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Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Material: Murano Glass
Contemporary Italian Gold Silver White Scavo Murano Glass Round Leaf Flushmount
Located in New York, NY
Bespoke Venetian sphere chandelier with sunburst organic design, composed of a sensual cluster of interlocking curved concave leaves in Murano glass wo...
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2010s Italian Organic Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Pendant Pop Art Brass Gold Ceiling Lamp Round 1970s Pulegoso Murano Glass
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pop Art brass gold ceiling lamp round 1970s Pulegoso Murano glass Only light height cm.30, diameter cm.20 1 light E27 max 80 Watt.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Original Italian venini polyhedral glass chandelier by Carlo Scarpa 50's
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Superb 50's chandelier by Italian manufacturer Venini and designer Carlo Scarpa. Metal structure stamped "Murano, made in Italy". Diffusers composed of transparent and pink Murano gl...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Italian Pair Murano Franco Luce Art Glass &Gilt Brass Mid-Century Chandelier-PPU
Located in Coimbra, PT
Awesome pair of 1970s vintage Italian Murano Lily Calla art-hlass shades gilt chandelier and flower bouquet. Franco Luce Seguso chandelier with five handbl...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Elegant Italian Chandelier, "South Beach", Murano
Located in Budapest, HU
Elegant pure Murano glass chandelier inspired by the famous Florida beach. Blue and snow-colored drops form a cave of enchanting stalactites.
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1980s Italian Industrial Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Venetian style Chandelier 15arms 2 tiers Smoky Quartz Murano Glass by Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Capriccio by Multiforme is a double tier chandelier, in smoky quartz artistic glass, with curly ornamental elements. Inspired by the classic Venetian tradition it is characterized by...
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2010s Italian Other Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Extra Large Size 20 Light Murano Sputnik White Flowers, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Extra large vintage Murano glass chandelier, rich with white Murano glass flowers. Gold bath mount, currently the frame has obvious signs of time, as soon as it is sold the chandelie...
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1970s European Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Chandelier Art Deco Venetian Murano Glass Decorated Pendant Lamp Gilt Brass
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Refined three-light chandelier in Venetian Art Deco style, with pastel green Murano opal glass plate, with polychrome painted decorations and pure gold thread. The metal part is all ...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Lilac Burst Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern Italian sputnik chandelier with lilac Murano glass spheres, black enameled centre and canopy, mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Italian Midcentury Murano Glass and Chrome Chandelier, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Wonderful smoke / dark brown glass chandeliers from Murano with chromed lamp base. Made in Italy in the 1970s. Three same pieces available but sold ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Vistosi Giogali Three-Tier Cascade Chandelier in Crystal Glass
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The Giogali collection is a decorative lighting system based on a single element: the handmade glass link. Featured cascade chandelier in crystal. Metal parts in chrome. E26 lighting.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Tropico Palmette Flush Mount by Fabio Ltd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Palmette flush mount chandelier shown in clear Murano glass leaves with granular texture using Graniglia technique, mounted on chrome meta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Very large green “bubble” chandelier, Murano, Italy, circa 2020
Located in Paris, FR
Very large chandelier consisting of a round polished brass axle to which are attached twenty-two transparent green glass globes by Vistosi from the 1980s. Modern craftsmanship.
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2010s Italian Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Italian Mid-Century Pendant in Brass and Opaline Textural Murano Glass, 1970
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful pendant lamp or lantern made of brass base and shiny opaline Murano glass. Made in Italy during the 1970s. This gorgeous glass lantern is very difficult to photograph and d...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Gaelle Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oversized Italian chandelier shown in six tiers of clear Murano glasses cut into four points using Quadriedri technique, mounted on gold metal finish frame by Fabio Ltd / Made in Ita...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Massimo Vignelli Pendant Lamp for Venini, Italy, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Massimo Vignelli pendant lamp for Venini, Italy, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Mid-Century Modern Handblown White Murano Glass and Chrome 12-Arm Sputnik
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
This elegant design sputnik light was realized in Italy, circa in the 1960s. It consists of twelve torus-shaped shades of hand-blown Murano glass in a beautiful white-clear tone, embedded with an abundance of tiny bubbles reminiscent of bubbling water...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Grappa G3 by Claesson Koivisto Rune — Pendant Lamp
Located in London, GB
Like a bunch of grapes on a vine, nature creates beauty through variation within repetition. Grappa uses two base elements to allow the creation of larger formations, whilst achievin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum

Large Venini Camer Midcentury Gilt Brass 94 Crystal Rods Waterfall Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Large and heavy crystal waterfall wedding cake chandelier with eight-light flush mount chandelier, attributed to Venini. This piece is gold-plated and detailed with four layers of 94...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

Modernist Pagoda Style Disc Chandelier in Handblown Murano Black and White Glass
Located in New York, NY
This elegant chandelier was realized in Murano, Italy, the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for their superlative glass production. It features a pagoda style bo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Opaline Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian modern sputnik chandelier with opaline Murano glass shades mounted on unlacquered natural brass frame / Made in Italy 24 lights / E12 or E14 type / max 40W each Measures: Dia...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Etched Tears Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian chandelier shown with hand blown Murano etched tears glass drops, mounted on chrome finish frame by Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy 10 lights / 9 in E26 or E27 type, max 60W each a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Modernist Murano "Avventurina" Glass Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Italian modernist chandelier in Murano "avventurina" glass, with 12 torsado branches, rewired for the US. Height with included chain and matching glass canopy is 73 1/8 in. A very pu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Contemporary Minimalist Italian 8-Arm Pink Murano Glass Modern Nickel Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A minimalist modern creation of the traditional Venetian Chandelier, 8 lights, in artistic blown dusty pink Murano glass, entirely hand-crafted in Italy. The inspiration is the class...
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2010s Italian Organic Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron, Nickel

1 of 2 Murano Glass Chandelier Designed by Carlo Nason for Kalmar, Germany, 60s
Located in Aachen, NRW
A stunning large Murano smoked glass chandelier designed by Carlo Nason for Kalmar , Germay manufactured in the 1960s. The chandelier is composed of 4 thick Murano glass elements at...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Contemporary Italian Brass & White Frosted Murano Glass Leaf Sputnik Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A very elegant Sputnik chandelier, a bespoke creation entirely handmade in Italy with a Mid-Century Modern flair. The round design shows exquisite details of construction and high qu...
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2010s Italian Organic Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Artistic Ceiling Lighting, Spheres Clear, Satined Mirror, Pulegoso by Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Artistic ceiling lamp, glass spheres in clear, satined, mirrored and pulegoso size 65x160cm. Elegant and unmistakable, suggestive and poetical, soft and delicate are some of the adjectives that can be used to describe the blown glass ball chandelier Desafinado, our ceiling light with hand-blown glass spheres. This item consists in a new collection of contemporary Murano glass chandeliers developed with the aim of creating natural and organic forms, in which forms are stripped of any decoration and become the protagonist. This lighting creation consists of a circular ceiling structure characterised by a burnished brass finish to which are hanged, with thin cables, spheres in hand-blown glass. These elements are mouth-blown by our Murano glass artisans and have a slightly irregular surface, which allows light to reflect in different directions, creating an elegant game of reflections and glows that is accentuated when lights are on. The LED lights are of two types: one is integrated in the big ceiling disc...
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2010s Italian Other Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Murano Pendant Lamp Woman's Wide-brim-hat, Italy, 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Fantastic large Murano glass lamp in the shape of a woman's wide-brim-hat. Made in Italy in the 1970s. The beige murano glass shade with a "Pulegoso" treatment that adds precious tex...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Carlo Nason Postmodern Italian Murano Glass Chandelier for Mazzega, 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful Murano glass chandelier, made by Carlo Nason for Mazzega in the 70s, the chandelier is composed of sixteen cylindrical cannuoli and a blown glass disc, the structure is in ...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

1960s Mid Century Murano Glass and Brass Frame Six Leaf Chandelier
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A vintage Italian chandelier, with six curled white Murano glass leaves, rendered through Sommerso technique, set in holders joined to a brass frame, suspended by a rod and circular...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Chandelier by Barovier & Toso, Murano, 1940s
Located in Budapest, HU
A masterpiece from the historic Murano furnace. From private collection Von Plant Baron.
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1950s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Alessandro Pianon, Vistosi, Murano Glass Gray Cased Lattimo Suspension, Murrina
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This is the version from Vistosi with the big murrina in the center of the body. Designed by Alessandro Pianon. Made in lattimo opaline glass cased over with taupe gray. Mouth-blow...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass

Elegant and Unique Modern Pink Quadriedri Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Budapest, HU
A magnificent Murano glass unique chandelier, spiral shape, very elegant, 114 quadriedri on GOLD metal frame. The glasses have a particular color, transparent with pink shades. This ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Contemporary Large Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Brussels, BE
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Charming Italian Emerald and Gold Chandelier by Valentina Planta, Murano
Located in Budapest, HU
Stunning Murano chandelier. The sophisticated pink and blue color elegantly reflects the light. The height without chain is 112 cm. It can be made to the dimensions requested by the ...
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2010s Italian Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Gold Plate

Venini Chandelier Murano Glass, 1930, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier murano glass, 1930, Italy.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

1980s Large Murano Glass Pendant Light, Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
- cleaned and rewired - 1x , E26-E27 bulbs - US wiring compatible
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1980s Italian Space Age Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Charming Italian Chandelier by Barovier & Toso, Murano, 1940
Located in Budapest, HU
Chandelier with sober and elegant shapes. An authentic jewel out of the Murano furnaces.  
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Mid-20th Century Italian Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Modernist Hand Blown Murano Smoked Honey Sputnik Chandelier with Brass Fittings
Located in New York, NY
This graphic and sophisticated Sputnik was hand blown in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. It features an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Icon Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian modern chandelier or flushmount shown with smoked amber curved Murano glass shade with a beveled edge and frosted conical glass, mounted on dark bronzed hardware / Designed b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Murano Glass Pendant Light Designed by Kalmar, Austria, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
A stunning large Murano Clear/ colored glass Pendant light is attached to a metal chrome frame. designed by Kalmar, Austria manufactured in the 1970s. High quality and in very goo...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

La Murrina Mid-Century Modern White Murano Glass Selle Chandelier, 1988s
Located in Murano, Venezia
A very elegant chandelier, with glass elements called "Selle". The chandelier in the picture consists in the repetition of 121 elements stained with an intense white and nine E26/E27...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Majestic Aquamarine Murano Chandelier by Valentina Planta
Located in Budapest, HU
Stunning chandelier designed by Valentina Planta. Each piece consists of about 140 elements made of pure Murano glass. They can illuminate a large hall of the ideal height of at leas...
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2010s Italian Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Large Scale Italian Murano Glass Venetian Style Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Elevate your space with the grandeur of this Large Scale Italian Murano Glass Venetian Style Chandelier. Masterfully crafted, it features exquisite glasswork that bathes your room in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Orange Murano Glass "Eclipse" Pendant by Nason for Mazzega, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous Mid-century "Eclisse" pendant lamp in vibrant orange and white opaline Murano glass. This iconic lamp was designed by Carlo Nason fo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Peter Marino Cilindro Medium Pendant in Crystal and Black Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cilindro Murano glass medium pendant in crystal with black bands by Peter Marino for Venini. Bold shades of black blend together with the hues of crystal or tea of the cylindrical sh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Chandelier with White Murano Glass Flowers and Crystal Butterflies
Located in Antwerp, BE
Brass Chandelier with Handmade White Murano Glass Flowers and Crystal Butterflies The fixture is made of polished brass and richly decorated with hand-blown Murano glass flowers in ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

Carlo Nason Milk Glass Pendant for Mazzega Venice, 1970's
Located in London, GB
Opaline Murano triple shade glass pendant lamp. Three cone shape hand blown glass shades descend and are connected to a half dome central body in satin steel. The lamp is designed by...
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1970s Italian Minimalist Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Vistosi Giogali Two-Tier Cascade Chandelier in Black by Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The Giogali collection is a decorative lighting system based on a single element: the handmade glass link. Featured cascade chandelier in crystal. Metal parts in chrome. E26 lighting...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Modernist Hand Blown Murano Smoked Bronze Glass and Polished Brass Sputnik
Located in New York, NY
This graphic and dramatic Sputnik chandelier was hand blown by our atelier in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass produ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Murano Glass Lantern Attributed to Ercole Barovier
Located in Houston, TX
Murano Glass lantern attributed to Ercole Barovier. This stunning Barovier attributed Murano lantern, circa 1940, is made of clear glass with gold inclusions and has been newly wired...
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1940s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

1960 Kalmar Swirl 'Citrus' Pendant Lamp Amber Murano Glass & Brass
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant Swirl ’Citrus’ pendant light with heavy amber and clear swirl Murano glass elements on a brass frame. Manufactured by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna, Austria in the 1960s. Design: Carl...
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

Brass and Venetian Glass Chandelier
Located in Milan, IT
This sumptuous chandelier mixes traditional and noble materials with a modern design, combining sinuous curves in transparent Venetian mouth-blown glass with vertical elements in bru...
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2010s Italian Art Deco Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

