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Material: Murano Glass
Pair of Kalmar 'Tulipan' Chandeliers Pendant Lights, 1970s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A set of two rare 'Tulipan' glass pendant chandeliers by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, Vienna, manufactured in Midcentury, circa 1970 (late 1960s or early 1970s). The name Tulipan derives fr...
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1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Stunning Murano Glass and brass Chandelier, Italy, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
A stunning Murano glass chandelier made in Italy, in the 1970s. The chandelier is composed of many thick textured glass elements attached to a brass metal frame. High quality, very...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Murano White and Black glass chandelier 5 lights, Vintage Made in Italy in stock
Located in Venezia, IT
Murano White and Black glass chandelier 5 lights, Vintage Made in Italy in stock Condition: virtually perfect condition and never used: no heavy scratches, no defects, no cracks no m...
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Late 20th Century Italian Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Steel

Murano Glass Tronchi Chandelier, Pink
Located in Budapest, HU
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel-plated metal structure. The armor polished nickel supports 36 large pink etched glass tubes in a star shape. Period: late XX cen...
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Late 20th Century Italian Industrial Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Great 18 Palmette Shallow Flush Ceiling Mount, Murano
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Here the larger version of the successful 12 leaves compact palmette ceiling fixture. This group of shallow ceiling mount Murano chandelier was first designed for a luxury yacht low ceiling and now is used to pair with Mid-Century Modern Barovier palmette chandeliers, that are usually very tall. This beautiful 18 palm leaves flush mount...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Art Deco Ercole Barovier Venini Murano Glass Chandelier 1940s
Located in Palermo, IT
This exquisite Murano glass Art Deco chandelier, to celebrated designer Ercole Barovier, embodies the Venetian elegance and craftsmanship of the 1930s or 1940s. Its central metal fra...
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Italian Venetian Pendant Chandelier with Murano Glass Fruits, 1950s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Italian Venetian single-light pendant chandelier with multicolored Murano glass fruits and berries from the circa 1950s. This adorable and compact size Italian Hollywood Regency-styl...
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1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Pair of Blue Murano Glass Chandeliers, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1950's hand blown blue Murano glass chandeliers with 6 interior lights. Sold individually. Measurements: Diameter: 33" Height: 18"
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1950s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Beautiful Vintage Italian Murano Chandelier, 24 Blue Disks
Located in Budapest, HU
Vintage Italian Murano chandelier in Vistosi style. The chandelier has 24 fantastic iridescent alabaster discs in a nickel metal frame. Period: late 20t...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

1 of 2 Large Murano Glass Tear Drop Chandelier, Christoph Palme, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 2 Stunning chandeliers by Christoph Palme, Germany, manufactured in the 1970s. It’s composed of Murano teardrop glass pieces on a gilded brass frame. High quality and in very g...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

1 of 2 Large Tulipan Glass Flushmount by Kalmar, Austria, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Wonderful onion-shaped -Tulipan glass chandelier. 30 hand-blown glasses suspended on a white painted metal frame. Best of design from the 1960s by Kalmar, Austria. High quality of th...
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Murano Glass Flush Mount Chandelier 1980s
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-Century Modern Murano glass tear drop flush mount chandelier, Italy 1980s. In the manner of Venini. The vintage flush mount is made of a brass & ivory round ceiling plate, and ca...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Luxury Rezzonico Chandelier 6+3 Arms italian handmade Murano Glass by Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
The Murano glass chandelier in Rezzonico style is a romantic lighting work, inspired from the luxurious halls of the venetian buildings on the Canal...
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2010s Italian Other Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Large mouth blown Murano Glass Bell Lantern - Gold Plated & Aquamare Glass
Located in London, GB
Designed by Andrew and made exclusively for Andrew Kornat Designs by one of the most famous Master Glass Furnace's on the Island of Murano in Venice, this beautiful Bell Lantern is m...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Gold Plate, Brass

Dancer Ceiling Lamp, Grey Murano Glass and Cut Crystal Elements by Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Dancer ceiling lamp with grey Murano glass and cut crystal elements by Multiforme. The Dancer design lamp is our interpretation of the traditional crystal and glass chandeliers. The ...
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2010s Italian Other Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Carlo Nason for Mazzega Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Mid-Century Modern multicolored interlocking murano glass chandelier on chrome base by Carlo Nason for Mazzega. This stunn...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Venetian Art Deco Barovier e Toso Chandelier 1940s Murano Bubble Glass
Located in Milano, MI
20th century Italian Venetian Art Deco four-light chandelier, a timeless Murano clear blown glass dating back to 1940s with four lights E14 contained within four large glass bowls, f...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Murano Smoked Glass Pendant Light Citrus by Kalmar, Austria, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Murano glass chandelier by Kalmar, 1970s. Smoked swirl ice glass, clear twisted crystal glass panels with a light goldish amber-colored stripe in it. High quality and in very good c...
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1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Murano disc chandelier alabaster iridescent
Located in Budapest, HU
Italian Murano chandelier. The chandelier has 57 Murano white albaster iridescent glass disks. The glasses are now unavailable, they have the particularity of reflecting a multiplici...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

