Partnerships come and go within the community of glass-making artisans on the Venetian island of Murano, where business relationships seem as complex as the shifting alliances in the notoriously acrimonious Italian parliament. Formed in 1942 by members of families with centuries of experience in the craft, Barovier&Toso has proven to be one of the most enduring and prosperous Italian glass manufactories of recent decades. Under the nearly 50-year artistic directorship of cofounder Ercole Barovier (1889–1974), the company created buoyant traditional pieces such as chandeliers, sconces and other lighting fixtures, and it pioneered an array of innovative modernist glass designs with bold colors, patterns and surfaces.
The Barovier dynasty began in 1295, when Jacobello Barovier, mentioned in historical documents as a master glassblower, began pinching, cutting, blowing and twisting a molten mixture of sand and minerals into incandescent works of art. It remained entirely family-owned until the mid-20th century, when it merged with another glassworks to become Barovier&Toso.
To appeal to gentler, more conservative tastes, Barovier&Toso produced a range of lilting, sinuous lighting pieces that are often described as embodying “Liberty Style” — the Italian term for Art Nouveau, taken from the name of famed London department store Liberty & Co., which promoted 19th-century organic textile designs and Arts and Crafts-style furniture in the manner of William Morris. The hallmarks of the style in Barovier&Toso works are elements of glass in the shape of thick leaves, fronds and flower petals, deployed along with other naturalistic ornament in sconces, pendants and chandeliers.
Ercole Barovier began his personal aesthetic transition toward modernism in the 1930s with his Primavera series of vases and animal sculptures — idiosyncratic milky-white and clear glass filled with tiny bubbles and hairline interior fissures that he produced for Artisti Barovier, a firm headed by his father and uncle. Later, with Barovier&Toso, he would explore such novel styles as the mosaic-like Pezzato glass; fluid Spiral patterns; the pebbly textured Barbarico line and the complex, layered and highly colored abstractions of the Oriente series of vases and bowls.
Traditional or modern, Barovier&Toso — still under family control — has produced one of the finest and most diverse catalogues of Murano glass in the last 100 years.
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Barovier & Toso Zebrati Murano Glass Bowl, Gold Leaf, Italy 1950s
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Glasgow, GB
A Zebrati Murano glass bowl designed by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso, produced in Murano, Italy during the 1950s. Richly coloured in warm amber-orange glass, this sculptural c...
Gold Leaf
$300Sale Price|25% Off
Barovier Toso Murano Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine Sculpture
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown clear, dark pink, and bubbles Italian art glass baby bird figurine. Documented to the Barovier e Toso Company. I have owned several with labels be...
Gold Leaf
Rare “a Mugnoni” Murano Glass Vase by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso, 1938
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Brescia, Brescia
An exceptional and museum-worthy Murano glass vase designed by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso in 1938, from the renowned “a mugnoni” series. This iconic piece is defined by its...
Murano Glass
20th Century Barovier & Toso Cylindrical Glass Vase from Lenti Series, 40s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Ercole Barovier was born in Murano on June 16, 1889. He completed his classical studies in Venice, and engaged in various activities unrelated to glassmaking to finally land in the V...
Murano Glass
PINK Murano Glass Vase Element Cordonato d'oro by Barovier and Toso Italy 1970s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Murano glass vase element by Barovier and Toso Origin: Murano, Italy Decade: 1970s This original vintage glass vase element was produced in the 1970s in Murano, Ita...
Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier Rostrato Murano Glass Italian Vase for Barovier & Toso, 1940s
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic mouth-blown rostrato crystal Murano glass vase. This marvelous decorative piece was realized during the 1940s in Italy by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso. In fabulous ...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier Large Rostrato Murano Glass Italian Vase, 1940s
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous large mouth-blown rostrato crystal Murano glass vase. This spectacular decorative piece was produced in Italy during the 1940s by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso. In m...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of exceptional Barovier & Toso candleholders, Italy, 1938
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Brescia, Brescia
An extraordinarily rare pair of Murano glass candleholders designed by Ercole Barovier and executed by Barovier & Toso in 1938. These sculptural pieces display all the hallmarks of B...
Brass
Ercole Barovier Toso Murano Gold Flecks Bullicante Art Glass Ribbed Bowl
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Barcelona, ES
Amazing hand blown Cordonato D' Oro Bullicante soft green Murano glass ribbed bowl / ashtray. Ercole Barovier for Barovier e Toso. Italy, 1930s This striking decorative bowl is heavi...
