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Decorative Objects For Sale
Creator: Venini
Creator: Hippolyte François Moreau
Large Toots Zynsky Vase 'Folto' for Venini 1988
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Toots Zynsky Vase 'Folto' for Venini 1988 A large vase of the 'Folto' series in green glass with black rim and ondulating decoration of a black glass thread. Designed by Toots...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

A 'battuto' glass vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, circa 1940
Located in Zurich, CH
A 'battuto' glass vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, circa 1940 Acid-stamped venini murano ITALIA 33 cm in hight Excellent condition see christies 933822 (58750$) Literature: Ba...
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1940s Italian Vintage Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

21st Century Gemme Glass Vase in Green by Venini
Located in murano, IT
In the expert hands of the blowers, glass turns into precious gemstones of various colours – Green, Grass Green, Purple, Red, Aquamarine, Sapphire, Tea and Grey. Unique and sparkling...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Decorative Objects

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Glass

Carlo Scarpa Mezza Filigrana Vanity Mirror for Venini, circa 1935
Located in Englewood, NJ
A fine Italian Mid Century Modern glass "Mezza Filigrana" vanity mirror designed by, Carlo Scarpa for Venini. The mirror frame is internally decorated with pink lattice decoration an...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

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Brass

Venini Battuti Blue Glass Vase by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Battuti glass vase in crystal aquamarine by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana and Tobia Scarpa. Numbered edition for year. Color: Crystal Aquamarine Technique: Beaten Dimens...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Pezzato Arlechino Bottle Shaped Vase by Fulvio Bianconi, Model 4319, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
About the Pezzato arlecchino bottle shaped vase by Fulvio Bianconi Mouth-blown vase, the model designed in 1950. This color variant is often called “Arlecchino” by collectors. It i...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Inciso Glass Bottle with Stopper by Paolo Venini
Located in New York, NY
Wheel carved glass. Venini label adhered to bottom. Provenance: Private collection, FL.
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass

Allessandro Mendini Venini Cased Black & Green Art Glass Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and beautifully hand-made Venetian Murano art glass vase in green and white glass cased in a mirror black glass finish p...
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1990s Italian Modern Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Carlo Scarpa (Italy, 1906-1978), "Battuto" vase, mouth blown glas, Italy, 1942
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scarpa (Italy, 1906-1978), "Battuto" vase, 1942, mouth blown glass and general facet cut, acid mark on base reads "Venini Murano", height ca. 18.5 cm. Excellent condition.
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1940s Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

Original Antique Art Deco ''Gazelle” Bookends by H. Moreau France 1930 Hippolyte
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Exquisite pair of antique Art Deco bookends model: ''Gazelle" by Hippolyte François Moreau 1930. Magnificent Art Deco style with great sense of movement and elegance. Hippolyte Morea...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Zinc

Coletto by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana – Centerpiece blown Murano glass
Located in Uccle, BE
Coletto by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana – Centerpiece blown Murano glass Coletto by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, centerpiece blown Murano glass. Large centerpiece in blown Murano glas...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Rare Large Pair Murano / Venini Torchon Picture Frames, c.1950
Located in Bath, GB
A rare and very large pair of vintage Italian Venini photograph frames, extremely heavy and in beautiful condition. The twisted glass is flecked with gold with gilded brass fittings....
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Blown Glass

Mid-Century Two-Toned Frosted Black Hand-Blown Murano Glass Vase 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...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

Occhi by Tobia Scarpa – Quadrangular shaped vase
Located in Uccle, BE
Occhi by Tobia Scarpa – Quadrangular shaped vase “Occhi” vase by Tobia Scarpa. Quadrangular shaped vase from the occhi series. Made up of an arrangement of white and clear glass murr...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

Large Venini Art Glass Vase with Inciso Decoration Paolo Venini, Murano 1956
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Venini Art Glass vase with Inciso Decoration Paolo Venini, Murano 1956 A large vintage art glass vase in notte (night) blue pesante glass ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

Minimal Venini Round Blu Bowl Glass Murano 1984 Signed Italian Design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Minimal Venini round blu bowl glass Murano 1984 signed Italian Design.
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

Bottle with Stopper by Gio Ponti for Venini
Located in New York, NY
Hand blown incalmo glass decanter in white and green with stopper. Unsigned. Published: Venini: Catalog Raisonné 1921-1986, Diaz de Santillana, pg. 296. ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

Istanbul Pezzato Murano Art Glass Vase No. 4402 by Fulvio Bianconi for 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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

