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Venini Lighting

Italian

Beginning in the 1930s — and throughout the postwar years especially — Venini & Co. played a leading role in the revival of Italy’s high-end glass industry, pairing innovative modernist designers with the skilled artisans who created extraordinary chandeliers, sconces and other lighting in the centuries-old glass workshops on the Venetian island of Murano.

While the company’s co-founder, Paolo Venini (1895–1959), was himself a highly talented glassware designer, his true genius was to invite forward-thinking Italian and international designers to Murano’s hallowed workshops to create Venini pieces — among them Gio Ponti, Massimo Vignelli, Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala, Thomas Stearns of the United States and Fulvio Bianconi.

Paolo Venini trained and practiced as a lawyer for a time, though his family had been involved with glassmaking for generations. After initially buying a share in a Venetian glass firm — he and antiques dealer Giacomo Cappellin established Vetri Soffiati Cappellin Venini & C. in 1921 — Venini took over the company as his own in 1925, and under his direction, it produced mainly classical Baroque designs.

In 1932, Venini hired the young Carlo Scarpa— who would later distinguish himself as an architect — as his lead designer. Scarpa, working in concert with practiced glass artisans, completely modernized Venini, introducing simple, pared-down forms; bright primary colors; and bold patterns such as stripes, banding and abstract compositions that utilized cross sections of murrine (glass rods).

Paolo Venini’s best designs are thought to be his two-color Clessidre hourglasses, produced from 1957 onward, and the Fazzoletto (“handkerchief”) vase, designed with Bianconi in 1949. Bianconi’s masterworks are considered by many to be his Pezzato works — colorful vases with patterns that resemble those of a patchwork quilt.

Other noteworthy and highly collectible vintage Venini works include Ponti’s dual-tone stoppered bottles (circa 1948); rare glass sculptures from the Doge series by Stearns, the first American to design for the firm; Vignelli’s striped lanterns of the 1960s; the Occhi vases with eyelet-shaped patterns by Tobia Scarpa (son of Carlo); and, with their almost zen purity, the Bolle (“bubbles”) bottles designed by Wirkkala in 1968. 

With these works — and many others by some of the creative titans of the 20th and 21st centuries — Venini has produced one of the truly great bodies of work in modern design.

Find antique and vintage Venini chandeliers, serveware, table lamps, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Creator: Venini
Murano blown glass contemporary pendant light design by Peter Marino for VENINI
By Peter Marino, Venini
Located in murano, IT
PARALLELO 893.76 Peter Marino’s work is notoriously provocative. The Rotondo, Cilindro, and Parallelo lamps are no exception: using the “Fasce” technique, the artist hot-works colour...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Mid-century Murano glass lamp by Toni Zuccheri Venini, Italy, circa 1970
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Mid-century Murano glass lamp by Toni Zuccheri Venini, Italy, circa 1970 This extraordinary lamp by Toni Zuccheri for Venini is a refined example of mid-century Italian design, combi...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Metal, Chrome

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...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Brass, Steel

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...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Brass

"Striade" Murano Glass Floor Lamp by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, Italy, 1950s
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Milan, IT
"Striade" standard lamp by Massimo Vignelli for Venini. A large hand blown milky glass shade with red, green and blue stripes on crystal top edge.
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1950s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting

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Metal

Alessandro Diaz de Santillana Chandelier for Venini, 1960s
By Venini, Alessandro Diaz de Santillana
Located in bari, IT
Italian midcentury suspension chandelier Venini from the 1960s by Alessandro Diaz De Santillana. After graduating in architecture in Venice, he immediately devoted himself to univers...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Opaline Glass

1 of the 3 XL Square 3-Tiers Venini Gilt-Plated Flush Mounts, 1970, Italy
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 3 stylish three-tiered faceted Murano flushmount with several clear crystal glass prisms was designed and produced by Venini in Italy from the 1970s. The Venin Murano prisms...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting

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Crystal, Brass

Paolo Venini and Massimo Pistilli for Venini "Pallotta" Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
By Venini, Paolo Venini, Massimo Pistilli
Located in Naples, IT
Rare table lamp, Pallotta model. Designed and made by Studio Venini, circa 1970. This design consists of a transparent smoked globe made of glass. Inside the lamp are several polychr...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Glass

Venini Flush Mount, Brass and Curve Glass with Black Stripe, 1970
By Murano 5, Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
An elegant Italian Murano flushmount by Venini. Manufactured in the 1970s the flushmount is made of 11 crystal Murano glasses in different lengths. The glasses have a black stripe. ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting

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Brass

Cascade Venini Italian Midcentury Chandelier Multicolor Murano Glass Modernist
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Cascade La Murrina Italian midcentury chandelier multicolor Murano glass.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Murano Glass

Triedri Crystal Gold-Plated Flush Mount by Venini, Italy
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
This exceptional flush mount was manufactured by Venini in Italy. The lamp has clear Murano Triedri crystals of varying lengths that create a great light effect. The crystals are sus...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Brass

Italian Vintage Murano Glass Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in Austin, TX
Spectacular vintage Italian Murano chandelier, hand blown Murano glass, six lights, 23 karat "polvero d'oro" (gold leaf flecks) in "opaline " glass with smoked amber and gold glass...
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1960s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting

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Murano Glass

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...
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1940s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting

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Metal, 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. ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting

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Brass

Of of the Three Gold-Plated Piramide Venini Style Flush Mounts, 3 sizes
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
An exceptional set of three gold-plated Venini flush mounts with faceted clear crystal tubes of Murano glass. Modulated in the form of a pyramid. The flush mounts are designed and pr...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting

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Gold Plate, Chrome

Venini, vintage 35 glass flowers sputnik from 70s
By Venini
Located in Catania, CT
Midcentury Italian glass sputnik produced by Venini during the 70s. Good vintage condition with normal trace of age and use. Some lack of chrome on the chromed brass of the central s...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting

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Chrome

Large Venini Art Glass Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Montreal, QC
Large and important clear and blue Italian round 30 light modernist Murano art glass chandelier by Venini. Provenance: Roberto Calvi, through ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

Gio Ponti model 5557 chandelier for Venini, Italy 1946-1948
By Venini, Gio Ponti
Located in Renens, CH
Model 5557 Murano glass chandelier by Gio Ponti for Venini, Italy 1946-1948 This absolutely stunning chandelier is an early production, probably around 1950. The quality of the gla...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Metal, Brass

Italian Mid Century Modern Chrome Glass Table Lamp Sciolari Venini Murano 1960
By Venini, Sciolari Lighting
Located in Portland, OR
A sleek Mid Century Modern Italian chrome & glass table lamp by Sciolari with Venini glass, circa 1960. The lamp having ten 'cracked ice' glass shades in a circle surrounding one lar...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting

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Chrome

Venini Midcentury "Tessuto" White and Crystal Murano Glass Chandelier, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid Century White and Crystal "Tessuto" Murano Glass Chandelier. This beautiful 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...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Chrome

Large Two Tone Gold Yellow and Clear Camer Light Fixture
By Venini
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice gold and clear good condition all glass prisms Camer light fixture.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting

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Glass

Rare large Venini Murano chandelier Trilobo
By Venini
Located in SON EN BREUGEL, NL
A very beautiful Murano chandelier 'Trilobo' by Venini. With 5 lights. Decorated with transparent and soft coloured Murano glass pendants, held by metal chains suspended on white la...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting

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Metal

Venini "Anni Trenta" Serie Italian Murano Glass Table Lamp, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design table lamp collection serie “Anni Trenta” designed by Venini and produced by Venini Murano composed of hand-blown and hand-worked opaline glass diffuser and base, connected by a brass ring element, Italy production 2013 Venini Anni Trenta...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Brass

Toni Zuccheri "Membrana" Murano Glass Pendant for Venini, Italy, circa 1968
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Lisse, NL
Handcrafted and stylish pendant light with rarest patterns for your stairwell, hallway or bedroom. A rare and iconic "Membrana" pendant light designed by acclaimed Italian architect...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting

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Wire, Metal, Nickel

Pair of Murano Glass "Quilt" Sconces by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, Italy, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Milan, IT
Rare set of two "Quilt" sconces by Toni Zuccheri for Venini. Molded patterned glass with tea-brown band on clear base. White lacquered metal frame with impressed signature "VENINI M...
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1970s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting

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Brass

Large "Fungo" table lamp by Massimo Vignelli, Venini 1950's
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Renens, CH
Large "Fungo" table lamp by Massimo Vignelli, Venini 1950's Iconic Fungo table lamp designed by Massimo Vignelli for Venini also called Zefiro in the Venini catalogue. This is the ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Lampadario Venini Cubi 1960s Vetro di Murano Trasparente Minimalista
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
particolare Lampadario Venini Minimalista 1960
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Murano Glass