Gold Leaf
Ercole Barovier Toso Murano Glass Spira Aurata Vase, 1960s
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano Art Glass 'Spira Aurata Striato Vase' by Ercole Barovier, Barovier e Toso, Italy, 1966. Spira Aurata series oval-section drop vase in blown green-blue glass with polychrome ga...
Gold Leaf
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
Ercole Barovier Toso Murano 1966 Blue Red Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Vase
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Rare and beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown blue and wine red stripes on gold flecks Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e Toso ...
Gold Leaf
$441Sale Price|26% Off
Barovier Toso Murano Green Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Star Bowl
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown green, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass star / flower shaped bowl. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company. The piece is pro...
Gold Leaf
Venetian Murano Italian Barovier & Toso Art Glass Pheasant Bird Sculpture
By Barovier&Toso, Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in San Diego, CA
Exquisite Venetian Murano Barovier & Toso Italian art glass gold fleck hand blown figural pheasant bird sculpture figure. Great form and color. Has gold fleck throughout the head...
Art Glass
Murano Pink Photo Frame by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage photo frame with hand blown clear and pink Murano "Torciglione" glass border / Designed by Barovier e Toso circa 1960's / Original mark on frame / Made in Italy Measures: He...
Brass
Large Murano Orange & Gold Aventurine Art Glass Vase by Ercole Barovier, 1950s
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a bold and sculptural mid-century Murano art glass vase by renowned Italian designer Ercole Barovier, produced by Barovier & Toso, Italy, circa 1950s. The vase presents ...
Blown Glass
Rare Pink Ercole Barovier Series Lenti Vase Barovier & Toso Italy 1940s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Roma, IT
Extraordinary and unique rare pink lens series vase by Barovier and Toso glassworks, period 1940. The vase is 12 centimeters high and 12 centimeters in diameter. Excellent vintage ...
Murano Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Jade Green Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Spike Bowl Ashtray
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown jade green and gold flecks Italian art glass ribbed with spike corners bowl / cigar ashtray. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier for the the Ba...
Gold Leaf
Barovier Toso Murano Copper Aventurine Italian Art Glass Centerpiece Fruit Bowl
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Murano hand blown copper aventurine flecks with thin purple swirl Italian art glass footed centerpiece bowl. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier for Barovier e T...
Gold Leaf
Ercole Barovier Toso Murano Glass Spira Aurata Vase, 1960s
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano Art Glass 'Spira Aurata Striato Vase' by Ercole Barovier, Barovier e Toso, Italy, 1966. Spira Aurata series oval-section conical vase in blown glass with polychrome garnet, r...
Gold Leaf
Ercole Barovier Ribbed Iridescent Mauve Murano Vase, Circa 1950's
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Ercole Barovier & Toso Dusty Pink & Clear Murano Glass Coruscating Vase. Featuring a handcrafted, vertically ribbed form, scalloped opening, in translucent Dusty Pink Lavende...
Murano Glass
PINK Murano Glass Vase Element Cordonato d'oro by Barovier and Toso, Italy 1970s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Murano glass vase element by Barovier and Toso Origin: Murano, Italy Decade: 1970s This original vintage glass vase element was produced in the 1970s in Murano, Ita...
Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier & Toso, Murano Glass Bowl with Bunches of Grapes, Italy
By Compagnia Di Venezia E Murano (C.V.M.), Barovier&Toso
Located in Delft, NL
An Ercole Barovier & Toso, Murano glass bowl with bunches of grapes, Italy. A mid 19th century Italian bowl of glass with grape bunches as handles. White grapes with leaves in tra...
Glass
$2,071Sale Price|20% Off
Barovier&Toso clear and gold murano glass centerpiece plate 20th century
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Palermo, IT
Great centerpiece, decorative plate murano glass by Barovier&Toso, with 24K gold leaf insertion inside. 1969 production one of the first to go on sale in those years. Very good co...
Gold, Gold Leaf
$563Sale Price|24% Off
Barovier Toso Murano Green Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Form Bowl Dish
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous vintage Murano hand blown green, bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass flower form bowl. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier for the Barovier e Toso company. The colo...
Gold Leaf
Ercole Barovier Toso Mid Century Murano Italian Art Glass Vase
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Ercole Barovier Toso Mid Century Murano Italian Art Glass Vase This vase measures: 6.5 wide x 6.5 deep x 4.75 inches high Excellent Vintage Condition. We take our photos in a cont...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Midcentury italian Murano glass picture frame by Barovier & Toso, 1940
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant medium Murano glass picture frame by Barovier & Toso, Italy 1940. Signed in the brass frame The hand blown Murano glass has been twisted and shaped in the Torchon to cr...
