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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Period: Mid-20th Century
Creator: Venini
Venini Table Lamp Murano Glass Metal Crome 1960 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI Table lamps.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
1960s Glass 'Triedri' Wall Light Attributed to Venini
By Venini
Located in Schoorl, NL
Iconic Italian wall light attributed to Venini. It holds five "Triedri" glass prisms and one E14 lights bulb.
There are three clear prisms with a white line and 2 amber prisms.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Italian midcentury wall lights by Venini, marked
By Venini
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Charming pair of Venini wall lights in clear decorated glass, peculiar pink details and craftsmanship.
Very rare pair.
Marked Venini in the brass.
Italy, 1950s
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
VENINI Chandelier Murano Glass Iron 1940 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Chandelier
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Milk Glass, Murano Glass
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Chrome
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
Venini Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning glass chandelier by Venini. 19 rows of translucent glass with 108 polyhedral shaped pieces fused or placed together. Newly rewired. Illuminates beautifully and looks amazing...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
1970's Quadriedri Murano Glass and Brass Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in Schoorl, NL
Looking for lighting that makes an impression? This is the one. From round brass plate, underneath we get to a spectacular arrangement of 121 Quadriedri Murano glass bars. This light...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Venini Chandelier 1940 Murano Glass 12 Lights
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Exceptional chandelier Venini Murano glass 12 lights color Ambra.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
VENINI Table Lamp Brass Murano Glass Lampshade Fabric 1950s Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI table lamp
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Mid Century Modern Venini "Tree Bark" Pattern Wall Sconces
By Venini
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Venini Murano wall sconces in a clear thick ribbed pattern, Tree Bark. Stainless steel back plate with a double socket, incandesce...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel
Venini “Filigrana “Chandelier Murano Glass Metal Brass 1930 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI Chandelier.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Other Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Chandelier of Brass and Murano Glass Venini 1950.
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Chandelier Venini model Tony Zuccheri Murano glass, 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Pair of Venini Brass and Red Murano Glass Italian Sconses 1930
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Excepitional pair of appliques, 1930, Venini. Brass and glass... special color Red.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Venini Chandelier Metal Crome Murano 1950 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Chandelier.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Chandelier 8 Lights Murano Glass, 1940, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier 8 lights Murano glass 1940 Italy.
Category
1940s 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
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
Venini Sconce Murano Glass Brass, 1930, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Sconce.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
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...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini “Toni Zuccheri “ Sconce Murano Glass Metal Crome 1950 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconce.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Pair of Sconces Murano Glass Brass, 1940
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini pair of sconces Murano glass brass, 1940.
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
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
Chandelier Murano 12 Lights 1940, Color Ambra Red Profiles, Round Shape, Glass
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini exceptional 1940 chandelier. Murano Venini. Amber red borders.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
VENINI Chandelier Filigrana Murano Glass 1950 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI Chandelier
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Toni Zuccheri for Venini Chandelier Bark, 1960s
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Baranzate, IT
Corteccia chandelier in Murano glass by Toni Zuccheri for Venini. Anni 60
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Venini Triedri Chandelier Murano Glass / Chrome 1960 Italy
By Venini
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning , Large Venini Triedri Chandelier Murano Glass / Chrome 1960 Italy,,A substantial square form Venini chandelier comprised of two siz...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Chrome
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
Mid-Century Modern Venini Sphere in Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern Venini semi-sphere in Murano glass with a rose-golden tone.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Chandelier 8 Lights Murano Glass, 1940, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier 8 lights murano glass, 1940, Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Murano Swirl Glass Sconces Attributed to Venini, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, PA
Pair of elegant round wall sconces with hand blown swirl Murano glass set on a metal frame. Manufactured in Murano, Italy 1970s.
Details
Creator: Murano
Dimensions: Diameter: 29...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Venini “Toni Zuccheri” Ceilling Light Murano Glass Brass 1955 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini ceilling light.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Chandelier Glass Metal Crome, 1940, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier glass metal crome, 1940, Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Venini Chandelier Murano Glass Iron Metal Italy, 1930
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Chandelier.
