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Furniture For Sale
Creator: Venini
Creator: Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs by Gio Ponti, Manufactured by Casa e Giardino, 1936
By Gio Ponti
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of armchairs
Manufactured by Casa e Giardino
Italy,1936
Fabric, walnut
Measurements
80 cm x 75 cm x 81,5 cm h
31,5 in x 29,5 in x 32,1 in h
Literature
Laura Falconi, Gio Ponti...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Gio Ponti 2 Armchairs 1950 ISA Bergamo 1 edition
By Gio Ponti, ISA Bergamo
Located in Lucca, IT
Gio Ponti Pair of Armchairs Mid-Century Modern ISA Bergamo Italy 1950 .
Fabric in Cintsz patterned Hunting Cintsz ,passamenerie , wavy brass shanks.
First series all original , one o...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte brass crystal frosted glass chandelier 1938
Located in Paris, IDF
This superb chandelier, designed by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte in 1938, is a variation of the Padelle chandelier designed in the early 1930s. It consists of a large flat disc of crys...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Large Venini Style Clear Gold Glass Sconces, 1970
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of eautiful triangle shaped glass wall sconces featuring multiple long crystal clear glass tube-like rods, with brass details and back plate. Illuminates beautifully. High-end p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Venini Bath Set, Italy, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Naples, IT
Bathroom accessories set 7 pieces in glass in shades of white
Venini production, Italy, 1960
2 Soap dishes cm H5xW16xD13
Two towel holder diam. cm 25
2 Bathrobe holder height cm 7 a...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Chrome
14 Mid Century Italian Dining Chairs, By Gio Ponti - Wood And Blue Leather -
Located in Milano, IT
Giò Ponti probably needs no introduction: he’s been arguably the most influential personality in Italian design and architecture for almost three decades, from the Fifties throughout...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood, Walnut
VENINI Large Sconce Gold Murano Glass Brass 1950 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Very Large Murano Glass And Gold Applique 1950s
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass, Uranium Glass
Pair of Venini Style Triedroglass Glass and Brass Sconces, Italy, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful triangle shaped glass wall sconces featuring eight long crystal clear glass "triete" prism-rods, with brass details and back plate.
Illuminates beautifully. High-end pieces...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti Brass Plate by Cleto Munari
Located in Chicago, IL
Gio Ponti Brass Plate by Cleto Munari
Impressed signature to each example 'Gio Ponti'. Impressed manufacturer's mark to verso of one example ‘Cleto Munari Forme Contemporanee Brass P...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Plate by Gio Ponti from 1930 small boat on the waves the blue sea San Cristoforo
By Gio Ponti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Plate by Gio Ponti from 1930 with a small boat on the waves of the blue sea San Cristoforo
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Gio Ponti Superleggera chairs Cassina Italy 1957
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare set of 6 original Superleggera (super light) chairs designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Cassina in Italy in 1957. The 699 Superleggera, which has been a star in Cassina's ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Cane, Ash
Orange Murano Glass Pendant Light by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
A beautiful and unique orange and white glass pendant light, made in the 1960s by Massimo Vignelli for Venini.
The lampshade is made of orange and white opaline glass with an inner w...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Italian Armchairs By Gio Ponti For Hotel Bristol Merano, 1950's
By Gio Ponti
Located in Zwijndrecht, Antwerp
A pair of Italian lounge chairs with sculptural shape designed by Gio Ponti for Hotel Bristol Merano Italy in late 1940's or early 1950's. White cotton upholstery with black lacquere...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Rare Ceiling Light by Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Ceiling Light by Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1930s. Unique sculptural 'Saturn' ceiling light, with an illustrativ...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pezzato vase by Fulvio Bianconi – Venini Murano
Located in Brussels, BE
“Carrot” shaped pezzato vase, irregular section. The base and the neck are round.
Made up of an arrangement of ash gray, sky blue, wine red and clear tesserae.
This chromatic combina...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Hand Blown Large Murano Crystal Flowers-for-Venini Esprit Crystal Chandelier
By Venini
Located in San Francisco, CA
Price is per piece.
