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Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Creator: Venini
1970's Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Pendant
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Large 1970s modern Murano glass pendant with chrome hardware, newly professionally rewired and ready to use.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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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.
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1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Hollywood Regency Italian Venini Murano Brass Crystal Prism Spiral Chandelier
By Camer Glass, Venini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and impressive Italian spiral chandelier produced by Camer in the 1970s. It features gold-plated brass framing with crystal glass prisms in a spiral form. Tested and working....
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

Monumental Venini Tiered Clear and Amber Tronchi Glass Chandelier
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Monumental Venini tiered clear and amber Tronchi glass chandelier. Few glass pieces have minor chips or cracks. There are 20 sockets total.
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Venini Toni Zuccheri Chandelier Murano Glass Brass 1950 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Tony Zuccheri chandelier Murano glass brass 1950 Italy.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Venini Triedri Chandelier Murano Glass Iron 1960 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini “Triedri” chandelier Murano glass iron 1960 Italy.
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1960s Italian Other Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Venini Cascade Hand Blown Murano Glass Six-Light Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A 1960s Venini cascading chandelier with three-tier hand blown milk and clear Murano glass spirals pendants, chrome mounted. Perfect vintage condition a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Round Pair of Ceiling Lamp Venini Ice Glass 1960 Triangolar Tubes Italian Design
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round pair of ceiling lamp Venini ice glass 1960 Triangolar tubes Italian design. Each of them with 3-light bulb E14 max 40 watt each.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

One of Three Venini Curved Crystal Glass Gilt Brass Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Vienna, AT
One of Three Venini Curved Crystal Glass Gilt Brass Chandelier, priced per piece, discount available for multiple purchase Pristine Triete crystal glass chandelier with interlocking...
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Rare Art Glass Chandelier Gino Vistosi for Venini
By Gino Vistosi, Venini
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful and rare small chandelier with white and clear glass tear drop shaped art glass crystals.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Massimo Vignelli Pendant Lamp for Venini, Italy, 1950s
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in Milan, IT
Massimo Vignelli pendant lamp for Venini, Italy, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Vintage Italian Chandelier in Murano Glass by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Venini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian Murano glass chandelier by Venini. Italian chandelier from the 1960s, designed by Toni Zuccheri and made by Venini. Hand made Murano glass pieces with cross section, texture...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Chrome

1960 Italy Venini 'Swirl' Chandelier with Twisted Amber & Clear Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant swirl chandelier designed by Paolo Venini with thirty-seven large, twisted, amber and clear Murano glasses suspended in two stages around a chromed brass frame, which thanks ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Chrome

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.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Other Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Rare Globe Light Fixture by Venini in White Opaque Textured Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in East Hampton, NY
Moon-like vintage opaque Murano glass globe with exceptional textured swirls by Venini. Hand blown.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Mid-Century Venini Tronchi Glass Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Large Venini glass chandelier composed of approximately 200 tronchi glass. Rewired with 26 new candelabra sockets. Max. 40 watt per socket.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Venini Flush Mount, Brass and Curve Glass with Black Stripe, 1970
By Venini, Murano 5
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 Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

1960s Italy Paolo Venini Sputnik Chandelier Murano Glass & Chrome
By Venini
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant starburst pendant lamp designed by Paolo Venini. Chromed stems and hardware and steel fixture. Newly rewired with six sockets. Star-shaped Murano glass resembles flowers. Cha...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

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 Chandeliers and Pendants

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Opaline Glass

1960s Early Venini Amber and Clear Glass Prisms Chandelier, Italy
By Venini
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Thick optical quality glass prisms 'Triedri' in clear and amber tone of different length hooked on a handmade steel frame enameled in an ivory finish. Particular well designed st...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Venini Chandelier Glass Metal Crome, 1940, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier glass metal crome, 1940, Italy.
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1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Murano Art Glass Italian Design, Venini, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Murano Art Glass Italian design, Venini, 1960s.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Venini Toni Zuccheri Chandelier Murano Glass Brass 1950 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Toni Zuccheri chandelier Murano glass brass 1950 Italy.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Paolo Venini Italian Mid-Century Glass Scroll Chandelier
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century (1940s) clear glass chandelier with 6 upright scrolls & 6 scroll form arms holding large round bowl form shades with glass drops a...
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Early 20th Century Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Venini Chandelier “Calza” Ludovico Diaz de Santillana Murano Glass, 1970, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Exceptional Venini chandelier “Calza” Ludovico Diaz De Santillana Murano glass, 1970, Italy.
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Late 20th Century Italian Other Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Venini Chandelier Murano Glass Metal Chrome, 1960, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier Murano glass metal chrome, 1960, Italy.
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1960s Italian Other Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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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 Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

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...
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1950s Italian Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Pendant Light by Toni Zuccheri for Venini in Murano Glass, circa 1960
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age pendant light by Toni Zuccheri for Venini in Murano glass, circa 1960 from the 'Membrana' series.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

