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Furniture For Sale
Creator: Barovier&Toso
Creator: Harry Bertoia
1930's Art Deco Era Italian Murano Barovier & Toso Art Glass and Crystal Lantern
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1930's Art Deco Era Italian Barovier&Toso Murano Art Glass Hanging Lantern Fixture. This piece is stunning and when lit even more amazing.
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
1970's Mid Century Modern Murano Barovier & Toso Gold Dust Wall Sconce
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1970's Italian Barovier&Toso Gold Dust Murano Wall Sconce. 2 lights in very beautiful condition.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Barovier Toso Green & Gold Striped Murano Glass Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous Murano, Italy glass decorative bowl. Hand blown in the shape of a flower. Featuring alternating clear glass and green glass stripes around the floral shape as well as "graff...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Gold
Barovier & Toso Italian Red Murano Glass Vase With Gold Decorations
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Sedu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Large "Grand Hotel" Wall Sconces by Barovier Toso, Italy, circa 1960s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
An exquisite pair of huge "Grand Hotel" wall sconces by Barovier e Toso, Italy, circa 1960s.
These rare version of the wall lights are made of polished brass frame and gold dusted Mu...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of Three Vintage Italian Sconces w/ Textured Glass by Barovier & Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of three vintage sconces with clear textured handblown Murano glass by Barovier & Toso on a brass frame. Made in Italy, c. 1970's.
*Rewired t...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Extremely RareHarry Bertoia Necklace Sterling Silver Lapis Coral ca. 1940
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Extremely rare combination pendant attached to custom-made chain by Harry Bertoia in sterling silver, containing one Lapis Lazuli and one Coral. This piece comes from a private collection. Provenance will accompany the piece. The work has been added to the Harry Bertoia Catalogue Raisonné and assigned the following catalogue raisonné number: D.JE.78.
Although associated with Mid-Century Modern furniture, Harry Bertoia was originally a jewelry designer who used both sterling silver, precious stones and gem stones. The pendant measures: 1.25" long x 1" wide. The necklace measures: 11" length with a measurement of 22" overall length. The chain and closure are all handcrafted and in his unique design. Lapis Lazuli measures 20mm round supported by one 6 mm red coral. Total weight is
33 grams.
The following is from Beverly H. Twitchell, PhD, author of Bertoia: The Metalworker, London: Phaidon, 2019. She provides a very informative critique of Bertoia and his jewelry.
Wearable Art an Important Design for a Necklace
“Before Harry Bertoia enrolled at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1937 he had already mastered traditional jewelers’ techniques, but his engagement with Modernism led him to invent and use more direct methods. Instead of precious metals and gems, Bertoia made jewelry that appealed through its design, craftsmanship and the nature of its materials. That approach would make Bertoia a direct predecessor of the American Studio Crafts movement.
So complex and cumulative are human perception and memory that we often do not know from where our own ideas come and without firm evidence, it is impossible to think we can establish the origins of an artist’s ideas. While his jewelry is entirely modern, chokers with multiple small pendants had come from ancient Mediterranean cultures: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Italy, even from Europe and America at the turn of the last century. Did Bertoia see works in books, journals or at the Detroit Institute of Arts that resonated with him or did he invent this on his own, as he would so many other forms?
Bertoia found inspiration in nature from an early age on a small farm in Italy and later in Cranbrook’s woods, on the beaches of southern California and in the fields near his home in eastern Pennsylvania where he lived after 1950. The fluidity and motion of the his jewelry characterize much of his art. In that spirit, too, he made jewelry that suited human anatomy and was animated by its wearer’s movement. Bertoia had the instincts of an engineer, as the intricacy of the present lot’s clasp and overall construction of the jewelry demonstrates. Large jewelry by Bertoia is very rare. A delight to the eye, and like all of Bertoia’s work it is timeless.”