A collection of hand blown Murano for Venini large crystal flowers with chrome accents.
Hand blown Murano crystal.
Fits Venini Esprit Crystal X-Small Chandelie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
One of Three Venini Style Murano Glass and Brass Sconces, Italy
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the three Murano glass wall sconces featuring five crystal clear glass "triete" prism-rods, with brass details and back plate. Illuminates beautifully. High-end pieces.
Clean...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
1 of the 3 Venini Style Triedroglass Tree Tears Clear Gold Glass Brass Sconces
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful tree tear-shaped glass wall sconces featuring eight long crystal clear glass "triete" prism-rods, with brass details and back plate. Illuminates beautifully. High-end piece...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Triedri Curvati Murano Glass Chandelier by Carlo Nason for Venini 1970'
By Venini, Carlo Nason
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing pair of glass chandelier or ceiling light with four layers of curving “triedri” glass prisms on a brass frame, designed by Carlo Nason for Venini, Italy.
A dynamic form, chan...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Vase from the Cinesi series by Tobia Scarpa for Venini
By Venini, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Torino, IT
Vase from the Chinese series designed by Tobia Scarpa for Venini.
Elegant vase with lid made of white etched glass.
The Cinesi series was' designed by Carlo Scarpa in the 1940s, hi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Paolo Venini and Massimo Pistilli for Venini "Pallotta" Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Rare table lamp, Pallotta model. Designed and made by Studio Venini, circa 1970. This design consists of a transparent smoked globe made of glass. Inside the lamp are several polychr...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Attr Wall Lighting PAIR Glass crystal Murano , Italy 1980
By Venini
Located in DÉNIA, ES
Venini wall lamp in Murano glass with iridium glass. The design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best in design.
This pair of sconces is in good condition.
Venini is ...
Category
1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Very large Cipolla Murano glass pendant by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, 1950s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Very large Cipolla pendant, white with subtle blue stripes, designed by Massimo Vignelli at the start of his impressive career in design and executed by Murano glass specialist Venin...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti Mid-century Modern Italian Armchair for Cassini, 1960s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Gio Ponti armchair for Figli by Amedeo Cassina
Manufacturing label. Designed for Hotel Parco dei Principi in Sorrento, 1950s.
The armchair has two comfort positions thanks to a simpl...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Walnut
Set of Four Chairs, model 211 by Gio Ponti for Singer & Sons
Located in Dallas, TX
Sert of four dining chairs model 211 designed by Gio Ponti, 1955 for Singer & Sons. The model 211 chair was originally designed for Villa Arreaza in Caracas in 1954. Chairs are const...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Libreria di Gio Ponti per Studio PFR, anni '50
By Gio Ponti
Located in Torino, IT
Libreria geniale degli anni '50 stile industriale, realizzata con un grata di ferro da prendere a muro.
Disegnata dallo studio PFR negli anni '60.
Category
1960s Vintage Furniture
Materials
Iron
Vintage Polychrome Murano Glass Chandelier by Gio Ponti for Venini
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass and brass chandelier designed in 1946 by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Venini, consisting of a center semicircle globe and two center colorful glass ball...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian Wingback Lounge armchairs by Gio Ponti, 1950’s
By Gio Ponti
Located in TOLLEBEEK, NL
Pair of 2 spectacular lounge armchairs in brown leather on stained wood legs, loose sitting cushions. The mastery of Italian architecture and design icon Gio Ponti, aristocratic and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of Carlo Scarpa design for Venini Poliedri sconces amber clear blown glass
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in London, GB
Pair of Scarpa Venini Poliedri wall lights, clear and amber color Poliedri glass components on white lacquered structure ca.1960
All glass components are in very good condition.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Gio Ponti Mid-Century Modern Velvet Armchairs for Casa e Giardino, 1950s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of armchairs designed by Gio Ponti, Home and Garden series, wooden structure, goose down cushions, padding and covering in original textured fabric of the time, kept in excellen...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Tolboi floor lamp by Ludovico Diaz De Santillana for Venini, 2001
Located in Baranzate, IT
Tolboi model floor lamp with blown glass diffuser, clear crystal and dark amber. Transparent submerged glass rod. Brass joints and base. Venini, Murano, 2001
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Bolle Collection by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini 1966
By Venini, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Landscapes of glass and colour. Below and above. Before and after. Bolle ( Bubbles ) transforms air into matter, in two distinct chromatic areas, physically united with the incalmo t...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Molteni&C D.859.1A Dining Table by Gio Ponti
By Molteni & C, Gio Ponti
Located in Boston, MA
Gio Ponti's stunning conference table completely transforms the concept of meeting spaces through its simple and sleek design. An impressive 2.8 meters long, it retains a minimalist ...