Venini Toni Zuccheri 1960s rational minimalist Murano glass wall lamp
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Venini Toni Zuccheri 1960s rational minimalist Murano glass wall lamp
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Murano Glass

Venini Murano Glass Chandelier Brass Structure and Drops 1970
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Delightful and distinctive chandelier structure In Brass large Murano glass drops.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Brass

Early "Tessuto" Table Lamp by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini, Italy 1981
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
Located in Milan, IT
"Tessuto" table lamp by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini. Rare 1981 edition with Tessuto shade and milky glass base. Signed and dated on side of the base,
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1980s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting

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Murano Glass

Gorgeous Italian Venini Murano Tronchi Tube Chandelier Camer
By Venini
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Gorgeous Italian Venini Murano tronchi tube chandelier. I love the Smaller scale of this lovely piece
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Steel

Multicolour glass pendant by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, 1950s
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Hand-blown multicolour Model 4035 pendant designed by Massimo Vignelli at the start of his impressive career in design and produced by Murano glass specialist Venini. The model is al...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Brass

Modern Table Lamps in Murano by Ettore Sottsass for Venini, Signed ca. 1995
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful table lamp in Yellow and green hand-blown Murano glass. Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Venini and manufactured in 1995. The glass shade is signed "Venini ". The lamps col...
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1990s Italian Venini Lighting

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Murano Glass

Modern Murano Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Venini, Signed ca. 1995
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful hand-blown Murano glass table lamp in a unique design in aqua and blue colors. Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Venini and manufactured in 1995. The glass shade is signed "V...
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1990s Italian Venini Lighting

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Murano Glass

Modern Murano Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Venini, Signed ca. 1994
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful table lamp in shades of light grey-white hand-blown Murano glass. Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Venini and manufactured in 1994. The glass shade is signed "Venini ". Etto...
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1990s Italian Venini Lighting

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Murano Glass

3 Modern Murano Table Lamps by Ettore Sottsass for Venini, Signed ca. 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...
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1990s Italian Venini Lighting

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Murano Glass

Amber Glass Venini Pendant, Italy, 1960s
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
A classic simple glass pendant light with a wonderfully warm color.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Blown Glass

1960-1970 Pair of Venini Murano Doria Lechten Chandeliers 6 Levels 194 Crystal
By Venini
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of chandeliers Venini Murano Doria Lechten with 194 pieces for each. Height without stem 50 cm 22 vials 6 rows of crystals 53 + 45 +36 + 28 + 20 + 12 + 4 Good condition, cir...
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1970s European Art Deco Vintage Venini Lighting

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Crystal

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
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Blown Glass

Pair of Venini wall lights, Triedri glass, Murano, Italy 1970
By Venini
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very beautiful pair of Venini wall lights produced in Italy in the 70s. Cut glass and gilded metal structure. Unique object that will illuminate wonderfully and bring a real design t...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Venini Lighting

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Crystal

Venini Poliedri, Faceted Glass, Metal, Geometric Chandelier, Italy, 1950s
By Venini
Located in Manhasset, NY
Venini Poliedri, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Faceted Glass, Metal, Geometric Chandelier, Italy, 1950s Tiered chandelier designed and produced by Venini in Italy c. 1950s. This examp...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Glass

21st Century Gio Ponti 99.80 8-Light Chandeliers in Multicolour
By Gio Ponti, Venini
Located in murano, IT
A work of art. More than that, a myth. Gio Ponti 99.80 owes its undisputed modernity and originality to the boundless creativity of its creator, Gio Ponti. Its uniqueness lies in its...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting

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Glass

Venini Chandelier Murano Glass Metal Brass 1940 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Chandelier VENINI.
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1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting

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Brass

Venini Glass Spiral Chandelier
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful cascading handblown amber and clear glass tube chandelier by the Murano firm, Venini. Signed.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Metal

Venini Original Signed 1960s Crystals Italian Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury ORIGINAL modern signed Italian spiral chandelier manufactured by Venini Marked “VENINI SAS MURANO MADE IN ITALY” Multiple tiers of Italian Murano crystals cut into triang...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Crystal, Metal

Italian Murano Light Blue Table Lamp Marked Venini, 1950s
By Venini
Located in IT
Italian Murano light blue table lamp marked Venini, 1950s Murano light blue glass table lamp. From Italy, from mid-20th century. It is signed...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting

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Art Glass

Vico Magistretti, Chandelier Model Saturno, Venini, Out Production, Italy
By Venini, Vico Magistretti
Located in Milan, Italy
A chandelier model Saturno designed by Vico Magistretti and produced by Venini, Murano, 1990. Out production.
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1990s Italian Modern Venini Lighting