Harry Bertoia (1915 – 1978) was an Italian-born American artist, jewelry creator and modern furniture designer. He was born in San Lorenzo d-Arzene, Pordenone, Italy. At age 15 he moved to Detroit, Michigan to live with his older brother, Oreste. He quickly learned English and the bus schedule and enrolled in Cass Tech High School in Detroit (1930-1936) where he studied art and design and learned the skill of handmade jewelry making. At that time, there were three jewelry and metals teachers Louise Green...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
Set of Four Harry Bertoia for Knoll Barstool in Chrome & Black Leatherette
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Deisgned in the early 1950s by genius up-and-coming designer Harry Bertoia, this chair stands today as part of an entire line produced by Knoll. Accompanied by Bertoia's Diamond chai...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Set of 6 Harry Bertoia Bar Stools for Knoll
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Boynton Beach, FL
Set of 6 bar stools by Harry Bertoia for Knoll. A beautiful and classic design by one of the most notable Mid Century designer and artist. Each one retains its original white powder ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Rare Harry Bertoia Sterling Silver Brooch "Ginko Leaves" ca. 1940s
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
An extremely rare Harry Bertoia sterling silver brooch "Ginko Leaves." The brooch has been added to the Harry Bertoia Catalogue Raisonné and assigned the following catalogue raisonné number: D.JE.77. This piece comes from a private collection. Provenance will accompany the piece. The Brooch measures: 2.94 " long x 1.5 " wide x .30 " deep.
Although associated with Mid-Century Modern furniture, Harry Bertoia was originally a jewelry designer who used both sterling silver, precious stones and gem stones. The brooch and closure are all handcrafted and the clasp is his unique design.
The following is from Beverly H. Twitchell, PhD, author of Bertoia: The Metalworker, London: Phaidon, 2019. She provides a very informative critique of Bertoia and his jewelry.
Wearable Art an Important Design for a Necklace
“Before Harry Bertoia enrolled at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1937 he had already mastered traditional jewelers’ techniques, but his engagement with Modernism led him to invent and use more direct methods. Instead of precious metals and gems, Bertoia made jewelry that appealed through its design, craftsmanship and the nature of its materials. That approach would make Bertoia a direct predecessor of the American Studio Crafts movement.
So complex and cumulative are human perception and memory that we often do not know from where our own ideas come and without firm evidence, it is impossible to think we can establish the origins of an artist’s ideas. While his jewelry is entirely modern, chokers with multiple small pendants had come from ancient Mediterranean cultures: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Italy, even from Europe and America at the turn of the last century. Did Bertoia see works in books, journals or at the Detroit Institute of Arts that resonated with him or did he invent this on his own, as he would so many other forms?
Bertoia found inspiration in nature from an early age on a small farm in Italy and later in Cranbrook’s woods, on the beaches of southern California and in the fields near his home in eastern Pennsylvania where he lived after 1950. The fluidity and motion of the his jewelry characterize much of his art. In that spirit, too, he made jewelry that suited human anatomy and was animated by its wearer’s movement. Bertoia had the instincts of an engineer, as the intricacy of the present lot’s clasp and overall construction of the jewelry demonstrates. Large jewelry by Bertoia is very rare. A delight to the eye, and like all of Bertoia’s work it is timeless.”
Harry Bertoia (1915 – 1978) was an Italian-born American artist, jewelry creator and modern furniture designer. He was born in San Lorenzo d-Arzene, Pordenone, Italy. At age 15 he moved to Detroit, Michigan to live with his older brother, Oreste. He quickly learned English and the bus schedule and enrolled in Cass Tech High School in Detroit (1930-1936) where he studied art and design and learned the skill of handmade jewelry making. At that time, there were three jewelry and metals teachers Louise...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 3 Flower Light Fixtures by Barovier & Toso, Murano, 1990s
Located in Rijssen, NL
This set (1 flush mount and 2 wall lights) is made of dozens of small roses in precious Murano glass with gold inclusions affixed to a white painted metal mesh frame. Illuminates bea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pink Murano Glass Rope Frame Pendant Light by Barovier
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegant, modern, Murano glass, pendant light by Barovier & Toso circa 1940-1950. A simple, linear design: translucent pink, twisted-rope stem and frame holding a flora bowl up-lig...
Category
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of large two tier handblown Murano glass feather sconces Barovier et Toso
Located in New York City, NY
A pair of large double tier Barovier et Toso hand-blown crystal leaf sconces.
(Seven or possibly eight single sconces available)
Each sconce features tiered palm fronds or leaves...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Barovier&Toso Murano glass "Zebrato oro" vase circa 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible BAROVIER&TOSO white Murano glass "zebrato oro" vase circa 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Green Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Form Bowl Dish
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of China red lacquered “Diamond” chairs by Harry Bertoia, 1950
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Roma, RM
Pair of China red lacquered “Diamond” chairs by Harry Bertoia.
Production: Knoll, 1950s
Dimensions: 90 W x 70 H x 74 D cm
Sold as set of 2.