Brass
Barovier Toso Murano Red Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Star Flared Bowl
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown red and gold flecks Italian art glass star / flower shaped bowl. The piece is documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e Toso comp...
Gold Leaf
"Neomurrino" Italian Glass Vase by Barovier & Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in New York, NY
"Neomurrino" Italian art glass vase by Barovier & Toso. Clear Murano glass with fused marbled Murrine in hues of white and black.
Art Glass
Murano Barovier Toso Red Intarsio Mosaic Triangle Tessere Italian Art Glass Vase
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown ruby red and dark taupe gray triangle Tessere mosaic Italian art glass flower vase. The piece is documented to designer Ercole Barovier,...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
Large 1940s Barovier e Toso Murano Glass Shell Centrepiece
By Barovier&Toso
Located in London, GB
Barovier & Toso “Clam Shell” Bowl in Iridescent Murano Glass, Italy, 1940s An sculptural vessel by Barovier & Toso from the series 'Grosse Costolature'. Realised in translucent Mu...
Murano Glass
Barovier and Toso Torchon glass with brass picture frame
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Ferndale, MI
Italian frame is comprised of a thick handmade Murano glass border in a sparkling hue . The Murano glass has been twisted and shaped in the Torchon style creating a thick ribbed tex...
Brass
Barovier and Toso Vase Centerpiece iridescent Glass 1940 Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milano, IT
Exceptional Barovier and Toso Iridescent Glass Centerpiece Vase
Murano Glass
"Barbarico" by Barovier & Toso Bird Glass Murano Vase
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Brescia, IT
"Barbarico" vase by Barovier & Toso Bird vase with extraordinary surface texture. Etched signature. Model designed 1951 Perfect condition.
Murano Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Orange Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Star Bowl
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown orange and gold flecks Italian art glass star / flower shaped bowl. The piece is documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e Toso c...
Gold Leaf
1980s by Toni Zuccheri for Barovier & Toso Murano Glass Sculpture Horse
By Toni Zuccheri, Barovier&Toso
Located in Brescia, IT
"Toni Zuccheri, 1988 Blown glass horse" Rare edition Perfect condition.
Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso Aborigeni Murano Art Glass Bowl
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso Aborigeni Murano Art Glass Bowl A great Murano glass bowl in Aborigeni technique. Designed by Ercole Barovier and manufactured by Barovier & Toso...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Orange Murano Glass Vase by Barovier & Toso, Edition 1/1, dated 1981
By Barovier&Toso
Located in New York, NY
Large glass vase with a long neck, bulbous body, and low circular foot. Executed in a combination of transparent and opaque orange glass. Wheel-engraved on the underside: “Barovier &...
Blown Glass
Large Ercole Barovier - Barovier & Toso Aborigeno Vase 1954
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Ercole Barovier - Barovier & Toso Aborigeno Vase 1954 A large art glass vase from the 'Aborigeni' series designed by Ercole Barovier in 1954 for Barovier & Toso, Murano, Italy...
Art Glass
Ercole Barovier Murano Art Glass Double Flower Vase, Pink & Gold Leaf, 1950
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink stripes and gold flecks Italian art glass double opening flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for Barovier e Toso. The vase h...
Gold Leaf
20th Century Barovier & Toso Murano Glass Vase in Colored Stripes '60s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Ercole Barovier was born in Murano on June 16, 1889. He completed his classical studies in Venice, and engaged in various activities unrelated to glassmaking to finally land in the V...
Murano Glass
"Barbarico" by Barovier & Toso Glass Murano Bird Pair of Vases
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Brescia, IT
"Bird" pair of vases with extraordinary surface texture. Measures: height 31 cm, diameter 10 cm / height 25 cm, diameter 10 cm.
Murano Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Signed Blue Pink Purple Italian Art Glass Flower Vase Bowl
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink and blue Sommerso swirl with purple lines Italian art glass bowl. The piece is documented to the Barovier e Toso company. It is signed undern...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$375Sale Price|25% Off
Barovier Toso Murano Yellow Blue Gold Fleck Italian Art Glass Love Bird Figurine
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright yellow and sapphire blue spots, bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass baby bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to the Barovier e Toso...
Gold Leaf
Set of Three Murano Glass Table Frames by Barovier & Toso, Italy, Mid-20th C.
By Barovier&Toso
Located in New York, NY
Set of three table frames in twisted Murano glass with brass mounts and inner frames. Each frame is fitted with a rear support stand. Stamped on the reverse: Barovier Toso Murano. Di...