1 of 3 Stunning Murano Ice Glass Tubes Flushmount by Doria, Germany, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Fantastic midcentury chandelier by Doria, Germany, manufactured, circa 1960-1969. Many Murano glass cylinders suspended from the fixture. Wonderful geometric design. High quality a...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Ovale Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian oval shaped sputnik chandelier with Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy 24 lights / E12 or E14 type / max 40W...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

UNO GLOBE Pendant by Fabio Ltd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian pendant with Murano glass globe mounted on brass frame / Made in Italy Designed by Fabio Ltd, inspired by Angelo Lelli and Arredoluce styles 1 light / E12 or E14 type / max...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Museal 10 Light Art Deco Murano Glass and Brass Chandelier by Ercole Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Museal 10-light Murano chandelier, made by the Barovier and Toso glassworks. Production period: 1940s. The structure of the chandelier consists of a central trunk to which two arch...
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1940s Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Pinocchio Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 24 Tiffany blue Murano glass globes and solid brass spikes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy 18 lights ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Modern Italian Wavy Pink Textured Murano Glass Satin Nickel Pendant/Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A post-modern playful suspension couture light fixture, a creation entirely handcrafted in Italy with floral stylized shape, the satin nickel structure decorated all around with 16 j...
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2010s Italian Organic Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Nickel

Ventiquattro Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 24 Murano glass globes mounted on metal frame in matte black powder coated finish / Designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy 24 lights ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Shop Antique and Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants on 1stDibs

Lighting is a home’s jewelry, and dramatic antique and vintage Murano glass chandeliers enhance a space without stealing the show.

The exquisite Murano glass pendants and chandeliers on 1stDibs are made of Murano glass, named for the island of Murano, which is located in Venice's fragile lagoon. Murano glassmaking has been practiced for centuries, using a variety of artisanal processes. The glass is identifiable by its richly layered colors and characteristic gold or silver flecks inside the glass. 

Every antique Murano chandelier, floor lamp and vase is unique. Authentic Murano glass often has small imperfections and irregular shapes due to the freeform creation process. This glass introduces dazzling pops of colors and provocative forms to your dining table, and mid-century Murano glass is particularly sought after by today’s collectors.  

One of the earliest Venetian glass furnaces is believed to have been established as far back as the 8th century. While Murano glass is traditionally known for being blown glass, there are also Murano glass beads and mosaics, and the art of Venetian glassblowing has seen a range of different techniques evolve over the course of its long history. These techniques include calcedonio, millefiori and more, and enameling and gilding are also practiced at the furnaces. The celebrated filigrana technique is as old as Renaissance-era Italy, with origins in the 16th century.

This striking chandelier was created using the rigadin technique, which involves blowing the glass into a special bronze mold with grooves that leave an imprint on its molten surface, resulting in either decorative swirls or a ribbed effect.

Many Murano glassmakers have gained renown all over the world for their extraordinary chandeliers, table lamps and decorative objects

Ercole Barovier left an indelible mark on the world of Italian modernist glassmaking, for example — his vibrant use of color and exploration of innovative techniques yielded glass vases, chandeliers and other lighting and decorative objects that stand out in any home many decades later. Barovier’s manufactory was eventually renamed Barovier & Toso, a name under which the company still operates today. Still produced by hand, its pieces, including the Quadri chandelier and Hanami chandelier, look as appropriate in contemporary interiors as historic ones. 

Archimede Seguso, whose company was later renamed Seguso Vetri D’Arte, redefined a 650-year family history of Murano glassmaking with brilliance and novel techniques. 

Founded in 1921 by Milanese lawyer Paolo Venini and antiques dealer Giacomo Cappellin, Venini & Co. played an important role in pairing forward-thinking modernist designers with skilled glassblowers. In Venini’s early years, the firm was led by visionary art directors Napoleone Martinuzzi and Vittorio Zecchin, and would eventually collaborate with Gio Ponti, Massimo Vignelli and Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala. ​​In 1925, Venini earned the Grand Prix at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts — the design fair that introduced the Art Deco style to the world. 

The story of Salviati glass, which supported the revival of Venice’s flagging Murano glass industry in the 19th century, began with Vicenza-born lawyer and entrepreneur Antonio Salviati whose love of Murano glass art and mosaics inspired him to establish his own mosaic and glass manufacturing firm.

Find antique and vintage Murano glass chandeliers, sconces and pendants on 1stDibs.

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