Category
1950s Vintage Furniture
Materials
Metal
Barovier Toso 21st Century Multicolor Filigrana Murano Glass Photo Frame
Located in New York, NY
21st century modern sophisticated and elegant contemporary picture frame in thick blown Murano glass: the crystal clear glass frame worked with “torchon” technique, handcrafted twisted blown Murano glass that amplifies the reflections, is accentuated with the use of filigrana technique in multicolour. Thin lines that like a ribbon twist around the crystal glass frame.
"Filigrana' is a traditional technique, which dates back to the 16th century. Long glass rods (transparent, coloured or lattimo glass) are superimposed, intertwined and fused. The rod is wrapped around a glass cylinder and blown into shape and /or formed with glass-making tools. A master blower is recognised through their ability to keep each line of color separate, with same thickness and curvature around the glass, as all is carried out with speed as the glass cools.
On a manufactured bronze support bearing the engraved Barovier Toso signature. A collector piece.
Photo placement: 4.3 inches W x 6.25 H.
Other colors available. Visit 1stdibs Cosulich Interiors & Antiques store front.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Barovier and Toso Pink Brass Glass Chandelier from 1940 italy
Located in Milano, IT
Exceptional Rose-colored Chandelier In Glass
Murano's. Barovier e Toso
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Cups Sconces by Barovier e Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall lights with hand blown Murano glass cups mounted on brass frames / Made in Italy by Barovier e Toso, circa 1950s
Original mark on the backplate
Measures: Height ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Harry Bertoia for Knoll International Bird Chair and Ottoman
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in The Hague, NL
Harry Bertoia for Knoll International bird chair and ottoman. This iconic lounge chair and ottoman were originally designed by Harry Bertoia in 1952 and manufactured by Knoll Interna...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Barovier & Toso Murano Glass 'Rugiadoso' Leaf Wall Sconces
Located in London, GB
These exquisite Large Barovier Toso Murano Glass Brass Sconces, crafted in the 1960s, epitomize stylish elegance. Their versatile design seamlessly complements various environments, ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Metal
Barovier&Toso Murano glass "Medusa" circa 1938 iridescent vase.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and rare Barovier&Toso Murano glass "Medusa" circa 1938 iridescent vase.
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Millefiori Flush Mount by Barovier e Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian flush mount with clear and pink hand blown Murano glass flowers / Made in Italy in the 1960s by Barovier e Toso
2 lights / E12 or E14 type / max 40W each
Measures: Di...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of four large two tier handblown Murano feather sconces by Barovier et Toso
Located in New York City, NY
A set of four of large double tier Barovier et Toso hand-blown crystal leaf sconces.
(Seven or possibly eight single sconces available)
Each sconce features tiered palm fronds or lea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Harry Bertoia for Knoll Large Diamond Chair
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Harry Bertoia for Knoll large diamond chair with a green cover. Base is original white. Bushings are in good shape, and overall the cover is pretty clean! ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Metal
2000s Set of Six Harry Bertoia for Knoll Chrome Wire Dining / Side Chairs
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are classic Bertoia side chairs, model 420c, designed in 1952 by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International. These chairs consist of welded chromed-steel wire seats & backs, and ret...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
1920s Italian Art Deco Barovier&Toso Ceiling Pendant Fixture/ Chandelier Murano
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1920's Italian Art Deco Art Glass Suspended Floral Form Ceiling Pendant Murano Itely. This fixture is stunning, there is one clean repair to one of the leaves.
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Barovier&Toso Murano glass bicolor vase circa 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Barovier&Toso possibly "Laguna gematta" Murano glass bicolor vase circa 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Barovier&Toso Murano glass "Zebrato oro" amethyst vase circa 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Barovier&Toso Murano glass :zebrato oro" amethyst vase circa 1950
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
1930's Italian Art Deco Barovier & Toso Murano Art Glass Chandelier
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1930's Italian Art Deco Murano Barovier&Toso Art Glass Chandelier/ Pendant Ceiling Fixture. This is a beauty!! This piece came from an Italian buying trip.
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Green Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Star Bowl
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
1970s Harry Bertoia for Knoll Black Wire Side Chair
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Harry Bertoia for Knoll Black Side Chair
No label
Black Metal with original vinyl cushion. Visible use and wear.
30 h x 20.75 w x 22.75 d Seat 17.25
Unrestored preowned vintage cond...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
1 of 2 Midcentury Murano Glass Ceiling Fixture by Barovier & Toso, Italy, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Midcentury Murano glass ceiling fixture by Barovier & Toso, Italy, 1960s
Very good condition. Wonderful light effect.
