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
Venini Ceiling Lights Attributed to Carlo Scarpa for Venini, 1950s
By Venini
Located in Aachen, NRW
Venini ceiling lights attributed to Carlo Scarpa for Venini, 1960s.
Wonderful light effect.
The heavily textured and slightly iridescent glass dome is held in place by a brass knob...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Ceiling Ball Chandelier Venini Yellow Brass Chain, Italy, 1950s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian ceiling ball chandelier venini yellow brass chain, Italy, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,497 Sale Price
30% Off
VENINI - 1930s Chandelier - Art Deco - MURANO - Made in ITALY
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI - 1930s Murano glass chandelier, composed of a large bowl , 24 curls and the stello composed of spheres plus the glass bowl at the top completely sound and working.
It was mad...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Midcentury Murano Chandelier by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Salviati, Paolo Venini, Toni Zuccheri, Seguso, Venini
Located in Houston, TX
Large midcentury Murano chandelier by Toni Zuccheri for Venini.
Stunning large midcentury clear Murano glass chandelier by Toni ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Anemone Murano glass pendant by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini, 1970s
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Anemone hand-blown glass pendant designed by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Murano glass specialist Venini in the 1970s.
The colourful model that seems to have been inspired by sea...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Massimo Vignelli Venini 4029 pendants Italy 1954
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This stunning set of three Model 4029 pendant lamps, designed by Massimo Vignelli and manufactured by Venini in Italy in 1954, is a remarkable example of mid-century Italian lighting...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Magnificent Murano Blown Glass Chandelier by Venini with Red Accent, 1920s
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
VENINI
A stunning early Venini Murano blown glass ten branch chandelier.
In fine straw glass with delicate ruby red edging, Italy, late 1920s.
Dimensions...
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1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Massimo Vignelli Pendant Lamp for Venini, Italy, 1950s
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in Milan, IT
Massimo Vignelli pendant lamp for Venini, Italy, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
$2,377 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Toni Zuccheri for Venini Murano Glass Sconces
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Toni Zuccheri for Venini Murano glass sconces.
Large pair of Toni Zuccheri for Venini Murano glass sconces. This stunning pair...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Rare '803' Series Pendants by Guiliano Viti for Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare '803' Series Pendants by Guiliano Viti for Venini. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1970s. Gorgeous multi-colored glass pendants in varying shapes and sizes. Each p...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
$10,000 / item
Vintage 1970s Large Murano Tronchi Venini Glass Chrome 5 Tier Chandelier
By Venini
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage 1970s Murano Venini glass chandelier. 10 lightbulbs. 5 tiers of glass. 62 pieces of glass. No broken or chipped glass. Chrome cage with ceiling cap. Tested, working order. Ac...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Midcentury "Tessuto" White and Crystal Murano Glass Chandelier, 1970s
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing Mid Century White and Crystal "Tessuto" Murano Glass Chandelier. This wonderful object was produced in Italy in the 70s by Venini.
Woven Glass created by Carlo Scarpa for Venini in the 1930s; similar to filigree but obtained using very thin reeds joined with alternating colors and flattened to form strips similar to fabric ribbons, joined and manipulated to obtain the desired design.
This is an exceptionally beautiful chandelier due to the state of the piece, the size of the light but above all the subtlety of the Tessuto Murano Glass.
A stunning piece of lighting with infinite elegance that will complement an art deco or mid-century living room or entryway perfectly.
The Chandelier uses a single E26/27 light bulb.
Scarpa was born in Venice. Much of his early childhood was spent in Vicenza, where his family moved when he was 2 years old. After his mother's death at the age of 13, he moved with his father and brother to Venice. Carlo attended the Academy of Fine Arts where he concentrated on architectural studies. Graduated from the Academy of Venice, with the title of Professor of Architecture, he was apprenticed to the architect Francesco Rinaldo. Scarpa married Rinaldo's niece, Nini Lazzari (Onorina Lazzari).
However, Scarpa refused to take the pro forma...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,711 Sale Price
20% Off
Single ceiling light by Massimo Vignelli - Venini Murano
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
Single ceiling light by Massimo Vignelli, Venini, Murano, Italy (founded in 1921).
Cigar-shaped in clear sandblasted glass decorated with multi-colored bands.
Referenced in the Venin...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Gio Ponti Two-Light Wall Light in Multicolor
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall light in multicolor handmade-blown glass.
Numbered Edition
Year of Manufacture: 1946
Metal: Gold-plated with chain
Color: Multicolor
Wall light: 2 lights x max 60W E14
C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
$5,460 / item
Huge Rectangular Murano Glass Chandelier by Venini, circa 1980s
By Venini
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Huge rectangular five - tiered Murano glass chandelier by Venini, Italy, circa 1980s.
