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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 Anni Trenta Luce Floor Lamp in Milk-White 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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting

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Glass

21st Century Doge Shape 2 Short Chandeliers in Grey by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in murano, IT
DOGE 839.12 H.80 TP Additional information: Material: glass Colour: grey Light source: 1 x max 12W LED E27 Finishes: gold plated metal Dimensions: Ø 45 x H 80 cm Available i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting

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Glass

21st Century Anni Trenta Luce Floor 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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting

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Glass

21st Century Anni Trenta Luce Small Table Lamp in Milk-White 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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting

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Glass

Huge Venini Asta Quadrilobo Flush Mount in Brass and Glass, Italy, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Berlin, BE
Beautiful ceiling lamp Astra Quadrilobo by Venini, Italy from the 1970s. The wall plate is made of brass and the shade contains 77 solid glasses. Some of the glass parts have smal...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Brass

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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting

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Glass

21st Century Doge Shape 1 Long Chandeliers in Crystal by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in murano, IT
From the Latin term "dux", meaning "duke" or "commander", the Doge was the chief magistrate and leader of La Serenissima. Today his authority is celebrated in glass, in hues of Cryst...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting

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Glass

21st Century Doge Shape 2 Long Chandeliers in Améthyste by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in murano, IT
From the Latin term "dux", meaning "duke" or "commander", the Doge was the chief magistrate and leader of La Serenissima. Today his authority is celebrated in glass, in hues of Cryst...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting

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Glass

21st Century Doge Shape 2 Long Chandeliers in Grey by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in murano, IT
DOGE 839.02 H.120 TP Additional information: Material: glass Colour: grey Light source: 1 x max 12W LED E27 Finishes: gold plated metal Dimensions: Ø 45 x H 120 cm Available...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting

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Glass

21st Century Balloton Ceiling Lamp Shape 1 in Indigo 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 texture – pleasant to the eye...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting

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Glass

21st Century Rotondo 893.57 Pendant Light in Black/Crystal
By Venini, Peter Marino
Located in murano, IT
Bold shades of Black blend together with the hues of Crystal or Tea of the sphere. They enclose it, surrounding it with thin and thick lines, alternating in a seemingly random fashio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting

Materials

Glass

21st Century Anni Trenta Luce Large Table Lamp in Milk-White 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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting

21st Century Blown Glass Balloton Table 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 texture – pleasant to the eye...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting

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Blown 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting

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Glass

21st Century Rotondo 893.57 Pendant Light in Black/Crystal/Tea
By Venini, Peter Marino
Located in murano, IT
Bold shades of Black blend together with the hues of Crystal or Tea of the sphere. They enclose it, surrounding it with thin and thick lines, alternating in a seemingly random fashio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting

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Glass

21st Century Abaco Shape 1, 3 Sphere Suspension Light in Crystal / Milk-White
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Calculations, numbers, man’s endless attempt to rationalize an otherwise intuitive world. All this enclosed in a unique work by Monica Guggisberg and Philip Baldwin. Crafted with sph...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting

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Glass

21st Century Donna Di Rango Table Lamp in Multicolour by Sandro Chia
By Venini, Sandro Chia
Located in murano, IT
Donna di Rango stems from the encounter between glass and bronze. Elegant and classy in her colourful attire shaped from Crystal. Mysterious and charming, she stares back at the view...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting

Two Murano Floral Sputnik Chandeliers with Textured Clear Petals
By Venini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Exquisite two Murano Venini sputnik chandeliers with textured clear hand blown flowers petals set on chrome hardware. Diameter:40 cm. Height:...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting

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Metal

Style Venini Murano Glass Red Chandelier, Made in Italy, 1980s
By Venini
Located in Pambio Noranco, CH
Majestic suspension lamp from Venini, original handmade production from the 1940s Murano glass, made in Italy Lead-colored glass.  
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Venini Green Dome Pendant Light by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
By Venini
Located in Montclair, NY
A documented pendant light by designed Ludovico Diaz de Santillana. Santillana was the director and a designer for the famed glass house Venini from 1959-1985. Dome shade is hand blo...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Brass

Venini Murano Glass ‘Swan’ Wall Sconce by Tina Aufiero, Stock of 5
By Tina Aufiero, Venini
Located in Voorburg, NL
Very rare and highly sophisticated Murano Glass Wall Sconce produced in 1999 in Italy by Venini and designed by Tina Marie Aufiero in the early ‘90’s. The name of the lamp is called ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Venini Lighting

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Stainless Steel

Toni Zuccheri for Venini Chandelier Bark, 1960s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Baranzate, IT
Corteccia chandelier in Murano glass by Toni Zuccheri for Venini. Anni 60
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Murano Glass