High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired an...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Bird Chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International
Located in Gießen, DE
The „Bird Chair“ is the Lounge Chair version of the Harry Bertoia product family for Knoll International, designed in 1952. Black and white steel construction connected with original...
Category
1950s Vintage Furniture
Materials
Steel
1 of 2 Large Grand Hotel Murano Ceiling Fixture by Barovier & Toso, Italy, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 2 gorgeous Murano Glass Ceiling Fixtures with 24-karat gold made by Barovier & Toso, Italy, circa 1970-1979.
High quality, Handmade, and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wi...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
1930s Italian Art Deco Murano Art Glass Barovier Toso Dolphin/ Fish Wall Sconce
Located in Opa Locka, FL
This is one very beautiful and Grand Wall Lamp. c1930's Italian Art Deco Barovier & Toso Art Glass Blown Fish/ Dolphin Wall Sconces in an elaborat...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ribbed Pitcher Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink and gold flecks Italian art glass pitcher shaped flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e Toso company. Create...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Collectible Monochromatic Harry Bertoia Print
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Fascinating monographic by Harry Bertoia having surrealistic style probably influenced by Odilon Redon and Paul Klee. Handsomely matted and framed.
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Paper
Ercole Barovier Art Deco Murano Glass and Brass Italian Chandelier, 1940s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This five-light chandelier was designed and produced by Ercole Barovier in the 1940s, it is made of Murano glass and brass.
Completely cleaned, polished and with a new electrical sys...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Murano glass Palmette Chandelier, Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Mid-Century Modern Murano glass Palmette chandelier, Barovier and Toso style, Italy 1970s.
The chandelier is made of a white painted metal frame and Opalescent Murano glass pal...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian Barovier Toso Brass & Turquoise Crystal Murano Glass Modern Photo Frame
Located in New York, NY
21st century modern sophisticated and elegant contemporary picture frame in thick blown Murano glass: the crystal clear glass frame worked with “torchon” technique, handcrafted twist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Milky White Shield Sconce by Barovier e Toso, 5 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with creamy milky white Murano glass shield mounted on white metal frame / Made in Italy by Barovier e Toso, circa 1960s
Origin...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Metal
Millefiori Flush Mount by Barovier e Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian flush mount with clear and gold hand blown Murano glass flowers / Made in Italy in the 1960s by Barovier e Toso
Measures: Diameter 23.5 inches / height 10 inches
3 li...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier Toso 21st Century Multicolor Filigrana Murano Glass Photo Frame
Located in New York, NY
21st century modern sophisticated and elegant contemporary picture frame in thick blown Murano glass: the crystal clear glass frame worked with “torchon” technique, handcrafted twisted blown Murano glass that amplifies the reflections, is accentuated with the use of filigrana technique in multicolour. Thin lines that like a ribbon twist around the crystal glass frame.
"Filigrana' is a traditional technique, which dates back to the 16th century. Long glass rods (transparent, coloured or lattimo glass) are superimposed, intertwined and fused. The rod is wrapped around a glass cylinder and blown into shape and /or formed with glass-making tools. A master blower is recognised through their ability to keep each line of color separate, with same thickness and curvature around the glass, as all is carried out with speed as the glass cools.
On a manufactured bronze support bearing the engraved Barovier Toso signature. A collector piece.
Photo placement: 4.3 inches W x 6.25 H.
Other colors available. Visit 1stdibs Cosulich Interiors & Antiques store front.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Signed Pair Barovier Toso Floral Tulip Leaf Sconces Murano Gold Art Glass 1970s
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Fabulous pair of signed Barovier & Toso organic tulip leaf sconces or wall lights Murano, Italy circa 1970s. The hand-crafted classical art glass wall lamps have a beautiful tulip sh...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf, Brass
Bertoia Diamond Chairs, White, Set of Two, Welded & Painted Steel
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
Bertoia Diamond Chairs, White, Set of Two, Welded & Painted Steel. They are as elegant, strong and functional as when they were manufactured. The chairs will add a touch of class to any setting.
Harry Bertoia's career began in the 1930s as a student at Cranbrook Academy of Art where he re-established the metal-working studio and later became head of the department before the school closed during WWII due to wartime restrictions on materials in 1943. During the war, Bertoia moved to California and is credited with developing new techniques for molding plywood with Charles and Ray Eames also from Cranbrook.
Harry Bertoia is one of the many well-known artists and designers who attended The Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, The school & buildings were designed by architect and faculty member, Eliel Saarinen who collaborated with Charles and Ray Eames on chair and furniture design. It is the country’s top ranked, graduate-only program in architecture, design and fine art. Each year, just 75 students are invited to study and live on the landmark Saarinen-designed campus which features: private studios, state-of-the art workshops, the renowned Cranbrook Art Museum and 300 acres of forests, lakes and streams, all a short drive from the city of Detroit. The focus at Cranbrook is on studio practice in one of ten disciplines including Architecture, 2D and 3D Design, Ceramics, Fiber, Metalsmithing, Painting, Photography, Print Media, and Sculpture. The program is anchored by celebrated Artists- and Designers-in-Residence, one for each discipline, all of whom live and practice on campus alongside the graduate students.
Numerous creative artists who are alumni of Cranbrook include: Florence Knoll, Jack Lenor Larsen, Donald Lipski, Duane Hanson, Nick Cave, Hani Rashid, George Nelson, Urban Jupena (Nationally recognized fiber artist), Artis Lane (the first African-American artist to have her sculpture, "Sojourner Truth," commissioned for the Emancipation Hall in the Capital Visitor Center in Washington DC), Cory Puhlman (televised Pastry Chef extraordinaire), Thom O’Connor (Lithographs), Paul Evans (Brutalist-inspired sculpted metal furnishings), Eugene Caples (small bronze images/abstract), Morris Brose (Bronze Sculptures), Herb Babcock (blown glass), Larry Butcher (mixed media), Lauren Anais Hussey (Abstract), Andrea Eis (film, photography), Lilian Swann Saarinen (Sculpture), Douglas Semivan...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Millefiori Flush Mount by Barovier e Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian flush mount with clear hand blown Murano glass flowers / Made in Italy in the 1960s by Barovier e Toso
Measures: Diameter 18 inches / height 11 inches
3 lights / E12 ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
BAROVIER&TOSO - Vaso in pesante vetro di murano con bolle d’aria anni 40.
Located in Milano, IT
Barovier & Toso, importante vaso in vetro pesante di murano leggermente iridato e con inclusioni di bolle d’aria e grosse costolature laterali a forma di foglie stilizzate .
Original...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
1 of 9 Large Murano Glass Wall Sconce by Barovier & Toso, Italy, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 9 Large Murano Wall light made by Barovier & Toso and Hillebrand, Italy, circa 1970-1979.
Large leaf shapes made in "rugiadoso" technique using bubbles, gold
flecks, and impre...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 Diamond chairs, Harry Bertoia, Knoll International
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The Diamond Chair is an astounding study in space, form and function by one of the master sculptors of the last century. Like Saarinen and Mies, Bertoia found sublime grace in an ind...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Metal
Barovier Toso 21st Century Navy Blue and Gold Murano Glass Photo Frame
Located in New York, NY
21st century modern sophisticated and elegant contemporary picture frame in thick blown Murano glass: the crystal clear glass frame worked with “torchon” technique, handcrafted twist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Bird Lounge Chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International, 1970s
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Izegem, VWV
1970s production Bird Chair in black by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International. New rubber shockmounts were provided.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Decorative Objects Toiletry Set Murano Glass Barovier & Toso Midcentury 1940s
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 3 toiletries made in the 1940s by Barovier&Toso in rostrated Murano glass in shades of transparent and light blue.
We would like to point out that this set is sold only as a d...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
2000s Harry Bertoia for Knoll Diamond Lounge Chair in Purple Boucle
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a classic Bertoia Diamond Chair, Model No. 421, originally designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll in 1952. This particular example dates to the early 2000s and came from a corpo...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Upholstery
1940s Barovier & Toso Murano Shell Pendant
Located in DARLINGTON, WA
A gorgeous Barovier & Toso murano and brass pendant dating 1940s Italy in excellent condition
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
20th Century Green Italian Single Vintage Murano Glass Vase by Ercole Barovier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-green, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian single vase made of hand blown slightly smoked, colored Murano glass, designed by Ercole Barovier and produced by Barovier & Toso, i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
1960s Harry Bertoia for Knoll Large Diamond Chairs w/ Original White Covers
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a rare pair of large diamond lounge chairs, designed by Harry Bertoia and produced by knoll circa mid 1960s. These are notable in that they retain their original 320 park ave...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Steel
Barovier & Toso Hand Blown Murano Glass Pendant, Model "Venexiana", Italy, 1991
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A rare hand blown Murano glass pendant by the renowned glass manufacturer Barovier & Toso, Italy, 1991. The three adjustable royal blue...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
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