20th Century Carlo Scarpa Venini Lattimo Vase "a Mezza Filigrana", 50s
Located in Turin, Turin
In 1921 Venini and Cappellin opened a glass factory called Vetri Soffiati Muranesi Cappellin Venini & C. on the islands of Murano, the historic glass production centre in the lagoon of Venice, Italy. With Luigi Ceresa and Emilio Hochs as investors, they arranged to purchase the recently closed Murano glass factory of Andrea Rioda, hire the former firm's glassblowers, and retain Rioda himself to serve as technical director of the venture. Venini embarked on collaborations with architects and designers such as Cini Boeri, Tomaso Buzzi, Gio Ponti, Carlo Scarpa, Ettore Sottsass, Tapio Wirkkala, Gae Aulenti, and Massimo Vignelli. The ethos was to "take the Murano tradition of glass blowing and combine it with the French fashion industry's tradition of using designers". Here you can see a small lattimo vase "a mezza filigrana" realized by Venini on Carlo Scarpa...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

Rare Set of Two Murano Glass Bottles by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Rare set of two bottles with stopper "A Fasce Verticali" by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini.
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1950s Italian Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

Venini Murano Italian Green Glass Bottle Vase Incisi Serie, 2004
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...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

Venini Murano Riccardo Licata Black Orange Mosaic Italian Art Glass Large Bowl
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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass, Murrine

Night in Venice Candleholder in Grass Green Balloton Glass by Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The warm glow of candles meets glass etched using the special Balloton technique. Its light flickers and dances, casting a multitude of reflections on the refined tea, red, grape or ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Venini Murano Italy Glass Green Bottle Serie “Velati”, 1981
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...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

"N" "E" "O" "N" Crystal Letters by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, Italy, 1980s
Located in Milan, IT
N, E, O, N crystal and colored capital letters by Massimo Vignelli for Venini. Complete display set for Neon collection.
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1980s Italian Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

21st Century Ritagli Blown Glass Vase in Aquamarine by Fulvio Bianconi
Located in murano, IT
This work by Fulvio Bianconi stems from the most innovative glassmaking technique in the 1900s: thin rectangular strips of glass are placed one on top of the other and then hand-appl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

21st Century Deco Medium Glass Vase in Indigo by Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in murano, IT
DE'CO 707.07 Ø23 H24,5 IN/LA/IN Additional Information: Material: Glass Color: Indigo Dimensions: Ø 23 x H 24.5 cm Available in other color options: Orange, aquamarine, black,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Decorative Objects

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Glass

Venini 1930s Tyra Lundgren Murano Iridescent Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture
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 "...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Blown Glass

Pezzato vase by Fulvio Bianconi – Venini Murano
Located in Uccle, 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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

Venini Art Glass Bowl 'Diamante' by Paolo Venini, Murano 1930s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Venini Art Glass Bowl 'Diamante' by Paolo Venini, Murano 1930s A rare Venini art glass bowl of the 'Diamante' series. Heavy transparent glass with a ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

Venini Centerpiece Murano Glass Gold 1950 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Centerpiece.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

Venini Murrine Romane Multi-Color Vase by 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Venini Murrine Opache Plate in Black with Red Details by Carlo Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Murrine opache plates, designed by Carlo Scarpa and manufactured by Venini, are available in four different versions. handmade glass with “murrine” technique. Numbered edition per ye...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Venini Murano Signed Lavender Purple Opaline Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful tall vintage Murano hand blown opaline lavender purple Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to the Venini Company, and signed “Venini Murano Italia” underneath. The pi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

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Opaline Glass, Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Venini Vase 'Lapponi', Designed by Tapio Wirkkala in 1968
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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

Venini Bianconi Murano White Zanfirico Ribbon Italian Art Glass Cornucopia Vase
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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Large Mexico Vase by Toni Zuccheri for Venini 1970s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Mexico Vase by Toni Zuccheri for Venini 1970s A rare vase of the Mexico series. Designed by Toni Zuccheri, manufactured by Venini, Venice in the 1970s. Thick 'pasta vitrea' gl...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Venini Multicolor Glass Upupa Bird Sculpture by Toni Zuccheri
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Fazzoletto Glass Vase in Aquamarine by Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Mezzafiligrana by Carlo Scarpa
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...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Gio Ponti Venini Murano Glass Bottle Morandiana Series 1960s
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare Gio Ponti bottle for Venini designed in the 1950s from the Morandiana series. This example is a 1960s edition, acid-etched venini murano italia signature under the base, origina...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Opalino Glass Vase in Tea and Crystal 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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Carlo Scarpa 'Battuto' vase, Venini Murano Italy, 1940s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Carlo Scarpa, 'Battuto' vase, 1940. Execution: Venini & C., Murano. Height 19.5 cm. The Venini’s artisans crafted this masterpiece from colorless glass with a striking blue underla...
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