Murano Glass and Varnished Metal 3-Light Pendant by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s. This 3-light Membrana pendant features Murano glass shades and a steel structure. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but the g...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Metal

Paolo Venini Italian Mid-Century Glass Scroll Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century (1940s) clear glass chandelier with 6 upright scrolls & 6 scroll form arms holding large round bowl form shades with glass drops a...
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Early 20th Century Venini Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Murano Glass and Varnished Metal Pendant by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, Italy
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1975 - 1979. Made in varnished and chrome-plated metal and Murano glass. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Metal

Massimo Vignelli, Pendant lamp mod. 4048, prod. Venini, 1960s
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in Rivoli, IT
Brass and painted metal frame, colored blown glass diffuser. Manufacturer's label Prod. Venini, 1960s h 115x35 cm Bibl.: M. Barovier, C. Sonego, "Paolo Venini and his Furnace," Skira...
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1960s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Earthenware, Glass

Venini Original Tronchi and Gold Triedi Chandelier or Lantern, Murano, 1960
By Venini
Located in Rome, IT
Stunning Italian Mid-Century Modern chandelier by Venini with long Ice color hand blown "Tronchi "and shiny gold "trilobi" The original metal structure with chain and canopy. Three...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting

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Blown Glass

Vintage Venini Murano Toni Zuccheri Italian Blown Glass Shade Pendant
By Venini
Located in Toledo, OH
Vintage Venini Murano hand blown art glass single socket pendant by Toni Zuccheri. Circa 1960's -1970's. New wiring and chrome ceiling cap. 13.5" in dia...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Venini Lighting

Materials

Glass

Horizontal Italian Mid-Century Venini Sconce
By Venini
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Italian Mid-Century Modern 34.5 inch horizontal sconce by Venini. Having a brass frame with beautiful 6 inch glass prisms.
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

Textured Square Murano Glass Flushmount by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in New York, NY
Textured square Murano Glass Flushmount designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini in the 1960s. Brass Hardware. Holds four candelabra sockets. Condition: Excellent vintage condition, min...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Brass

Italian glass pendant Tronchi entry Lamp by Venini
By Venini
Located in Ferndale, MI
Italian glass entry pendant lamp by Venini, paper label Murano Venizia. Three tiers of hanging glass logs or " Tronchi " .
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Art 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...
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1950s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Venini Original Tronchi and Gold Triedi Chandelier or Lantern, Murano 1960
By Venini
Located in Rome, IT
Stunning Italian Mid-Century Modern chandelier by Venini with long Ice color handblown "Tronchi "and shiny gold "trilobi " The original metal structure with chain and canopy . Thr...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass

Venini Dome Flush Mount, Belgium, 1960
By Venini
Located in Bronx, NY
1950s Val Saint Lambert flush mount ceiling plate is white metal with 2 Edison sockets the shade is a dome shaped pressed glass that is clear with glass flakes on the inside of the d...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Aluminum, Brass

Venini Zoe Small Swing Light by Doriana e Massimiliano Fuksas
By Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Swing light in handmade-blown glass. Available colors: Red – Violet – Gray Alogene 1 x max 70W E27 Suitable for CFL Measurements: Ø 7.87"" H 13.97"" ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass

Massimo Vignelli, Pendant lamp, prod. Venini 1960s
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Rivoli, IT
Beautiful and rare chandelier produced by Venini based on a design by Massimo Vignelli that resembles the shape of a Chinese lamp. Variation of the model published in Domus No. 313, ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Brass

Membrane series lamp by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Torino, IT
Table lamp from the Membrane series by Toni Zuccheri for Venini. Wonderful lamp with chrome-plated metal base and boccia-shaped murano glass shade, worked with a special technique t...
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1970s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Metal

Mid-century Venini Murano patchwork wall appliques 'Cheerio'-4x pieces available
By Venini
Located in SON EN BREUGEL, NL
A fabulous Venini Murano patchwork wall lamps 'Cheerio'. Venini's masterful craftsmanship! Beautifully textured glass in various colors. Mounted on a ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting

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Metal

Italian Mid Century Brown Murano Glass Drops Chandelier by Paolo Venini, 1960s
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
This large Murano brown glass drops and caramel colour crystals chandelier was made and designed by Venini in the 1960s.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Metal