This heavy height- quality light fixture is made of 160 Murano glass elements hanging on nickel...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Six-Tier Italian Murano Venini Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Antwerp, BE
A very glamorous chandelier made up of graduating tiers of approximately 100 triangular clear glass crystals and with four light sources taking medium base bulbs. Measures:
Diameter...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Venini Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Steel
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Trilobo Ceiling Lamp by Venini, Italy 1970s
By Venini
Located in Roma, IT
Trilobo ceiling lamp by Venini, Italy 1970s.
Metal and Murano Glass.
Cm 67,00 x 78,50.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
$3,161 Sale Price
30% Off
Round Lantern Brass Gold and Murano Glass Venini Design, 1950s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round Lantern brass gold and murano glass Venini design 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,497 Sale Price
30% Off
Venini Tronchi Oval Hanging Chandeleir
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Chandelier marked "Veart Made in Itay" 8"- tubular "Tronchi" shades hang from oval chrome frame. Original chain and canopy included. Height in listing does not include length of cha...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Two-Tier Venini Murano Glass Sconces
By Venini
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Stunning pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern sconces by Venini. Having a brass frame and two-tier of beautiful glass prisms.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Murano Glass Chandelier by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Houston, TX
Murano glass chandelier by Toni Zuccheri For Venini.
Our unusual vintage Italian chandelier, pendant or lantern is comprised of 18 inch hand blown Murano glass tubes suspended from a...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Chrome
$2,618 Sale Price
32% Off
Pair Gae Aulenti Venini Murano Blue Green Glass Brass Pendants circa 1970
By Venini
Located in Vienna, AT
Pair of Murano glass pendants in the style of Gae Aulenti, Italy circa 1970. Featuring thick blue/green colored glass and brass hardware. Restored and newly rewired, 100W Max- excell...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,548 Sale Price / set
64% Off
Venini Kiritam Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Kiritam table lamp by Ettore Sottsass.
Numbered Edition for year
Marble Base
Color: Milk-White/Aquamarine
Measurements: Ø 15.35"" H 18.89""
1 x max E27 10W LED + 3 x ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
$10,150 / item
Mid-Century Modern Chandelier Designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern chandelier designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini in Murano glass, circa 1950-1960.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Bhusanam Table Lamp in Aquamarine by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Bhusanam table lamp in Aquamarine by Ettore Sottsass.
Numbered Edition for year
Year of Manufacture: 1994 - 2017
Metal: Blue Painted
Color: Aquamarine
Measurements: Ø 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Venini Two-Tone Chandelier
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Venini glass prism chandelier with two-tone amber and clear drops.
In original, working and complete condition. The drops come in two lengths, the longer 15"- L x 1.25"- W. ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Muse Glass Sculpture Light in Grass Green by Fabio Novembre
By Venini, Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Musa glass sculpture table lamp, designed by Fabio Novembre and manufactured by Venini, features an handmade glass sculpture with a metal cage and a Carrara marble base. Available in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
2 Mid-Century Modern Venini, ´Tessuto´Flush Mounts, Unused, ca 1970 Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful and large Mid-Century Modern flush mounts in white and clear hand blown Murano Glass in the "Tessuto" technique , manufactured by Venini,
"New Old Stock " These flush mou...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Venini, Chandelier, Metal, Glass, Italy, 1950s
By Venini
Located in High Point, NC
A metal and blown Murano glass chandelier produced by Venini, Italy, c. 1950s.
With manufacturer label.
Dimensions of canopy (inches): 3" H x 2.75" Diameter
Socket takes standard ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Anemone Flush Mount by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian flush mount with a hand blown cream Murano glass shade and brown stripes / Designed by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini / Made in Italy circa 1960s
Measures: di...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Elegant Contemporary Suspended Murano Blown Glass Crystal Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
951.20 Crystal color glass.
"The “Poliedri” were first proposed as components making up the large Venini chandelier, designed by Ignazio Gardella, Paolo Venini and Massimo Vignelli, presented at the 1958...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Abat-Jour Bedside Table Light in Light Pink Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abat-Jour Bedside table lamp, designed and manufactured by Venini, features elliptical hand-blown elements crafted using the “balloton” technique.
Dimensions: Ø 33 cm, H 60 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
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...