Signed Venini Three-Light Chandelier "Lattimo" Murano Glass, 1940 Model 960/12-3
By Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Small three-light chandelier signed by Venini in a dark, near-solid, amber/brown Lattimo Murano glass in Art deco style, circa 1930-1940. This model has a number reference in Venini'...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

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.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

1970s Venini Gocce Chandelier designed by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and rare Venini ceiling mount light designed by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, the son-in-law of Paolo Venini. This design is know as "G...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome, Steel

Sputnik Chandelier Murano Glass & Chrome by Paolo Venini for VeArt, Italy, 1960s
By Venini, VeArt
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant large sputnik chandelier with sixty clear Murano glass flowers on a chromed frame. Designed by Paolo Venini. Chandelier illuminates beautifully and offers a lot of light. Gem...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Venini Tronchi Chandelier by Toni Zucchini with 2-Tone Murano Glass Tubes, Italy
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Delft, NL
Venini Tronchi chandelier by Toni Zucchini with 2-tone Murano glass tubes 2 tone hand blown in amber yellow and clear textured glass, by Murano, It...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

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...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

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...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Venini Chandelier 1960 Murano Glass Brass Italia
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier 1960 Murano glass brass Italy.
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1960s Italian Other Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Venini Wall Lamp in Murano Glass Gold and Brass with Three Leaves, from 1930s
By Venini, Murano 5
Located in Milano, IT
Venini wall lamp in 1930 Murano glass characterized by a mixture of grit glass transparent color with a "cord" in the upper edge of gold. Composed of three...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Style Venini Murano Glass Red Chandelier, Made in Italy, 1980s
By Venini
Located in Pambio Noranco, CH
Majestic suspension lamp from Venini, original handmade production from the 1940s Murano glass, made in Italy Lead-colored glass.  
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Venini Pendant Light Chandelier, Curved Crystal Glass and Gilt Brass, Italy
By Venini
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A wonderful Italian hollywood regency pendant light by Venini manufactured in Mid-Century in the 1960s. It is made of pairwise curved crystal Murano...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

Venini Murano Chandelier Amber and Emerald Handblown Glass, 1960
By Venini
Located in Rome, IT
This magnificent chandelier features 12 arms. Excellent vintage condition.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

Italian Clear Murano Glass Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A glamorous Italian chrome and clear Murano “Tronchi” chandelier design by Venini in the 1970s. Newly rewired. Dimensions are for just the chandelier, not the chain. Let us know the ...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Paolo Venini Italian Murano Amber Glass Chandelier
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Italian Murano (circa 1938) hand blown smoky amber glass 3 tier 15 scroll form arm chandelier ending with brass flaired and scalloped stylized cups and 5 glass scroll in center secti...
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Early 20th Century Italian Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

Pair Pendant Lights by Toni Zuccheri for Venini in Murano Glass, circa 1960
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Pair of Space Age pendant lights by Toni Zuccheri for Venini in hand blown Murano glass, circa 1960.   
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Murano Venini Cascading Glass Prism Chandelier Vintage
By Venini
Located in North Miami, FL
In this vintage Murano Venini chandelier are five tiers of hanging prism glass pendants that make up this chandelier. It is Italian and the five le...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Nickel

Venini "Reticello" Chandelier, Murano, 1940
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Six-arm chandelier by Venini, Italy. Handblown glass using the ‘Reticello’ technique.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Camer Spiral Chandelier, Italy, 1970s
By Venini, Camer Glass
Located in Norwalk, CT
A lovely example of the Classic spiral form, featuring quadrilobal Murano glass prisms --all in very fine condition. Updated wiring. Brass finished fixture takes five standard chande...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Murano Multicolored Chandelier by Gio Ponti for Venini
By Gio Ponti, Venini
Located in New York, NY
Murano multicolored chandelier by Gio Ponti for Venini. Murano, colorful glass, with gold flecks and brass trim.    
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

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 Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown 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. ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass

Amazing Venini "Reticello" Chandelier, Murano, 1940
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Six-arm chandelier by Venini, Italy. Handblown glass using the ‘Reticello’ technique.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

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 handblown "Tronchi "and shiny gold "trilobi " The original metal structure with chain and canopy . Thr...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

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.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown 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.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Chrome

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.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Other Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Venini Chandelier Yellow Glass Iron Brass, 1955, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Chandelier Venini yellow glass iron brass, 1955, Italy.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

VENINI Mid-Century Modern "Chiara" Pink Glass Italian Chandelier by Cini Boeri.
By Cini Boeri, Venini
Located in Sacile, PN
"Chiara" pink glass chandelier designed by Cini Boeri for VENINI, dated 1985. Black varnished metal top and pink glass shade. Signed VENINI.
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Steel

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.
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1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Venini chandeliers and pendants for sale on 1stDibs.

Venini chandeliers and pendants are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Venini chandeliers and pendants, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 412 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 205 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original chandeliers and pendants 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 chandeliers and pendants by Gaetano Sciolari, Stilnovo, and Fabio Ltd. Prices for Venini chandeliers and pendants 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 $5,405.

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