass and Brass, Italy, 1970
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
A beautiful and impressive Venini flush mount light, curved crystal glass and gilt brass, Italy.
The flush mount is made of curved crystal Murano glasses in different lengths. The f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
No. 4029 Pendant by Massimo Vignelli for Venini
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in New York, NY
Blown glass, brass. Internally decorated blown glass shade. Brass mounts and 1 x E26 socket.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Venini Chandelier Murano Glass Iron Metal Crome, 1960, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier Murano glass iron metal crome, 1960, Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Replacement Glass for Venini "Tessuto Lamp", Italy, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Roma, IT
Replacement Glass for Venini "Tessuto Lamp" is an original decorative object realized in the 1960s.
The item is the spare part for the ceiling light realized by Venini.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Italian Clear Murano Glass Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A glamorous Italian chrome and clear Murano “Tronchi” chandelier design by Venini in the 1970s. Newly rewired. Dimensions are for just the chandelier, not the chain. Let us know the ...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Chrome
21st Century Zoe Small Pendant Light in Violet by Doriana E Massimiliano Fuksas
By Venini, Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas
Located in murano, IT
From the ancient tracks of desert rocks to present-day Venice. Zoe – designed by Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas in 2014 – is a paradigm, a place where different times and spaces com...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
21st Century Abat-Jour Floor Lamp in Amber Yello/Red/Tea by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
The light turns on and precious glass pearls start shining, brightening up the space with their intense hues. Every single sphere is crafted using the special "Balloton" technique, f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
21st Century Tolboi-Belboi-Stilboi Floor Lamp in Milk-White/Red by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Tall, slender and elegant, it’s Tolboi. Light passes through Milk White glass, spreading its soft yet strong glow, and revealing the tones of Red and Tea that enliven the core of its...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Midcentury wall light model "802" by Tobia Scarpa for Venini, Italy 1970
By Venini, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Rare single Midcentury wall light model "802" by Tobia Scarpa for Venini, Italy 1970
Stunning hand blown glass and metal structure.
This light can be re-oriented to point up as wel...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
$7,049 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of "Patchwork" wall sconces by Toni Zuccheri for Venini c1970s
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Firenze, FI
Wall or ceiling lighting system composed of 2 Murano glass elements, model "Patchwork," designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini. The frame is made of white painted metal, on which trans...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of Canne Pendant Lamps by Venini, Italy, 1950s
By Venini
Located in Milan, IT
Set of two pendant lamps manufactured by Venini.
Yelllow and Brown canne decoration on blown opaline glass.
Brass frames.
The lamps were also shown at "ITALIA CINQUANTA Moda e Design...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini “Toni Zuccheri “ Sconce Murano Glass Metal Crome 1950 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconce.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
No. 4035 Pendant by Massimo Vignelli for Venini
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in New York, NY
Blown glass, brass. Internally decorated blown glass shade. Brass mounts and 1 x E26 socket.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
21st Century Doge Shape 1 Short Chandeliers in Améthyste by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in murano, IT
DOGE 839.10 H.80 AM
Additional information:
Material: glass
Colour: Améthyste
Light Source: 1 x max 12W LED E27
Finishes: gold plated metal
Dimensions: Ø 50 x H 80 cm
Availa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Murano Reticello Glass Chandelier by Venini
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in New York, NY
Murano glass chandelier decorated in reticello glass, made by Venini Glass and Att. to be designed by Carlo Scarpa. An elegant spherical design with br...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Early "Tessuto" Table Lamp by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini, Italy 1981
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
Located in Milan, IT
"Tessuto" table lamp by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini.
Rare 1981 edition with Tessuto shade and milky glass base.
Signed and dated on side of the base,
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
VENINI - Ludovico Diaz de Santillana - Calze model chandelier - MURANO 1970
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI - Ludovico Diaz de Santillana - Murano 1970 -
Original LAMP from the 1970s of the 20th century.
SOCKS model original and made in a few copies.
Quality and perfect stasti of pr...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Blown Glass Pendant, Italy, 1950's
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Venini, Italy 1950's
A blown clear glass lantern with delicate woven spiral patterns in colored Zanfirico glass; nickeled mounts
Measures: 12 diameter x 38 height ( Height can be a...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Vignelli Chandelier Murano Yellow White Gray Glass Brass, 1950
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Massimo e Lella Vignelli Murano yellow white gray glass brass, 1950.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Venini “Toni Zuccheri “ Sconces Metal Crome Murano Glass, 1970, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconces.
Category
1970s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Diamantei Large Chandeliers in Amber Yellow/Grass Green by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Exquisitely Baroque in style, regal in appearance, and available in a variety of sizes and colors, it is the undisputed star of any setting. A series of alternating soft and sharp cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
21st Century Anni Trenta Luce Small Table Lamp in Straw-Yellow by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Art Nouveau, Charleston, the dawn of a new design era. The 1930s, celebrated by VENINI in 1997 and wistfully recalled with essential and innovative shapes like those that marked the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Murano blown glass contemporary pendant light design by Peter Marino for VENINI
By Venini, Peter Marino
Located in murano, IT
PARALLELO 893.76
Peter Marino’s work is notoriously provocative. The Rotondo, Cilindro, and Parallelo lamps are no exception: using the “Fasce” technique, the artist hot-works colour...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century Vittoriale 12-Light Chandeliers in Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Construction of Gabriele D’Annunzio’s Vittoriale degli Italiani started in the 1920s. In the same decade, Napoleone Martinuzzi designed a unique work that draws inspiration and owes ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Venini Chandelier Yellow Glass Iron Brass, 1955, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Chandelier Venini yellow glass iron brass, 1955, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Big Italian Mid-Century Modern Crystal Floor Lamp / Side Table
By Venini
Located in Weesp, NL
Artù, the stunning Mid-Century Modern crystal floor lamp/side table designed by the legendary Ettore Fantasia for Sothis Italy. This exquisite piece combines both form and function, ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Chrome
21st Century Argea Small Table Lamp in Straw-Yellow by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Through the power of fire, glass encloses silver or golden leaves, glowing brightly and creating unique optical illusions that evoke the sea. Argea shines its inner light, and become...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Murano Blown Glass Neoclassic Chandelier Design by Carlo Scarpa Venini Official
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in murano, IT
Venini’s artistic director for more than a decade, Carlo Scarpa deeply influenced the company’s production, managing to merge his own intellectual vision with the highly refined tech...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Boletus Table Lamp by Mario Ticcò for Venini, Italy, 1960s
By Mario Ticcò, Venini
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Table Lamp Model Boletus realized by Mario Ticcò for Venini in 1960s.
First Edition.
Very good condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Italian Murano Art Glass Dish/Bell Shape Swirl Chandelier Pendant Light
By Venini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning vintage single light bell shaped Murano art glass pendant light with black swirl design and great modernist form. The glass shade hangs from a brass mount.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Venini lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Venini lighting are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of silver and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Venini lighting, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original lighting by Venini were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider lighting by Stilnovo, Fabio Ltd, and Gaetano Sciolari. Prices for Venini lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $11 and can go as high as $377,941, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,552.
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Questions About Venini Lighting
- 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.