Brass
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Barovier Toso Murano Purple Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Double Handle Vase
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, rare, vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks and dark purple trim Italian art glass ornate pierced handles vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e ...
Gold Leaf
$1,882Sale Price|20% Off
Barovier & toso xx century decorative bullicant vase
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Palermo, IT
Barovier & Toso 1950s with bullicant workmanship: This beautiful Barovier & Toso vase, dating from 1950, is an exquisite example of Venetian glassmaking mastery. Made using the "bul...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Stained Glass
Murano Glass "Floral" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray by Barovier + Toso, Italy, 1970
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Murano glass bowl, ashtray element Producer: Barovier and Toso Origin: Murano, Italy Decade: 1970s This original vintage glass bowl element, ash tray was produc...
Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier Large Twin-Handled Vase, Clear & Opaque Glass, 1956
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in London, GB
The double handled trumpet shaped vase designed by Ercole Barovier (1889-1974) for Barovier and Toso 1956-57 is set in a layer of clear glass over a layer of white, over a layer oyster colored opaque glass with gold leaf application. The ribbing at the base of vase the stretches out at the mouth tied in by a ringed band. The handles have been skillfully formed by tightly twisting the glass formed into rings applied close to the upper edge of the vase. Barovier made his mark on the company, the glass-works industry and history. The vessel executed by Barovier and Toso shows the technical complexity of a company founded in 1295. Barovier and Toso have held the realm of its glassworks for 750 years in Italy as Vetreria Artistica Barovier & Co. Provenance: Muriel Karasik, New York, NY Literature: A Focused Obsession, Modern Italian Glass- The Martin Cohen...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,400Sale Price|20% Off
Barovier Toso Murano Neolitico 1954 Pulled Feather Design Italian Art Glass Vase
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown grays and blacks feathered design Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e Toso company...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Barovier Toso Murano Purple Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ribbed Seashell Bowl
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown amethyst purple and gold flecks Italian art glass seashell shaped bowl or ashtray. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for Barovier e Toso. Cr...
Gold Leaf
Barovier Toso Murano Signed Blue Pink Purple Italian Art Glass Flower Bowl Vase
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink and blue Sommerso swirl with purple lines Italian art glass flower vase. The piece is documented to the Barovier e Toso company. It is signed...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Vase Barovier & Toso - Murano Glass, 1940 - VENICE - Made in Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milano, IT
Vase Barovier & Toso - Murano glass 1940, worked with gold leaf. Iridescent.
Glass
Murano Glass Bowl by Barovier & Toso, Green Bullicante, Italy, 1960s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Glasgow, GB
This decorative Murano glass bowl was produced in Italy around the 1960s by Barovier & Toso and is crafted from translucent green Murano glass. The bowl features a bullicante dec...
Murano Glass
Murano Glass "Flakes" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray by Barovier + Toso, Italy, 1970
By Flavio Poli, Barovier&Toso, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Murano glass bowl, ashtray element Producer: Barovier and Toso Origin: Murano, Italy Decade: 1970s This original vintage glass bowl element, ash tray was produc...
Murano Glass
$300Sale Price|25% Off
Barovier Toso Murano Clear Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine Sculpture
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown clear, gold flecks, and bubbles Italian art glass baby bird figurine. Documented to the Barovier e Toso Company. I have owned several with labels ...
Gold Leaf
Barovier and Toso murano glass picture frame. Italy c1949
By Barovier&Toso
Located in London, GB
Orignal Barovier and Toso glass picture frame. Italy c1949 Larger size. Glass in wonderful condition no damages. Brass has lovely original patina Actual glass frame 3cm deep.
Brass
Ercole Barovier Toso Murano Iridescent Italian Art Deco Glass Conch Shell Bowl
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown clear glass and iridescent Italian art glass conch seashell sculptural bowl. The piece is documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for th...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Labels and Signed Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown pink spots, random bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass flower vase. The piece is documented to the Barovier e Toso company. It is ...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Art Deco Glass Bowl by Ercole Barovier, Murano, 1930s with Gold Leaf
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
This particular Art Deco glass bowl was made by Barovier & Toso in the 1930s in Murano, Italy. In a beautiful combination of clear cased glass with loads of gold leaf inclusions ...
Murano Glass
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Barovier Toso Murano Purple Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Fan Top Flower Vase
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown purple and gold flecks Italian art glass footed, with fan shape rim decorative flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovi...
Gold Leaf