Venini Murano Chandelier Amber and Emerald Handblown Glass, 1960
By Venini
Located in Rome, IT
This magnificent chandelier features 12 arms. Excellent vintage condition.
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Blown Glass
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.
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Venini Murano Chandelier Amber and Emerald Handblown Glass, 1960
By Venini
Located in Rome, IT
This magnificent chandelier features 12 arms. Excellent vintage condition.
Blown 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...
Murano Glass
Venini Chandelier Murano Glass Iron 1940 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI Chandelier.
Murano Glass
$2,835Sale Price|32% Off
Venini Ice Blue Triedri Murano Glass Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A Venini Murano glass chandelier. Cascading “triedri” prisms in both ice blue and clear glass dangle from chains attached to the flush mount canopy. Several extra prisms included. Fl...
Murano Glass
Modernist Handblown Translucent Murano Glass Polyhedral Chandelier
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in New York, NY
This luminous modernist glass chandelier features numerous handblown Murano translucent glass polyhedral shades. Each glass polyhedral shade...
Chrome
Original cascade Murano glass Crystal Prism Chandelier from Venini, Italy 1970s
By Venini
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Stunning cascade chandelier made of 73 Murano glass transparent crystals by Venini. Made in Italy in the 1970s. Venini & Co. played a leading role in the revival of Italy’s high-end ...
Murano Glass
$2,600 / item
Rare Art Glass Chandelier Gino Vistosi for Venini
By Venini, Gino Vistosi
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful and rare small chandelier with white and clear glass tear drop shaped art glass crystals.
Steel
$1,856Sale Price|20% Off
Venini Chandelier with Murano Glass Filigree and Brass 69's
By Venini
Located in Palermo, IT
Beautiful chandelier at three light diffusers consisting of Murano glass bowls with white and yellow Venini filigree pattern with brass and cast iron frame. Fully functional ,of ex...
Brass
$4,593Sale Price|20% Off
VENINI MURANO - art deco chandelier - 1930s
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI - Murano - Elegant chandelier in pulegoso glass, from Murano, original 1930s , Art Dèco period. Pulegoso glass is a technique developed in the 1920s by Napoleone Martinuzzi at...
Steel
Murano Chandelier by Venini, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Rome, IT
Wonderful fountain of light made by dozens of violet droplets and ice crystals. Measures: Height without chain 45 cm., width 45
Blown Glass
Venini Doge Pendant Light in Straw Yellow by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Doge suspension lamp, designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi and manufactured by Venini, was originally designed in 1925 and 1930. Indoor use only. Dimensions: Ø 50 cm, H 120 cm.
Glass
Venini Tronchi Chandelier by Toni Zucchini with 2-Tone Murano Glass Tubes, Italy
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Delft, NL
Venini Tronchi chandelier by Toni Zucchini with 2-tone Murano glass tubes 2 tone hand blown in amber yellow and clear textured glass, by Murano, It...
Metal
$1,987Sale Price|23% Off
Toni Zuccheri, Membrane Table Lamp, Venini, 1960s, Museum Piece
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
I believed Membrane were part of Toni Zuccheri collaboration with VeArt in the 1970s. This table lamp shows the Membrane sphere over a Classic Midcentury base...
Chrome
Large Venini Murano Flush Mount Wall lights from the Bambù series, Italy 1950
By Venini
Located in Almelo, NL
Large Square Venini Murano Flush Mount / Wall light from the Bambù series, made in Italy in the 1950s. Midcentury Square Venini Murano Flush Mount / Wall light from the Bambù serie...
Brass
Venini 'Filigrana' Glass Shade Pendant Light, original and complete, 1940s
By Venini
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Venini, Murano, Italy Original 1940s glass pendant light, the tapering shade in filigrana glass, complete with internal opaque glass shade, brass fittings and tubular brass column 1...
Brass
Poliedri Chandelier in Murano Glass by Carlo Scarpa for Venini (First Edition)
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Argelato, BO
This elegant chandelier, part of the celebrated Poliedri series designed by Italian architect Carlo Scarpa for the historic Murano glassworks Venini around 1958, represents a masterp...
Murano Glass
Six Mid-Century Modern "Patchwork" Glass Sconces by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Six Mid-Century Modern sconces 'Patchwork' model designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini and manufactured circa 1970, in clear and blue Murano glass. Priced individually.
Murano Glass
1960s Italian Murano Glass Globe by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brussels, BE
1960s Italian Murano glass globe by Venini.
Murano Glass
Chandelier "Tronchi" by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, 1960s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
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...
Murano Glass
Applique Combination Venini Tony Zuccheri 1960s Murano Art Glass
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Applique combination Venini Tony Zuccheri 1960s Murano art glass, made of Murano glass, lacquered metal frame, large solid brass aesthetic screws, you can ...
Metal
$6,445 / set
Venini Pair of Sconces Murano Glass Brass, 1940
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini pair of sconces Murano glass brass, 1940.