Category
1930s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Tobia Scarpa for Venini 802.1 Pendant
By Tobia Scarpa, Venini
Located in New York, NY
Hand blown frosted glass, chromed metal.. *2nd matching pendant available.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Venini Ceiling Light/Sconce Murano Glass Brass, 1940, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini ceiling light/sconce Murano glass brass, 1940, Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Triedi White Gold Yellow Murano Glass Brass Chandelier, Italian, 1960
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Rafined Venini Triedi white gold yellow Murano glass brass chandelier, Italian, 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
VeArt 1960s Italian Pair of Copper Silver Speckles Black Murano Glass Urn Lamps
By Venini, VeArt
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Italian vintage lamps commissioned to VeArt by Pauly & C. (VeArt-Venini and Pauly & C. labels), in black blown murano glass worked with the highest quality of technique cal...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Silver, Copper
Massimo Vignelli, Pendant lamp, prod. Venini 1960s
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
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, ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Vintage 1960s Murano Glass Chandeliers in Amber
By Venini
Located in Berlin, BE
Pair of 1960s chandelier in clear and amber tinted Murano glass. Three E14 fittings.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Gold Plate
Venini “ Pulegoso “ Chandelier/ Cheilling Light Brass Iron Murano Glass 1940 Ita
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Sconces Brass Murano Glass, 1940, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconces.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Venini “ Filigrana “ Murano Glass Gold Brass Iron 1930 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Chandelier.
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini floor lamp model n° 529 attributed to Carlo Scarpa, 1942
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Renens, CH
Venini floor lamp model n° 529 attributed to Carlo Scarpa, 1942
Rare Model n° 529 floor lamp often attributed to Carlo Scarpa for Venini 1942.
A masterpiece of early 1940's Veneti...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Venini Sconce Brass Murano Glass 1930 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconce.
Category
1930s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Chandelier Murano Glass Metal Brass1960 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Chandelier. Measure only glass diameter 40 cm.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
White and Blue Glass Pendant by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, 1950s
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Hand blown white and blue glass pendant no. 011.11 designed by Massimo Vignelli at the start of his impressive career in design and executed by Murano glass specialist Venini.
One...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Venini Chandelier Murano Glass 1930 Iron Structure and Wood Italia
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Exceptional Venini chandelier Murano glass, 1930. The height of the body can be adjusted.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Other Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Venini Chandelier Yellow Glass Iron Brass, 1955, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Chandelier Venini yellow glass iron brass, 1955, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini “Mazzega “ Table Lamp Painted Chromed Metal Murano Glass 1955 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI “Mazzega “ table lamp painted chromed metal Murano glass 1955 Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini “Toni Zuccheri” Chandelier Murano Glass Metal Crome Iron 1950 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI “Toni Zuccheri “ Chandelier Murano glass metal crome iron 1950 Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Chandelier Midcentury in Gilded Glass and Brass Elegant, 1950
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant chandelier from the Venini factory in glass and brass from the 1950s. The chandelier is in perfect original condition. The pendant is composed of 24 parallelepipeds with a triangular base in solid gilded glass. The glasses are hand ground in various sizes. The glass pendants are inserted in different crowns that frame the brass structure, where they create beautiful plays of light.
In the central area, the chandelier, is composed of 16 pendants of various sizes. The longest pendant measures 53 cm while the average one measures 43 cm. The two measures are inserted in a staggered way. In the area below and inside there are 8 colored pendants of the same size (23 cm) that frame the structure.
The chandelier has a tubular brass structure. Halfway through the structure, at different heights, 24 brass tubes radiate, acting as bearing elements for the insertion of the glass. Each tube is numbered to facilitate the insertion of the latter. The pendant consists of 8 lights placed 4 at the top and 4 at the bottom, to radiate the best of the room. All the glasses are made of solid gold-coloured glass. Once you access this chandelier will amaze you by the great beauty...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Venini Sconces Murano Glass Metal, 1955, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconces Murano glass metal, 1955, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Vignelli Chandelier Murano Yellow White Gray Glass Brass, 1950
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Massimo e Lella Vignelli Murano yellow white gray glass brass, 1950.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
White and Red Glass Pendant by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, 1950s
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Hand blown white and red glass pendant no. 011.11 designed by Massimo Vignelli at the start of his impressive career in design and executed by Mura...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Ceiling Lamp by Franco Albini, Model 4023
By Franco Albini, Venini
Located in Berlin, DE
The Italian architect and designer Franco Albini designed this pendant lamp made of mouth-blown opal and flashed glass in warm gray, known as model 4023, for Venini in 1955. The fixt...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern 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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
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
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.