Venini Furniture
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.
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Creator: Venini
Venini Belboi Table Light in Milk White with Tea Detail
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Belboi Tavolo Table lamp, designed and manufactured by Venini, features an handmade blown glass top with gold-plated metal finishes. Adds a pop of a color to any desk or table. Light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Opalino Glass Vase in Orange Milk White Inside by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with slim, oval shaped body and funnel shaped neck. Featured in aquamarine colored glass. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece for a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Labuan Sabbiato Vase in Grey with Blown Opal Glass by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"A classical form inspired by faraway places, magically projected in the contemporary world by the new colours.
Drawing inspiration from exotic destinations in the Far East, Paolo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Wonderful Vintage Venini Fazzoletto Bicolore Handkerchief Art Glass Vase
By Venini
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Vintage Venini Fazzoletto Bicolore Handkerchief Art Glass Vase With Gold Inclusions And White Interior, Signed And Dated On Underside
H: 11 1/4" X W: 10 3/4"
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Pair 1950 Art Deco Glass Ornaments Sconces by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Italy
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of large Art Deco Sconces with polyhedral shaped blown glass ornaments.
Designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Italy and made circa 1950.
In perfect working condition and takes E-1...
Category
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Steel
Vittorio Zecchin for Venini Rare Cesendello Pendant Light, Italy, 1920s
By Vittorio Zecchin, Venini
Located in New York, NY
Vittorio Zecchin for Venini rare and exquisite 'Cesendello' pendant light, Italy, 1920s. This lovely original pendant is made with blown Murano glass in a soft chestnut brown color w...
Category
1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid-Century Two-Toned Frosted Black Hand-Blown Murano Glass Vase by Venini
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
This elegant and subtly impactful Mid-Century Modernist Two-Toned Frosted Black Hand-Blown Murano Glass Vase is by Venini and originates from Italy during the latter half of the 20th...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Ando Set of Vases in Hand Blown Glass by Tadao Ando for Venini
By Venini, Tadao Ando
Located in murano, IT
The object made to commemorate Venini’s 90th anniversary symbolizes Venini’s esteemed creative spirit as an encounter between the 500 year old traditional Venetian glass blowing tech...
Category
2010s Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini 1930s Tyra Lundgren Murano Iridescent Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture
By Tyra Lundgren Carolina, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Very rare and large, antique Murano hand blown "A Fasce" striped Italian art glass fish with iridescent surface sculpture. Documented to Tyra Lundgren circa 1935-1936, fully signed "...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Blown Glass
Venini for Disaronno Blue and White Fused Glass Ice Bucket, Murano Italy
By Venini
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Modernist vintage ice bucket has abstract geometric decor of fused white glass on transparent blue colored glass with controlled bubbles effect. The piece has two small rounded hand...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Venini Fragments Large Wall Light in Blue & Green by Fernando & Humberto Campana
By Campana Brothers, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fragments Applique Giant wall sconce, designed by Fernando & Humberto Campana and manufactured by Venini, is made of scraps and pieces of Venini glas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Chandelier "Tronchi" by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, 1960s
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A midcentury classic so-called "Tronchi" chandelier by Gino Vistosi. Clear Murano glass tubes in different sizes that cascades down from a metal structure. In great condition.
Total...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Hand blown Sphere Pendant Light in Murano Glass, Italy 1970
By Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern Venini semi-sphere in Murano glass with a rose-golden tone.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Striped Glass Pendant Fixture, Italy
By Venini
Located in Riverdale, NY
Attractive Venini Italian Glass Fixture in milk and chrome yellow vertical stripes.
Excellent condition. 1960's Italy.
13.5" high, 11" wide at widest, 5" at top. 22" original wiri...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Murrine Romane Multi-Color Vase by Carlo Scarpa
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Murrine Romane vase in multi-color by Carlo Scarpa. Numbered Edition. These Murrine are called “roman” due to their graphic signs and because the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Large vase ''Opalino'' Venini, Murano, 1992
By Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Large vase ''Opalino'' Venini, Murano, 1992 Colorless glass, with white opal and violet undertones. Marked in vibro-engraving: venini 92. Original label of the manufactory. H. 36 cm
...
Category
1990s Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
1960s Murano Filigrana glass shade with brass base Italian design table lamp
By Venini
Located in London, GB
An Italian design table light, brass metal base, Venini blown glass shade. 1960's.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Venini Sconce, Dated, circa 1935
By Venini
Located in Sacile, PN
Three Venini sconces, big dimension, truncated pyramid shape. Made by alternate clear and amethyst glass plates.
*********ONE SCONCE AVAILABLE*********
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
VENINI Frame Murano Glass Brass 1950 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Exceptional Photo Frame Murano Glass and Brass VENINI
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Modernist Hand Blown Murano Glass Sputnik Chandelier with Brass Fittings
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
This dramatic glass sputnik chandelier was hand blown in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. It features an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Venini Multicolor Glass Upupa Bird Sculpture by Toni Zuccheri
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Upupa in multi-color by Toni Zuccher. Numbered edition. Bronze structure with plumes applied when still hot.
Color: Multi-color
Dimensions: D 40 cm, H 38 cm
Year of manuf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Venini Murano Italian Green Glass Bottle Vase Incisi Serie, 2004
By Venini
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian glass bottle vasec with stopper, “Incisi” series, in two-color submerged glass with surface entirely worked by grinding produced by Venini Murano, Venini trademark 2004 engra...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Sergio Asti for Venini Large Murano Glass Ashtray , Italy, 1967
By Sergio Asti, Venini
Located in Milan, IT
Sergio Asti for Venini Glass Large Ashtray.
From the renowned DE'MODE'S series
Designed on the occasion of the remodeling of the Bar Excelsior at the Excelsior Hotel Lido of Venice....
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Zoe Small Table Lamp in Red by Doriana & Massimiliano Fuksas
By Venini, Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“A lantern, a shelter of desires. The magic of glass that at the same time reflects, embodies and reveals, partially.
A signal and a sign of events. A paradigm of meetings that emit aromas and remote flavors. Remembrance of a Venice suspended between East and West, a door to knowledge and oblivion…
A memory of desert crossing...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Fazzoletto Glass Vase in Aquamarine by Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini
By Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with pinched rim in aquamarine and mint designed by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini in 1948. Perfect for indoor home decor as container, vide-poche or statement pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Carlo Scarpa for Venini, Murano Glass Table Mirror 'A Trecchia', 1930s
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978)
Art Deco Glass Table Mirror
handworked in twisted colourless Murano glass, the spiral design known as “a treccia” after its resemblance to a braid.
The glass frame lined with a brass band, secured with a pierced trapezoid clip to the wooden back-plate, with brass folding...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chandelier Murano 12 Lights 1940, Color Ambra Red Profiles, Round Shape, Glass
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Exceptional 1940 chandelier. Murano Venini. Amber red borders.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Large Pair of Venini Murano Glass Sconces
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
A very dramatic, large and beautiful pair of Venini style sconces.
These are located in our warehouse in Italy and have a lead time for arrival of 8-10 weeks from time of purchase. ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Gemme Short Glass Vase in Grass Green by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with shaped body and neck in grass green designed in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also available in other color...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Anni Trenta Ceiling Light in Milk White with Black Chrome Hardware
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ceiling light in handmade-blown glass.
Year of Manufacture: 2002
Metal: Black chromium plated gold-plated
Light source: 6 x max 60W E14
Color: Milk-White
Measurements: Ø 20.08...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Opalino Large Horizon Milk White Inside Glass Vase
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Satin glass vase, designed and manufactured by Venini, features the same shape of the iconic opalino vase with a frosted finish.
Indoor use only.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Italian Murano Glass Tronchi Chandelier by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, Italy 60s
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Lucija, SI
Nice Murano Amber and Clear Glass Tronchi Chandelier
Designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini in the late 60s
26 Tronchi
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Murano Italy Glass Green Bottle Serie “Velati”, 1981
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Amazing and fabulous Italian handmade and blown bottle in green color glass with stopper, from the “Velati” series designed and produced by Venini Murano in 1981.
Original Venini Murano label...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Rare Globe Light Fixture by Venini in White Opaque Textured Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in North Miami, FL
Moon-like vintage opaque Murano glass globe with exceptional textured swirls by Venini. Hand blown.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Venini Vase 'Lapponi', Designed by Tapio Wirkkala in 1968
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Venini Vase 'Lapponi', Designed by Tapio Wirkkala in 1968
A rare vase of the Lapponi (laplanders) series designed in 1968 by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini. Thin red and smoke grey glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Murano Riccardo Licata Black Orange Mosaic Italian Art Glass Large Bowl
By Venini, Riccardo Licata
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, large and rare, vintage Murano hand blown mosaic white, black and orange murrines Italian art glass decorative bowl. The piece is documented to designer and painter Riccar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass, Murrine
Single Murano Glass Flush Mount by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single Murano glass flush mount by Venini. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1950s. Beautiful Murano glass, allowing for a unique illumination. Rewired for U.S. standards...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Rare Set of Two Murano Glass Bottles by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini, 1950s
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Milan, IT
Rare set of two bottles with stopper "A Fasce Verticali" by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Toni Zuccheri for Venini Murano Corteccia Glass Pendant, 1960s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in New York, NY
Corteccia, or bark glass, was impressed with a pattern resembling the rough surface of tree bark. The abstract pattern on glass served several purposes. Not only was the glass attra...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Steel
Large Rose Glass Venini Poliedri Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Large Italian Mid-Century chandelier by Venini with dozens of rose colored handblown polyhedral Murano glasses. White frame with manufacturer’s mark still present. Nickel canopy.
Co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Istanbul Pezzato Murano Art Glass Vase No. 4402 by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Pezzato polychrome patchwork art glass vase.
By Venini.
Designed by Fulvio Bianconi (1915-1996).
In the Pezzato Istanbul series with light yellow, clear, mole-grey, and vi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Venini Bolle Glass Vase in Pink and White by Tapio Wirkkala
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bolle Glass vase series, designed by Tapio Wirkkala and manufactured by Venini, was originally designed in 1966. Iconic masterpieces available in 5 different shapes. Indoor use only....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Incamiciato vase mod. 3314, signed VENINI Italia, design by Tomaso BUZZI. 1982
By Venini, Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Torino, IT
Blown glass vase
Wrapped 3314,
signed VENINI Italy,
design by Tomaso BUZZI.
ORIGIN
Italy
PERIOD
1982
DESIGNER
Tomaso BUZZI
MARK
Venini
MODEL
'Wrapped' 3314
MATERIALS
Blown glas...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Centerpiece Murano Glass, 1960, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini centerpiece murano glass, 1960, Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Murano Art Glass Dish/Bell Shape Swirl Chandelier Pendant Light
By Venini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning vintage single light bell shaped Murano art glass pendant light with black swirl design and great modernist form. The glass shade hangs from a brass mount.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid Century Venini Italian Crystal Sconces
By Venini
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of Mid Century Venini Italian Crystal Sconces. This listing is for one pair but we actually have three pair available.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Venini Short Tappeto Volante Pendant Light in Crystal Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tappeto Volante suspension lamp, designed and manufactured by Venini, features the “Nastro” flat component, striped and hand-drawn. The “Nastro” compon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Incise Glass Bottle in Raspberry by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A multitude of shapes and colours. Every bottle has its own, chosen with care by Paolo Venini in 1956. Skilfully etched to conceal their imaginary content, they pique the curiosity o...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Blue Wall or Ceiling Lamp by Venini for Pierre Cardin, 1970s
By Venini, Pierre Cardin
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Blue No. 820 wall or ceiling fixture manufactured by Venetian glass specialist Venini for Pierre Cardin in the 1970s.
The outer layer of the lamp is made of Murano glass which is bl...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Venini Bianconi Murano White Zanfirico Ribbon Italian Art Glass Cornucopia Vase
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi, Paolo Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown white with ribbons Italian art glass cornucopia flower vase. Documented design to Fulvio Bianconi for the Venini company, circa 1948, bu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Table Lamp Murano Glass Metal Crome 1960 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini table lamp.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Carlo Scarpa, 'Battuto' vase, model no. 3932 B, ca. 1942
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978), a monumental 'battuto' vase, ca. 1942
model no. 3932 B
hand-blown glass with battuto surface
executed by Venini & C., Murano, Italy
30 x 22 cm (circumferenc...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Anni Trenta Applique Small Wall Scone in Milk White
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Anni Trenta applique wall sconce, designed and manufactured by Venini, features sinuous lines, clearly reminiscent of the 1930s.
Indoor use only.
Dimensions: W 16 cm x D 12 cm x ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Vintage Italian "Membrane" Valet Tray in Clear Murano Glass by Toni Zuccheri
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Murano glass valet tray / vide poche / sculpture, created by celebrated Italian designer Toni Zuccheri for glassmaker Venini as part of the "M...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Idria Large Vase in Amber Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Idria large vase in Amber Murano glass by Venini. The Ancient Greek water vessel sheds its skin, as terracotta gives way to glass, thanks to Venini. Its design speaks of bygone days ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Mezzafiligrana by Carlo Scarpa
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
Large vase “Mezzafiligrana” by Carlo Scarpa, Venini (Murano), Italy.
Very large vase in the shape of a truncated cone, the technique of which called “mezzafiligrana” presents thin ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
"N" "E" "O" "N" Crystal Letters by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, Italy, 1980s
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Milan, IT
N, E, O, N crystal and colored capital letters by Massimo Vignelli for Venini.