"Occhi" vase designed by Tobia SCARPA for VENINI in blown glass. Murano, 2012
Located in Torino, IT
Eyes Vase design Tobia SCARPA for VENINI in blown glass. ORIGIN Murano PERIOD 2012 DESIGNER Tobia SCARPA renowned Italian architect and designer, born January 1, 1935, in Venice. ...
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2010s Italian Decorative Objects

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Venini Idria Large Vase in Amber Murano Glass
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

Venini Bolle Glass Vase in Pink and White by Tapio Wirkkala
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....
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

19th Century French Bronze Sculpture "The Lady with the Ducks" Signed Moreau
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique sculpture composition is a beautiful example of the works of one France favorite sculptors, Hippolyte Moreau. Crafted in France, circa 1880, the sculpture features a you...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Fulvio Bianconi Bowl Pezzato Americano, Venini, Murano 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A Pezzato Americano bowl in yellow, green, straw and black colored glass designed by Fulvio Bianconi in 1950. Manufactured by Venini, Venice ca. 1950s. With acid etched signature "Ve...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

Venini Oman Vase in Gray, Red & Aquamarine by Ettore Sottsass
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

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Blown Glass

Vetro Calcedonio Vase by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini Murano, ca. 1930s
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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

21st Century Occhi Large Glass Vase in Coral/Crystal by 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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Decorative Objects

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Glass

Paolo VENINI design blown glass bottle, acid-marked. Italy, 1950
Located in Torino, IT
Blown glass bottle design Paolo VENINI, Acid-marked with part of the label. ORIGIN Murano, Italy PERIOD 1950s DESIGNER Paul VENINI MARK VENINI MATERIALS Blown glass DIMENSIONS ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Small Leaf Bowl by Tyra Lundgren for Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Small Leaf Bowl by Tyra Lundgren for Venini Small leaf bowl made of red glass with regular air bubble decoration and a pinched rim. Designed by Tyra Lundgren in the 1930s, manufactu...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Venini Square Occhi Vase in White by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Occhi glass vase in crystal by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Tobia Scarpa. Blown handmade glass vases with the “Murrine” technique. Color: Cryst...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

Venini Opalino Large Black Black Inside Glass Vase
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. Dimensions: Ø 20 cm, H 42 cm.  
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Venini Murrine Romane Multi-Color Vase by 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

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Glass

Spelter Sculpture of Demeter Persephone Embracing By François Moreau
Located in Lisbon, PT
A spelter statue of Demeter and Persephone embracing it other with their tunics flowing in the wind. Signature “H Moreau” signed and foundry seal title statue “Protection” circa 1880...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Spelter

21st Century Satin Large Glass Vase in Tea/Crystal by Venini
Located in murano, IT
Sheer glass is hand-blown and crafted by the master glassblowers using the sophisticated Satinatura technique, which lends it the exquisite opaque appearance to which it owes its nam...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Antique and Vintage Decorative Objects for Sale: Find Vases, Bowls, Boxes and Clocks on 1stDibs

Every time you move into a house or an apartment — or endeavor to refresh the home you’ve lived in for years — life for that space begins anew. The right home accent, be it the simple placement of a decorative bowl on a shelf or a ceramic vase for fresh flowers, can transform an area from drab to spectacular. But with so many materials and items to choose from, it’s easy to get lost in the process. The key to styling with antique and vintage decorative objects is to work toward making a happy home that best reflects your personal style. 

Ceramics are a versatile addition to any home. If you’ve amassed an assortment of functional pottery over the years, think of your mugs and salad bowls as decorative objects, ideal for displaying in a glass cabinet. Vintage ceramic serveware can pop along white open shelving in your dining area, while large stoneware pitchers paired with woven baskets or quilts in an open cupboard can introduce a rustic farmhouse-style element to your den.

Translucent decorative boxes or bowls made of an acrylic plastic called Lucite — a game changer in furniture that’s easy to clean and lasts long — are modern accents that are neutral enough to dress up a coffee table or desktop without cluttering it. If you’re showcasing pieces from the past, a vintage jewelry box for displaying your treasures can spark conversation: Where is the jewelry box from? Is there a story behind it?

Abstract sculptures or an antique vessel for your home library can draw attention to your book collection and add narrative charm to the most appropriate of corners. There’s more than one way to style your bookcases, and decorative objects add a provocative dynamic. “I love magnifying glasses,” says Alex Assouline, global vice president of luxury publisher Assouline, of adding one’s cherished objects to a home library. “They are both useful and decorative. Objects really elevate libraries and can also make them more personal.”

To help with personalizing your space and truly making it your own, find an extraordinary collection of decorative objects on 1stDibs.

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