Brass
One of Three Venini Style Murano Glass and Brass Sconces, Italy
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the three Murano glass wall sconces featuring five crystal clear glass "triete" prism-rods, with brass details and back plate. Illuminates beautifully. High-end pieces. Clean...
Brass
Venini 'Tronchi" Round Ballroom Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Hanover, MA
Monumental round flush mount "tronchi" tube chandelier by Venini. Three tiers. 52 inches diameter, 30 inch drop. 6 inch polished brass banded mounting pan, mirror polished stainles...
Aluminum, Brass, Stainless Steel
Triedri Curvati Aquamarine Murano Glass Chandelier by Carlo Nason, Venini, Italy
By Carlo Nason, Venini
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
A breathtaking chandelier, handcrafted from aquamarine-colored, curved “Triedri” Murano glass and gold-plated brass. Designed by Carlo Nason for Venini, Italy. Measurements: dia...
Brass
Pair of Glass Wall Sconces by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of vintage wall lights designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini. Each fixture features a thick, heavy Murano glass shade showcasing the designer's characteristic vetro corteccia (...
Brass, Copper
Rare pair of "Reticello" wall sconces by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, circa 1940s
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Brescia, Brescia
An exceptionally elegant and rare pair of wall sconces designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, Murano, circa 1940s. Each sconce features a beautifully proportioned cup-shaped diffuser,...
Brass
$1,554Sale Price|40% Off
Venini Murano 1930s "Vetro Soffiato" Wall Sconce Lamp
By Venini
Located in London, GB
“Vetro Soffiato”. Smoke coloured glass two-branched wall lamp with prisms. Model 2191. This example made approx. 1930–1940s by Venini, Murano, stamped...
Blown Glass
$39,864 / item
Venini Carlo Scarpa 12-Light Chandelier in Clear
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Carlo Scarpa chandelier, designed by Carlo Scarpa and manufactured by Venini, was originally designed in 1940. Numbered edition, available in three different sizes. Indoor use only. ...
Glass
Tricorno floor lamp, design by L. Diaz DE SANTILLANA for VENINI. 1985
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
Located in Torino, IT
Floor lamp Tricorn, design by Ludovico Diaz DE SANTILLANA for VENINI, blown glass and marble, with light dimmable. ORIGIN Italy PERIOD 1985 DESIGNER Ludovico Diaz DE SANTILLANA M...
Marble
$3,281Sale Price|20% Off
Floor lamp by Laura De Santillana for Venini
By Laura de Santillana, Venini
Located in Lugo, IT
Floor lamp 847 Design by Laura De Santillana for Venini Very good condition. Thank you
Steel
$1,486Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Crystal Cascading Chandelier by Paolo Venini for Venini, 1970s
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Lisboa, PT
This pendant lamp was designed by Paolo Venini for Venini during the 1970s, in Italy. It features a brass plate were dozens of frosted glass drops fall creating a layering effect wit...
Brass
Pair of Venini Style Triedroglass Glass and Brass Sconces, Italy, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful triangle shaped glass wall sconces featuring eight long crystal clear glass "triete" prism-rods, with brass details and back plate. Illuminates beautifully. High-end pieces...
Brass
Midcentury Large Venini Glass Rod Spiral Chandelier, 1980
By Venini
Located in Palermo, PA
Mid-Century modern XL spiral chandelier by Venini – a masterpiece of design and craftsmanship. This stunning light fixture is a true jewel for your home. The chandelier consists of...
Metal
Pair of Toni Zuccheri for Venini Murano Glass Sconces
By Paolo Venini, Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Toni Zuccheri For Venini Murano glass sconces. This large pair of Italian Murano sconces have chrome structures, long oval tubular glass with each having 3 Edison based sockets. These chic midcentury Murano sconces...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Mappamondi Table Light in Red and Orange by Sandro Chia
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mappamondo Table lamp, designed by Sandro Chia and manufactured by Venini, is a table sculpture in handmade blown glass. Limited edition of 99 art pieces. Indoor use only. Dimensi...
Blown Glass
$1,500Sale Price|40% Off
Massimo Vignelli Style Striped Murano Glass Pendant Lamp, Midcentury, Italy
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in Vienna, AT
Large glass tear-drop pendant light, Italy, probably circa 1960's Well-sized glass pendant fixture consisting of a beautiful blown glass shade with white on white stripes which al...
Brass
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 ...
Blown Glass
$1,031Sale Price|77% Off
Italian Mid-Century Murano Ball Glass Pendant Lamp by Toni Zuccheri, 1960s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Stylish Italian mid-century blown Murano glass, ball shape pendant lamp designed by Toni Zuccheri in the 1960s per Venini fashion house and named th...
Brass, Steel
Pair Of Murano Sconces By Toni Zuccheri For Venini
By Toni Zuccheri, Barovier, Venini, Salviati, Seguso
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Murano Glass Sconces. Offered is a large pair of mid century Murano glass sconces designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini. This lovely pair of blown Murano glass sconces consist...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Chandelier Murano Glass, 1930, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier murano glass, 1930, Italy.