Peter Marino Cilindro Large Pendant in Crystal and Black Murano Glass
By Venini, Peter Marino
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cilindro Murano glass large pendant in crystal with black bands by Peter Marino for Venini. Bold shades of black blend together with the hues of crystal or tea of the cylindrical sha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Peter Marino Cilindro Large Pendant in Crystal and Black Murano Glass
By Peter Marino, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cilindro Murano glass large pendant in crystal with black bands by Peter Marino for Venini. Bold shades of black blend together with the hues of crystal or tea of the cylindrical sha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Peter Marino Cilindro Small Pendant in Crystal and Black Murano Glass
By Venini, Peter Marino
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cilindro Murano glass small pendant in crystal with black bands by Peter Marino for Venini. Bold shades of black blend together with the hues of crystal or tea of the cylindrical sha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Italian Modern Murano Glass Ratrih Floor Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Venini 1994
By Ettore Sottsass, Venini
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern steel, marble and Murano glass Ratrih floor lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Venini in 1994. Ratrih model floor lamp, with round marble base...
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1990s Modern Venini Lighting

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Marble, Steel

Venini Replicanti Table Light in Red with Glasses
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Replicanti table lamp, designed and manufactured by Venini, features an handmade blown glass body wearing different types of accessories. Limited edition of 99 art pieces. Indoor use...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting

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Blown Glass

Venini Tiaraluce Large Table Light in Clear by Francesco Lucchese
By Francesco Lucchese, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tiaraluce table lamp, designed by Francesco Lucchese and manufactured by Venini, is available in two different sizes and colors. Indoor use only. Dimensions: Ø 19 cm, H 48 cm.  
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting

Materials

Glass

Venini Spiral Tier Swirling Chandelier with Murano Glass Triedri Prisms
By Venini, Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Venini Spiral Tier Swirling Chandelier with Murano Glass Triedri Prisms
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Venini large floor lamp ‘Petrolione’, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Parma, IT
Venini large floor lamp model Petrolione in incamiciato opaline Murano glass. In two colors, one element in white glass and one in amethyst glass. Central part in bronze, original el...
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1960s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass, Opaline Glass

Horizontal Italian Mid-Century Venini Sconce
By Venini
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Italian Mid-Century Modern 52 inch horizontal sconce by Venini. Having a brass frame with beautiful 6 inch glass prisms.
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

Venini Murano glass pair of sconces circa 1950
By Venini
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible pair of Venini sconces in Murano glass circa 1950.
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1950s Italian International Style Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Textured Venini Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Red Lion, PA
This is a beautiful rare Venini chandelier. It is vintage with hand blown textured Murano glass tubes. The height can be adjusted with the chain...
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Mid-20th Century Venini Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Venini Sconce Brass Murano Glass 1930 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconce.
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1930s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

"Membrane" Murano glass table lamp by Tony Zuccheri for Venini, italy
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, FR
Venini is one of the most famous and luxurious brand of Murano glass lightings. It collaborated with Toni Zuccheri since the beginning of 1960's. From this association came out the "...
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1960s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting

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Marble, Metal, Chrome

Tiara Table Lamp in Murano Glass by Francesco Lucchese for Venini
By Venini, Francesco Lucchese
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Tiara Luce, table lamp designed in 2018 by designer Francesco Lucchese. It has been completely redesigned using the latest developments in lighting technology while maintaining intac...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Tolboi floor lamp by Ludovico Diaz De Santillana for Venini, 2001
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
Located in Baranzate, IT
Tolboi model floor lamp with blown glass diffuser, clear crystal and dark amber. Transparent submerged glass rod. Brass joints and base. Venini, Murano, 2001
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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Venini Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Chandelier by Venini, circa 1960
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Clear glass elements in the shape of canes hung upside down on a nickel-plated rod.      
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Nickel

Corner wall lamp by Paolo Deganello for Venini
By Venini, Paolo Deganello
Located in Lugo, IT
Wall sconce for wall corner by Paolo Deganello for Venini. It has been re-elected and the replaced parts are present. Thank you
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Sheet Metal

Table Lamp from Boletus serie by Mario Ticcò for Venini, Italian Design, 1970s
By Mario Ticcò, Venini
Located in Milan, IT
This table lamp by Mario Triccò from the Boletus series, crafted in the 1970s, is an exquisite Italian Design interior ideal to complete any ambience. Its Murano glass structure evo...
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1970s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting

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Metal

Table lamp model Boletus by Mario Ticcò for Venini, 1970'
By Mario Ticcò, Venini
Located in Torino, IT
Table lamp model Boletus by Mario Ticcò for Venini. Large and elegant lamp made of murano glass and reeds from the "Tessuti" series and chrome-plated metal base. The lamp was desig...
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1970s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Pair of Sconces by Toni Zuccheri, Italy, Venini, circa 1960
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in New York, NY
Transparent gray glass, cast in a heavily textured square shape and held with two copper mounts to the enameled metal backplate. OUR REFERENCE N5496
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Metal, Copper

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.
Questions About Venini Lighting
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024
    To 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025
    Venini 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.

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