Category
2010s Modern Furniture
Materials
Ash
Pair of Gio Ponti Armchairs for Cassina, Model 516
Located in New York, NY
Pair of sculptural walnut armchairs, variant of model 516, designed by Gio Ponti for Cassina in 1955. Ponti’s creativity can be seen in the many details including the rising open arm...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Monofiore Balloton Collection by Venini
By Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
It looks soft, yet it's glass. The optical illusion signed by Venini is called Ballotona unique technique that recreates the quilted effect with glass. The Monofiori are handcrafted,...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Rare Pendant by Gio Ponti for Greco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Pendant by Gio Ponti for Greco. Designed and manufactured in Italy circa 1960s. An outer black enameled shell with detailed perforations within the trim line is paired with a mo...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Cut Steel
Leggera Dining Chairs by Gio Ponti for Cassina - Set of Four
Located in Milano, IT
Giò Ponti needs no introduction: He's been arguably the most influential personality in Italian design and architecture for almost three decades, from the Fifties throughout the Seve...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Veronese Vase by Vittorio Zecchini for Venini 1921
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Blown for the first time in 1921, thanks to the intuition of the art director of Venini 1921-1925: the painter Vittorio Zecchin. A 1580 painting by Paolo Veronese " Annunciation " in...
Category
2010s Italian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Italian Maple Nightstands Attributed to Gio Ponti for Cantu, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Paris, FR
Striking set of two Italian maple wood nightstands attributed to Gio Ponti for Cantu from the 1950s in meticulously restored condition. These mid-century tables are highlighted by th...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti, rare pair of Wingback Armchairs for ISA, Italy, 1950s (customizable)
By Gio Ponti
Located in Argelato, BO
Gio Ponti, Rare pair of Bergere Armchairs for Isa Bergamo, Italy, 1950s
A very rare pair of Gio Ponti armchairs, retaining their original green velvet, ISA Bergamo, Italy, 1950s. Th...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Wood, Plywood
Three 1950s Alpaca Serving Bowls Designed by Gio Ponti for Fratelli Calderoni
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Three serving bowl designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Fratelli Calderoni in the Fifties. They have been especially made for hotel use, they are marked on the bottom. They have...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Alpaca
Alessandro Mendini Murano glass bowl/centerpiece for Venini . Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great post modern bowl in bright red color , by the well known artist / designer Alessandro Mendini .signed Venini 94.
