Important Venini Hexagonal Chandelier
View Similar Items
Important Venini Hexagonal Chandelier
About the Item
- Creator:Venini (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 17.72 in (45 cm)Width: 74.81 in (190 cm)Depth: 39.38 in (100 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1960s
- Condition:Two triedre pieces are missing and have been replaced.
- Seller Location:Saint-Ouen, FR
- Reference Number:Seller: 17491stDibs: LU1035429662192
Venini
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.
Find antique and vintage Venini chandeliers, serveware, table lamps, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1050 Chandelier by LumiBy LumiLocated in Saint-Ouen, IDFVery nice spiral chandelier original reference 1050 by Lumi. Brass central stem and height curved arms holding small glass globes.Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass
$3,191 Sale Price61% Off - Boomerang Chandelier by RispalBy Jean RispalLocated in Saint-Ouen, IDFBoomerang chandelier by Rispal. Chandelier made of two stained wood boomerang spreading four wires from where hang opaline glass shades. The lig...Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsGlass, Wood
- Kinkeldey Nickeled Square ChandelierBy KinkeldeyLocated in Saint-Ouen, IDFNickeled brass chandelier by Kinkeldey, square shaped with eighteen lights.Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass
- Gold Flower Murano Glass ChandelierLocated in Saint-Ouen, IDFCharming flush mount made of gold tinted Murano glass, shaped like a flower.Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMurano Glass
$5,099 / item - Twelve Lights Brass Sciolari ChandelierBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in Saint-Ouen, IDFElegant chandelier made of a six brass rods intertwined, each holding two lights. By Sciolari.Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass
- Opulent Murano Glass Sphere ChandelierBy Glustin CreationLocated in Saint-Ouen, IDFBig round spherical chandelier made of a brass structure covered with layers of Murano glass wavy sheets of different colors.Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass
- Important Large Chandelier Venini, Model Triedro, Murano, 1960By VeniniLocated in Milan, ItalyA beatiful and important chandelier with triedri element glass pendants (about 1000 pieces). Signed and stamped Venini in the metal structure.Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsGlass
- Venini ChandelierBy VeniniLocated in Los Angeles, CAStunning glass chandelier by Venini. 19 rows of translucent glass with 108 polyhedral shaped pieces fused or placed together. Newly rewired. Illuminates beautifully and looks amazing...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsGlass
$6,000 - Venini Chandelier, 1950sBy VeniniLocated in Palermo, PAVenini chandelier, 1950s. Dimensions: H= 96 cm; D=50 cm.Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass
$1,100 - Venini Style ChandelierBy VeniniLocated in New York, NYVenini style crystal chandelier with triade crystals. Single medium base socket with brass frame and original ceiling cap. Wired and ready to use, 10" diameter x 23" long including c...Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass
- Venini Two-Tone ChandelierBy VeniniLocated in New York, NYVintage Venini glass prism chandelier with two-tone amber and clear drops. In original, working and complete condition. The drops come in two lengths, the longer 15"- L x 1.25"- W. ...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsArt Glass
- Venini Glass Spiral ChandelierBy VeniniLocated in New York, NYA wonderful cascading handblown amber and clear glass tube chandelier by the Murano firm, Venini. Signed.Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMetal