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
hanging lamp Massimo Vignelli for Venini
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in DOORWERTH, NL
Massimo Vignelli for Venini - hanging Pendant. Excellent condition without chips or scratches.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
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...
Category
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
$3,090 Sale Price
45% Off
Vintage Italian Spiral Murano Glass Chandelier in the Style of Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alluring vintage chandelier in a cascading spiral design, made with Murano camera glasses. Designed in the style of Venini and manufactured in Italy, c. 1960's.
*Rewired to fit US li...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Round Italian Venini 1970s Polyhedron Glass Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Round Italian Venini glass chandelier from the 1970s with 169 polyhedron glass pieces.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Venini Chandelier “Toni Zuccheri“ Murano Glass Metal Iron, 1950, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier “Toni Zuccheri“ Murano glass metal iron, 1950, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Model Chiara Floor Lamp by Cini Boeri for Venini, 1985
By Cini Boeri, Venini
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Illuminate your space with the ethereal elegance of the Model Chiara Floor Lamp by Cini Boeri for Venini, a radiant masterpiece signed "Venini 1985." Crafted from pristine white glas...
Category
1780s Italian Space Age Antique Venini Lighting
Materials
Iron
Venini 3-Piece Veliero Table Lamp in White & Clear by Tadao Ando
By Tadao Ando, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Veliero Tavolo Table lamp, designed by Tadao Ando and manufactured by Venini, is available in 2 different versions. "The strictly ruled geometry becomes a Wave with soul that gains c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Pair of Venini Chandelier Tubes Murano Art Glass, 1960s Italian Design
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair Venini chandelier tubes Murano Art glass, 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
$3,162 Sale Price
30% Off
Murano glass chandelier Tronchi by Toni Zuccheri for Venini Italy 1960s
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Amazing Murano glass chandelier Tronchi by Toni Zuccheri for Venini made in Italy in the 1960s.
Venini & Co. played a leading role in the revi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
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...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Massimo Vignelli for Venini Murano Pendant Glass Lamp, 1960s
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in Milan, IT
This mid-century pendant lamp was designed by Massimo Vignelli for Venini in the 1960s and features 3 exceptionally refined Murano glass diffusers mounted on a brass structure.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Important Large Chandelier Venini, Model Triedro, Murano, 1960
By Venini
Located in Milan, Italy
A beatiful and important chandelier with triedri element glass pendants (about 1000 pieces). Signed and stamped Venini in the metal structure.
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
21st Century Doge Shape 2 Long Chandeliers in Améthyste by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Venini Italian Murano 1950s Three-light Clear Glass Chandelier
By Venini
Located in San Francisco, CA
the mid-century Murano chandelier of shimmering clear glass having a central glass post supporting a ribbed canopy; all over a scalloped bowl ending in a floral pendant; the bowl ema...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Table Lamp in Murano Glass and Brass, Italy, 1950s
By Venini
Located in Stockholm, SE
Table lamp attributed to Venini, produced in Italy during the 1950s. The lamp features a sculptural base in Murano glass with vertical ribbed detailing and a brass foot, typical of I...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Set of three pendants by Massimo Vignelli for Venini in Murano Glass
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Set of Three pendants mod. 4041 in light blue etched Murano Glass designed by Massimo Vignelli and produced by Venini since 1954. Perfect condition, original electrical system and or...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Anni Trenta Luce Small Wall Light 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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
21st Century Esprit 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
21st Century Balloton Table Lamp in Crystal Blown Glass 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
Blown Glass
Murano Poliedri Chandelier by Carlo Scarpa for Venini
By Venini
Located in Montreal, QC
Beautiful vintage Murano glass Poliedri Chandelier by Carlo Scarpa for Venini .
Italy c.1965
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
21st Century Argea Small Table Lamp in Milk-White 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
Italian Modern Murano Glass Ratrih Floor Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Venini 1994
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
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...
Category
1990s Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Marble, Steel
21st Century Light Shar Large Chandeliers in Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
They are waves of water travelling in concentric circles made eternal by glass. Still and bright. Their slightly rippled appearance is due to their trilobate shape, triangles with ro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
1970 Boletus / Mario Ticco Venini Murano Glass Italian Design Table Lamp
By Venini
Located in Brescia, IT
"Boletus" Table Lamp
design Mario Ticco
Prod. Venini
Italy, 1970
Pink Blown Glass Shade
Chrome Metal Base
Perfect condiction
Perfect working order (one bulb light E24 max 100w)
ba...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
21st Century Doge Shape 2 Short Chandeliers in Straw-Yellow
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
12-Arm Venini Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Wien, AT
12-arm Venini chandelier
Brass silvered
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
$951 Sale Price
66% Off
Venini Chandelier Murano Glass Iron, 1950, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier Murano glass iron, 1950, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
$10,698 / item
Franco Luce for Venini Murano Calla Lily Wall Sconces
By Venini, Franco Luce
Located in North Miami, FL
These classic Venini wall lights by Franco Luce are sleek and elegant white Murano in the style of a Calla Lily. Mounted on a lovely oval chrome wall mount, the single bulb illumina...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Murano Glass Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Outstanding three tiered rippled Murano glass chandelier by Venini.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Mid-century "Ice" chandelier by Toni Zuccheri Venini Scultoreo.
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Palermo, IT
Immerse yourself in the timeless elegance of mid-20th century Italian design with this extraordinary "Ice" chandelier by renowned designer Toni Zuccheri. Crafted with skilled crafts...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Nickel
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...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
$1,597 Sale Price
20% Off
Tomaso Buzzi, Table lamp, prod. Venini 1981
By Venini, Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Rivoli, IT
Murano glass inverted bell table lamp, Prod. Venini 1981.
In shades of blue/verse, with gold leaf inserts.
Iconic model by Tomaso Buzzi.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
1960s Venini Pendant Chandelier Diameter 75, H 80cm
By Venini
Located in IT
Suspension chandelier with gilded metal rosette produced by Venini in the 1960s.
The chandelier is made of 'triedri' shaped glass worked in Murano, Venice. The chandelier has a fre...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
$6,775 Sale Price
20% Off
Belboi Table Lamp by Venini, 1986
By Venini
Located in Hamburg, PA
This Mid-Century Modern Italian lighting design, the Belboi table lamp, was created by Venini in 1986. The dome-shaped shade is hand-blown in layered Murano glass—opaque milk white, ...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
VENINI - MASSIMO VIGNELLI - Murano glass chandelier - ITALY 1950s.
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI -MASSIMO VIGNELLI - beautiful original murano glass chandelier 1950s .
Perfect condition ,has been electrified and cleaned the brass
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Vintage Venini Murano Glass Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Elegant and sculptural Murano glass chandelier by Venini, Italy, 1970s. This pendant features a dense arrangement of vertically suspended clear glass tubes that form a cylindrical sh...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Toni Zuccheri for Venini Murano Glass Sconces
By Venini, Paolo 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...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Massimo Vignelli, Lampada a sospensione, prod. Venini anni '50
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in Rivoli, IT
Lampada a sospensione in vetro opalino e colorato disegnato da Massimo Vignelli e prodotto da Venti ì, anni '50
Category
1950s Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Massimo Vignelli, Paolo Venini, Lampada a sospensione, prod. venini anni 50
By Venini, Paolo Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Rivoli, IT
Lampada a sospensione mod. "Cipolla" disegnata da Massimo Vignelli e Paolo Venini, prod. Venini anni '50
Paralume in vetro incamiciato latino e colorato, struttura in ottone
Category
1950s Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Carlo Scarpa, Lampada da terra mod. 529, prod. Venini anni '40
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Rivoli, IT
Lampada da terra mod. 529 disegnata da Carlo Scarpa e prodotta dalla famosa vetreria Venini negli anni '40
Struttura in vetro e ottone, paralume in tessuto.
Bibl.: M. Barovier, C. S...
Category
1940s Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Venini Poliedri Sfera Small Murano Glass Chandelier
By Peter Marino, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Poliedri Sfera small Murano glass chandelier. Modular elements are elements in glass, which are hand-blown and handcrafted, and used to compose the chandeliers. The modular elements are called: Polyhedrons, canes, ribbons, Trilobo, Trihedrons, Balloton spheres, plates, and many more. It was back in 1958 when this impressive chandelier made its debut at the Brussels Expo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
$155,386 / item
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
$2,596 Sale Price
20% Off
Chandelier Glass Bark "Corteccia" Model Design Toni Zuccheri for Venini, 1960s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in taranto, IT
splendid original Venini chandelier, design Toni Zuccheri, made with tri-lobed Murano glass bark-worked glass in transparent and caramel shades
composed of 16 glasses 25 cm long and 6 shorter, the latter positioned in the central part
measures just under 50...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
VENINI CHANDELIER MuRANO GLASS BRASS 1970 ITALY
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
BELLISSIMO LAMPADARIO IN VETRO DI MURANO IRIDESCENTE del 1970
La parte in vetro è alta 70cm
Proveniente da una villa Milanese
Category
1970s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Table Lamp Signed Venini Murano Glass 1960 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini table lamp.
Category
1960s Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Wall Lamp Bark Glass Design Toni Zuccheri for Venini, 1968
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in taranto, IT
splendid original Venini applique, signed at the base, made up of 10 bark glasses designed with sugar tones
Measures: height about 35 centimeters, excell...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Rara coppia di lampade da tavolo mod. "Fungo", Massimo Vignelli, Venini 1955
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in Rivoli, IT
Rara coppia di lampade da tavolo in vetro opalino bianco a canne larghe in vetro verde
Il manufatto, noto anche come "Fungo" o "Zaffiro", fu segnalato al Compasso d'Oro del 1956
La l...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Two Modern Murano Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Venini, Signed ca. 1995
By Ettore Sottsass, Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
2 Beautiful hand-blown Murano glass table lamps in a unique design in aqua and blue colors.
Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Venini and manufactured in 1995.
The glass shade is signed...
Category
1990s Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Tow Modern White & aqua Murano Table Lamps by E.Sottsass for Venini, Signed 1994
By Ettore Sottsass, Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful table lamps in white and aqua swirl hand-blown Murano glass.
Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Venini and manufactured in 1994.
The glass shade is signed "Venini ".
Ettore So...
Category
1990s Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Blown Glass Balloton Table Lamp in Red 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
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Venini Esprit Toni Zuccheri XL Original Glass Flower Chandelier, Italy 1970
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Vienna, AT
Original vintage majestic 39" Esprit ball chandelier in wonderful refurbished condition, Venini 1960-1969
One of kind unique giant Esprit chandelier...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel, Nickel
21st Century Abaco Shape 2, 5 Sphere Suspension Light in Crystal/Grey/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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Large Venini Ceiling Lights Attributed to Carlo Scarpa for Venini, 1950s
By Venini
Located in Aachen, NRW
Large 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 ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
1960s Toni Zuccheri Venini Italian Design Murano Glass Sconces Wall Lamps
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Brescia, IT
Wall lamps _ Set of 5
Toni Zuccheri Venini
1960
Clear and Amber Murano glass
White metal frame and brass screws.
Perfect Working Order
Glass in perfect condiction
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Venini Veliero Terra Floor Light in White and Clear Glass by Tadao Ando
By Venini, Tadao Ando
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Veliero Terra floor lamp, designed by Tadao Ando and manufactured by Venini, features a metal base with glass murrina. "The strictly ruled geometry becomes a Wave with soul that gain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
VENINI - 1 Murano glass reticello wall sconce - ITALY 1950s
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI - single wall sconce, Murano glass a reticello .
The brass frame was cleaned because it was black from oxidation.
It is an original model from the years. 50
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 'of 2' 1970 Germany Palwa Tear Drop Chandelier Murano Glass and Brass
By Palwa, Christoph Palme, Venini
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant teardrop chandelier made by Venini of clear Murano glass drops mounted on a gilt-brass frame.
Chandelier illuminates beautifully and offers a lot of light. A real eyecatch...
Category
1970s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
$2,360 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Venini Esprit Medium Suspension Swing Lamp in Crystal
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Esprit” is an explosion of flowers and stars in handblown, handcrafted glass. Designed to illuminate, shine, sparkle and excite, “Esprit” is
ideal for all type of interior.
Year of Manufacture: 1970
Suspension: Swing lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
$80,619 / item
Large Space Pendant Lamp by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, circa 1960 in Murano Glass
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Large and rare Mid-Century Modern, Space Age chandelier in hand blown Murano glass by Toni Zuccheri, manufactured by Venini, circa 1960 in Murano, Italy,
Measures: Diameter 35 cm.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Chrome
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.