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Attributed Gio Ponti Mid-Century Modern Italian Velvet Armchairs for ISA, Pair
By Gio Ponti, ISA Bergamo
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Elegant and splendid pair of Mid-Century Modern armchairs, attributed to Gio Ponti, 1950 for ISA Editions, Bergamo. Sculpted profile, refined lines, sensual and deep comfort. The cha...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Rodolfo Dordoni for Venini Re Vase 1996
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Queen and Prince are the components of a noble family who, since 1996, has reigned with the kindness and elegance of sinuous shapes. They wear robes glazed, with impressive metallic-...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Rodolfo Dordoni for Venini Principe Vase 1996
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
King, Queen and Prince are the components of a noble family who, since 1996, has reigned with the kindness and elegance of sinuous shapes. They wear robes glazed, with impressive met...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Rodolfo Dordoni for Venini Regina Vase 1996
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Queen and Prince are the components of a noble family who, since 1996, has reigned with the kindness and elegance of sinuous shapes. They wear robes glazed, with impressive metallic-...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Sconces Swan Murano Glass by Tina Aufiero for Venini, Italy, 1990s
By Venini, Tina Aufiero
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of wall lights lamps sconces model Swan in white and clear Murano glass, by the designer Tina Aufiero for the italian design manufacture Venini. engraved signed and dated 1995. ...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage murano chandelier Tronchi by Toni Zuccheri for Venini Italy 1960s
By Venini
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Indulge in the timeless elegance of this Murano glass chandelier, crafted in Italy during the 1960s by renowned designer Toni Zuccheri for Venini & Co. Venini & Co. stands as a beaco...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Gio Ponti for Singer & Sons #2135 Extendable Dining Table, c 1950, Refinished
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This restored Model 2135 extendable dining table with four leaves by Gio Ponti for Singer & Sons features gorgeously veined Italian Walnut with sculpted legs to Gio Ponti's signature...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Deco Vase by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Rhythm: this is the word that defines the shape of the Deco series of vases. The rings are repeated, one after another. They increase, decrease, then increase again. They seem to mov...
Category
2010s Italian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Gio Ponti, 'Ninfea' Folding Rattan Chairs for Fratelli Reguitti, c 1957
Located in London, GB
Original pair of Gio Ponti folding rattan chairs. For Fratelli Reguitti. Italy circa 1950s
ebonized wood and rattan.
Restored. Fully functional. S...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Gio Ponti Ultraleggera Chairs
By Gio Ponti
Located in MADRID, ES
Gio Ponti designed this chair in the 1950s, commissioned by Cassina, a company that has been producing it continuously ever since. Fifty-seven years after its commercialisation, it ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Pair Gio Ponti Consoles for Giordano Chiesa Italy, 1964
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rovereta, SM
Pair of console tables by Gio Ponti, Manufactured for the Parco dei Principe Hotel Sorrento, circa 1961 Ash Formica Brass
Giordano Chiesa
Italy, 1964
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Formica, Wood
Satin Vase Collection By Venini
By Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
The transparent coloured glass is handblown and decorated at the base by a sword-shaped foot, applied hot free-hand with the addition of gold leaf. The model is enriched by the cold ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Wall Lighting Glass cyrstal Murano , Italy 1980
By Venini
Located in DÉNIA, ES
Venini wall lamp in Murano glass with iridium glass. The design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best in design.
This pair of sconces is in good condition.
Venini is ...
Category
1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Gio Ponti Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in MADRID, ES
Original mirror by Gio Ponti with bronze frame and solid wood back.
Giovanni Ponti, better known as Gio Ponti (Milan, 18 November 1891 - idem, 16 September 1979) was one of the mos...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Bronze
pair of GIO PONTI oak hanging nightstand tables, side tables Hotel Royal, 1955
Located in Rome, IT
pair of hanging oak wood nightstands or bed side tables by Gio Ponti
wall mounted two shelves side tables
finishing of the owl's beak top
part of a pair of original headboards whe...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Oak
Altamira: Italian Furniture Glassware Lamps Accessories
Located in New York, NY
Catalog showcasing high-end Italian furnishings and accessories, published circa 1956 by the fabled Altamira design center located at 18 East 50th St in New York City. Per the introduction, “Altamira is the only center in this country where Interior-Architecture by Italy’s foremost architects is represented together with furniture, handicrafts, accessories and every other element essential to the modern interior.” Altamira commissioned a line of furniture from Gio Ponti in 1953, crafted by Giordano Chiesa in Milan. Included were a number of Ponti’s iconic mid-century designs—the Distex lounge chair and a self-described masterpiece, the two-drawer desk, model AP 1025, are shown in the present catalog. Shown, too, are furniture designs by Ponti’s fellow “interior architects” and designers Marco Zanuso (produced by Arflex Milano), Enrberto Carboni, Enrico Peresutti of BBPR, Carlo Pagani, Enrico Taglietti, Nino Zancada, Ico and Luisa Parisi, Ignacio Gardella...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Paper
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