Category
1930s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
$1,550 Sale Price
40% Off
21st Century Esprit Extra Large Chandeliers in 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
Venini Oval Murano Glass Chandelier 12-Light, 1930, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Rare and exceptional Venini oval Murano glass chandelier 12-light, 1930, Italy.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Other Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Tronchi Murano Chandelier by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian chandelier or lantern with clear tree trunk shaped Murano glass tubes / Designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, made in Italy, circa 1960s
Measures: diameter 12 inches,...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Venini 1940s Ceiling Lamp, Murano Corteccia Glass and Brass, Italian Design
By Venini
Located in Milan, IT
Elegant and timeless, Murano glass ceiling lamps are varied and diverse but each carries with it the aura of the wisdom of the lagoon's master glassmakers. This ceiling light from th...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Venini Sconces Murano Glass Brass Metal 1930 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconces Murano glass brass metal 1930 Italy.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Poliedri Chandelier by Venini
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian chandelier with hand blown polyhedron/polyhedral shaped Murano glasses in clear, light pink, and light green colors, designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, made in Ital...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
3 Mid Century Modern Sconce by Venini, "Trine" model, Italy circa 1970
By Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
LARGE Mid Century Modern "Trine" sconces by Venini in hand-blown gold powdered Murano glass.
There are 3 available. Priced individually.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Tree. of Chandeliers Murano Glass Brass, 1940
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Refined tree chandeliers Venini Murano glass and brass, 1940.
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
$17,830 / set
Round Venini Style Big Drops Gold Structure Chandelier Italian Design, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round Venini big drops gold structure chandelier Italian Design, 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Gold Plate
$2,329 Sale Price
30% Off
Venini "Toni Zuccheri" One Sconce Murano Glass Brass Metal, 1955, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI sconces.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Elegant suspended Murano blown glass chandelier Poliedri of VENINI Official
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
The “Poliedri” were first proposed as components making up the large Venini chandelier, designed by Ignazio Gardella, Paolo Venini and Massimo Vignelli, presented at the 1958 Brussels...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Balloton Globe Table Light in Grey
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Balloton Table lamp, designed and manufactured by Venini, is available in three different colors. Indoor use only.
Dimensions: Ø 25 cm, H 26 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
$1,595 / item
Unique Venini tronchi chandelier
By Venini
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, FR
Unique and huge Venini chandelier, model Tronchi from 1980. 80cm diameter for 550 cm meter high.
Category
Late 20th Century Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
$79,878 Sale Price
20% Off
Blue Wall or Ceiling Lamp by Venini for Pierre Cardin, 1970s
By Venini, Pierre Cardin
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Blue No. 820 wall or ceiling fixture manufactured by Venetian glass specialist Venini for Pierre Cardin in the 1970s.
The outer layer of the lamp is made of Murano glass which is bl...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Murano Flush Mount / Sconce by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian flush mount or wall light with a single milky white Murano glass shade with brown border / Made in Italy by Venini, circa 1960s
Measures: diameter 12 inches, height 5...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of Toni Zuccheri "Scorzé" Wall Lamps for Venini, Italy 1960s
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Utrecht, NL
Toni Zuccheri was an Italian architect, painter and designer, whose work sits at the intersection of craftsmanship and experimentation. He developed a deep sensitivity to glass as bo...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Venini Zoe Small Table Lamp in Violet by Doriana & Massimiliano Fuksas
By Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zoe table lamp in violet shades of glass. Its shape is reminiscent of a lantern and brightens any living space with its bold red color. Also available in oth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Carlo Scarpa Poliedri Ceiling Lamp for Venini in Yellow and Grey, Italy 1950s
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Milan, IT
Carlo Scarpa Murano Glass Poliedri ceiling lamp for Venini in yellow and Grey, Italy 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Murano Flush Mount by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, 3 Available
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
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 16 inches, length 16 inches, height 5 inch...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Venini Murano Glass Chrome Plated Brass Chandelier a Light, 1940
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Murano glass chrome-plated brass chandelier a light, 1940.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modernist Polyhedral Pendant w/ Geometric Brushed Aluminum
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Mid-Century Modern chandelier was realized by the esteemed atelier of Venini in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superla...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
21st Century Esprit Extra Large 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
Venini Trieste Attribution, Pendant Light, Nickel, Glass, Copper, Italy, 1930s
By Venini
Located in High Point, NC
A nickel, glass and copper pendant light attributed to Venini Trieste, Italy, c. 1930s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 34” H x 18” Diameter
Dimensions of Canopy: 2” H x 3.5” W x 3.5”...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Copper, Nickel
1930s Venini Chandelier
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
This late 1930s Venini chandelier has two rings of curved-glass elements suspended from a brass frame. It appears to glow magically from within because the glass elements are infuse...
Category
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
$38,000
Venini Vittoriale 6-Light Chandelier in White & Crystal by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chandeliers and wall light in handmade-blown glass.
Year of Manufacture: 1926
Metal: Gold Plated with chain
Colors available: milk white...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini 1960s Iridescent Murano Glass Cylinder Table Lamp Made in Italy, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Venini 1960s Iridescent Murano glass cylinder table lamp.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
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.