Murano Glass
Venini Style Pyramid Clear Gold Glass Flush Mount, 1970
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful small pyramid shaped glass flush mount featuring multiple crystal clear glass plates, with brass details and back plate. Illuminates beautifully. High-end piece. Cleaned ...
Brass
Italian modern glass and metal wall lamp by Lino Tagliapietra for Venini, 1970s
By Lino Tagliapietra, Venini
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern glass and metal wall lamp by Lino Tagliapietra for Venini, 1970s Wall lamp with thick, round glass diffuser with blended shades of white, yellow and light blue. The su...
Metal
Space Age Table Lamp by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, circa 1960 in Murano Glass
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful Mid-Centrury Modern table lamp by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, circa 1960 in clear, blue and orange Murano glass, from the "Membrana" series, the sphere is intruded by two dif...
Chrome
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...
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Chandelier Designed by Venini, Murano, 1940s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, PA
Murano glass chandelier designed by Venini, Murano, 1940s. It is made from Murano art glass and is composed of 3 glass cones set on a brass base. The glass is made using the techni...
Metal, Brass
Pair of Orange Murano Glass Pendants by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, 1950s
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
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 ...
Metal
Large Italian Venini Murano glass wall lamp from the 1930s
By Venini
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Large Italian wall lamp from the 1930s by the Venetian manufacturer Venini. Solid brass structure and shade formed with three thick purple Murano glasses. Simple and elegant design. ...
Brass
Venini Murano Glass ‘Swan’ Wall Sconce by Tina Aufiero, Stock of 5
By Venini, Tina Aufiero
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 ...
Stainless Steel
Venini Chandelier MURANO GLASS Brass iron 1940 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
EXCEPTIONAL 1940S VENINI CHANDELIER IN MURANO GLASS IRON AND BRASS STRUCTURE PUBLISHED ON VENINI BOOKS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION...FROM A VILLA IN SARDINIA..... production year 1940.
Brass, Iron
Rare Pair of Carlo Scarpa Reticello Murano Glass Sconces for Venini, 1940
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Brescia, Brescia
An exceptionally elegant and rare pair of wall sconces designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, Murano, circa 1940s. Each sconce features a beautifully proportioned cup-shaped diffuser...
Brass
Venini Clear Gold Glass Messing Flush Mount, 1970
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful flush mount featuring five tiers of multiple long crystal clear glass "triete" prism-rods, with messing details and back plate. Illuminates beautifully. A high-end piece. ...
Brass
Venini Murano glass flush mount ceiling light, Italy circa 1940s
By Venini
Located in Long Island City, NY
Venini Murano glass flush mount ceiling light Murano reticello glass, aluminum. Made in Italy in 1940s. Very rare. Takes 3 Edison bulbs...
Aluminum
$3,046Sale Price|45% Off
Carlo Scarpa lattimo "a fasce" glass Ceiling Lamp by Venini, Murano 1938
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Rome, IT
Carlo Scarpa ceiling lamp 1938 Ceiling lamp designed by Carlo Scarpa and manufactured by Venini Murano Clear and Lattimo “ a fasce” gla...
Brass
Four-Tier Cascade Teardrop Chandelier by Venini, Murano Glass, Italy 1970s
By Venini
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Beautiful Cascade chandelier by Venini, Murano glass, Italy 1970s. Featuring four tiers of handblown clear glass teardrop prisms cascading from a golden brass frame in a fountain-lik...
Crystal, Brass
Murano Glass pendant Lamp in the style of Venini - 1960
By Venini
Located in Uccle, Bruxelles
Amazing spherical Murano glass pendant lamp attributed to Venini in the 1960s. This pendant lamp is in really great vintage condition and has no damages. The gradient of patterns of...
Murano Glass
$2,999Sale Price|20% Off
Murano Art Glass Italian Design, Venini, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Murano Art Glass Italian design, Venini, 1960s.
Metal
Space Age Table Lamp by Toni Zuccheri for Venini in Murano Glass
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern one light table lamp by Toni Zuccheri in opalescent Murano Glass, circa 1970.
Murano Glass
Peter Marino Rotondo Large Ceiling Lamp in Crystal, Tea and Black Murano Glass
By Peter Marino, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rotondo Murano glass large ceiling lamp in crystal with black and tea bands by Peter Marino for Venini. Bold shades of black blend together with the hues of crystal or tea of the sph...
Murano Glass
Pair of Venini 'Trilobo' chandeliers. Italy c1960
By Venini
Located in London, GB
Pair of Venini 'Trilobo' chandeliers. Clear and pale amber glass Stamped 'Venini' The chandeliers can be hung on chains so drop is adjustable. Height of chandelier without chain...
Metal
Venini Murano Flush Mount Wall lights from the Bambù series, made in Italy 1950
By Venini
Located in Almelo, NL
Venini Murano Flush Mount / Wall light from the Bambù series, made in Italy in the 1950s. Midcentury Large Venini Murano Flush Mount / Wall light from the Bambù series, made in Ita...
Brass