Complete display set for Neon collection.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Venini Reticello sphere pendant. Italy 1950s
By Venini
Located in Catania, CT
Good vintage condition with trace of age and use on the metal, glass with no cracks or chips. Made from Reticello Murano glass and chromed metal. Produced in Italy during the 50s. Fu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Venini Double-Tier Swirling Chandelier with Triedri Glass Prisms. Italy, 1970's
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A breathtaking oversized double-tier Venini chandelier from 1970s Italy, featuring a mesmerizing swirling designadorned with Triedri glass prisms. This stunning piece is illuminated ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Ludovico Diaz de Santillana Murano Glass Vase by Venini for Philips, Italy 1965
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
Located in Milan, IT
Ludovico Diaz de Santillana Murano Glass Vase by Venini for Philips, Italy 1965
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Venini glass colorless zigzag ribbon design bowl, signed
By Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Italian Venini glass colorless zig-zag ribbon bowl
Round form, Italian Venini Mid-Century modern glass hand blown bowl, the colorless ribbed glass walls, the interior decorated wit...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Signed Venini Photo Frame in Murano Gold Blown Glass and Brass, Italy 1940s
By Venini
Located in Roma, IT
Fabulous and incredibly rare 1940s Murano Glass Picture Frame signed by the renowned glassmaker . Made in mouth-blown Murano glass with 24k gold inside and brass.
In amazing conditi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass, Gold
Venini Murano Italy Green Glass Bottle Serie “Velati”, 1996
By Venini
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Amazing and fabulous very rare Italian handmade and blown bottle in light green color glass with stopper, from the “Velati” series designed and prod...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Handblown Flush Mount Murano Chandelier in Brass with Frosted Glass Flowers
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
A Mid-Century Modernist flush mount chandelier featuring 15 handblown frosted glass flowers with elongated stems, which attach to a brass base cap. This fixture also holds five cande...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Venini Battuto Monumental Vase Tobia Scarpa 1959 Signed
By Tobia Scarpa, Venini
Located in Munich, DE
Monumental Venini vase by Tobia Scarpa with signature Venini Italy on the bottom.
Measures: 30 D x 15 W x 41 H cm.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Opalino Glass Vase in Tea and Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with slim, oval shaped body and funnel shaped neck. Featured in tea and crystal colored glass. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
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...
Category
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Venini Couple Table Lamp Murano Glass Brass, 1940, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini couple table lamp Murano glass brass, 1940, Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Occhi Large Glass Vase in Coral/Crystal by Tobia Scarpa
By Venini, Tobia Scarpa
Located in murano, IT
Tobia Scarpa creates a fine exchange of glances: glass lenses with thin coloured rims form an interplay of softly rounded volumes. Tall or short, rounded or slender, this vase never ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Vetro Calcedonio Vase by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini Murano, ca. 1930s
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vetro calcedonio vase by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini Murano ca. 1930s.
A very rare Murano art glass vase attributed to Napoleone Martinuzzi around 1930. Manufactured by Cappelin in the 1920s or Venini in the 1930s. Thin hand blown malachid (calcedonio) glass with curved handles on each side. Similar to Venini model number 3255. This model was produced in different glass types. The vase is not signed. It was bought from a very famous collection in the 1990s. Reach out for more information on the provenance.
Measures:
Height: 9.06" (23 cm)
Diameter: 6.3" (16 cm)
Napoleone Martinuzzi (1892 -1977) was an Italian sculptor and designer who left his mark on Italian glass art in particular. As graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, he worked with Ca' Pesaro artists and exhibited at Ca' Pesaro in 1908. In the 1920s he was appointed as Director of the Murano glass Museum. In 1925 he founded Venini & Co. with Paolo Venini and others, of which he took over the artistic direction. For Venini he created stunning creations in soffiato, opaque and pulegoso glass that received international recognition with many awards. His creations of animals, fruits and succulent plants gained international success too. The Cenedese Glassworks , Seguso Vetro d'Arte and Pauly & Co were his last creative stations.
Literature Reference:
Marino Barovier, Napoleone Martinuzzi Venini 1925 - 1931, Milano 2013, pages 159, 314, 330 (shape) and 323, 328 (glass technique)
Franco Deboni, Venini Glass Volume 2, Turin 2007, page 80 (glass technique)
Marina Barovier, Napoleone Martinuzzi Vetraio del Novecento, Padua 2001, page 27...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Monumental Italian Murano Glass "Tronchi" Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Stunning monumental Italian Murano glass “Tronchi” chandelier by Venini and manufactured in Italy, circa 1970s. This chandelier has a capt...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Venini Oman Vase in Gray, Red & Aquamarine by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Oman glass vase in Gray/red/aquamarine by Ettore Sottsass. Handblown glass.
Numbered edition for year
Color: Gray/Red/Aquamarine
Dimensions: Ø 33.5 cm, H 40 cm
Year of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
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Venini furniture 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 furniture, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 1,141 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 1,298 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Venini were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Ettore Sottsass, Artemide, and Vistosi. Prices for Venini furniture 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 $2,694.
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- 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.
- 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.