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Steel

Pair of Venini wall lights, Triedri glass, Murano, Italy 1970
By Venini
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very beautiful pair of Venini wall lights produced in Italy in the 70s. Cut glass and gilded metal structure. Unique object that will illuminate wonderfully and bring a real design t...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Venini Lighting

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Crystal

SEGUSO - Chandelier Murano Glass - Made in ITALY 1950.
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
ECCEZIONALE LAMPADARIO SEGUSO VETRO DI MURANO DEL 1950 IN OTTIMO STATO PROVENIENTE DA UNA VILLA DEL LAGO di Como..
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1950s Angolan Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Iron

Venini 1940s Ceiling Lamp, Murano Cordonato 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 chandelier created by...
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1940s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting

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Metal, Brass

21st Century Vittoriale 6-Light Chandeliers in Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Construction of Gabriele D’Annunzio’s Vittoriale degli Italiani started in the 1920s. In the same decade, Napoleone Martinuzzi designed a unique work that draws inspiration and owes ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting

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Glass

21st Century Carlo Scarpa 99.37 Floor Lamp in Crystal by Carlo Scarpa
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in murano, IT
An innovative designer with a passion for experimentation, Carlo Scarpa turned this work into the utmost expression of his artistic and artisanal knowledge. The linearity of glass me...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting

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Glass

Fascinating Venini Chandelier, Murano, 1950s
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Venini chandelier in partly frosted clear glass with six lights emerging from scroll arms; linear stem, six leaves pointing upward. Piece of great refinement. In the background works...
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1950s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting

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Brass

Fantasmino Table Lamp by Venini
By Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
The special relationship between light and matter that has always been the hallmark of VENINI glassware return in this line of table and floor lamps that bring the Opalino technique ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting

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Murano Glass

12 Light Chandelier Designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, Signed Venini 2009/16
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Merida, Yucatan
12 Light chandelier designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini , Model 99.37 in Murano Italy. This Chandelier originally designed in 1940 was manufactured in 2009. All the pieces are in ...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Lighting

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Brass

Murano Glass Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Outstanding three tiered rippled Murano glass chandelier by Venini.
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1950s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting

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Chrome

20th Century Massimo Vignelli for Venini Pendant Lamp
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Turin, Turin
Massimo Vignelli (1931- 2014) was an Italian designer. During his very long career, always supported by his wife Lella, Massimo Vignelli has dealt with various branches of design. T...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Brass

Venini Sconce Murano Glass Brass, 1930, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Sconce.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Venini Lighting

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Murano Glass

1 of the 2 Venini Flush Mounts, Curved Crystal Glass and Brass, Italy, 1970
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
A beautiful and impressive Venini flush mount light, curved crystal glass and gilt brass, Italy. The flush mount is made of curved crystal Murano glasses in different lengths. The f...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting

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Brass

Yellow Murano Glass Pendant Light by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, 1960
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
A beautiful yellow glass pendant light, made in the 1960s by Massimo Vignelli for Venini. The lampshade is made of yellow opaline glass with an inner white glaze. Real murano glass, ...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline 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.
Questions About Venini Lighting
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024
    To identify Venini glass, first look for markings, usually found on the base or interior of glassware. Over its long history, Venini used dozens of labels and acid-stamped marks on its pieces. You can find images of these marks on the pages of trusted online resources to compare to your piece. Keep in mind that Venini's foil labels tend to come off over the years, so a lack of a marking or label doesn't necessarily mean that your piece is not a Venini. However, there are many convincing replicas of Venini glassware. As a result, experts recommend consulting a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer for assistance with the identification process, especially if you can't locate a label or acid mark. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Venini glass.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025
    Venini glass is made in Italy. Specifically, its workshop is on the Venetian island of Murano. Beginning in the 1930s — and throughout the postwar years especially — Venini & Co. played a leading role in the revival of Italy’s high-end glass industry, pairing innovative modernist designers with skilled artisans who created extraordinary chandeliers, sconces and other lighting in the centuries-old glass workshops. While the company’s co-founder, Paolo Venini (1895–1959), was himself a highly talented glassware designer, his true genius was to invite forward-thinking Italian and international designers to Murano’s hallowed workshops to create Venini pieces — among them Gio Ponti, Massimo Vignelli, Tapio Wirkkala, Thomas Stearns and Fulvio Bianconi. Shop a variety of Venini glass on 1stDibs.

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