VENINI - 1930s Chandelier - Art Deco - MURANO - Made in ITALY
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI - 1930s Murano glass chandelier, composed of a large bowl , 24 curls and the stello composed of spheres plus the glass bowl at the top completely sound and working. It was mad...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Monumental 70-Light Oval Murano Glass Chandelier, circa 1960s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Amazing, monumental midcentury seventy - light oval glass chandelier with 1935 triedri Murano clear glass rods in four different sizes. The frame...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

1 of 2 Extra Large Tulipan Glass Chandelier by Kalmar, Austria, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Wonderful onion-shaped -Tulipan glass chandelier. 155 hand-blown glasses suspended on a white painted metal frame. Best of design from the 1960s by Kalmar, Austria. High quality of t...
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Great 18 Palmette Shallow Flush Ceiling Mount, Murano, in Stock, Free Shipping
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Here the larger version of the successful 12 leaves compact palmette ceiling fixture. This group of shallow ceiling mount Murano chandelier was first designed for a luxury yacht low ceiling and now is used to pair with Mid-Century Modern Barovier palmette chandeliers, that are usually very tall. This beautiful 18 palm leaves flush mount...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Clear and Peach Crystal Flowers Maison Baguès Style Chandelier, C 1920
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing one light. Will be newly rewired with a certified US UL socket for the USA and appropriate socket for all other countries and ready to hang. Clear and peach crystal...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal

Italian Murano Chandelier Rezzonico 6 Arms Multi-Color Glass Multiforme in stock
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Rezzonico chandelier 6 arms, crystal Murano glass, rich of multi-color details with a predominance of the green color particulars by Multiforme. This artistic glass chandelier is an elegant and delicate lighting...
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2010s Italian Other Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

lampadario a sospensione originale anni 50 barovier & toso - 6 disponibili
Located in taranto, IT
splendido lampadario anni 50, documentata produzione di Barovier&toso, composto da oltre 20 foglie curve in vetro di murano, con braccio centrale e disco di chiusura inferiore con de...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

1 of the 2 Purple Clear Pendant Lamps by Carlo Nason for Kalmar, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 2 beautiful mid century Carlo Nason for Kalmar, Austria. Floral pendants in clear and purple tinted mazzega murano glass. Four individual glass murano leaves mounted on a me...
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1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Mazzega Globe with Glass Murano Bicolore, Italy, 1970
Located in La xara, VC
Exceptional Mazzega Globe, bicolore of glass Murano with chrome structure. The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the Italian Design. This unique Mazzega...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Midcentury Seguso Handblown Murano Amber Glass Cage Italian Pendant Light, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful Murano glass bubble chandelier with amber glass cage. The glass is hand-blown with an amber shade and was created by Giorgio Seguso in the 1940s in Italy. This Murano gl...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Italian Art Deco Chandelier by Barovier & Toso Murano Pulegoso Glass, 1940s
Located in Palermo, PA
Discover a magnificent Italian Art Deco chandelier made of Pulegoso Murano glass by the prestigious Barovier & Toso in 1940. The light that passes through this type of glass generate...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

Venini Murano Glass Six-Light Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
This Venini Murano Glass Chandelier is an original lamp realized by Venini in the 1960s in Italy. Cascade Murano Glass six-light chandelier with three-tier hand blown milk and clear ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Large Tronchi Murano Glass Chandelier Design Venini for Kalmar, Austria, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning Murano glass chandelier designed by Venini for Kalmar, 1960s Three tiers brass structure gather many structured glasses, beautifully refracting the light very heavy quality...
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

20th Century Modern Venetian Murano Glass Chandelier "Ca'rezzonico" Style, 1960s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
An elegant six-light chandelier in milk-colored Murano glass and sophisticated pink finishes. With a centered bulbous column that emits branches and flowers and finely cuts the Muran...
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1960s Italian Baroque Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Multicolor Arlecchino Murano Chandelier
Located in Budapest, HU
Fantastic Murano chandelier made by 187 Murano crystal multicolored prism in a nickel metal frame. The glasses are transparent, blue, smoky, purple, green, yellow and pink. The glass...
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1990s Italian Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Mid-century Murano Glass Chandelier, 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Mid-century Murano glass chandelier, 1960s Intact and in good condition, E27 lamp. Diameter 41 cm, glass height 26 cm (60 cm including the roof cable).
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1960s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Stilnovo 'Cascade' chandelier in mid-century murano glass.
Located in Palermo, IT
Product Information: mid-Century Modern biano painted glass and brass recessed chandelier is like a waterfall, original 1960s Italian. The elegant brass border supports a frame of wh...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Steel, Nickel

In Stock! Murano glass Chandelier 6 arms Light Grey Simplicissimus by Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Simplicissimus 360 chandelier, 6 lights, in light grey artistic glass by Multiforme This collection in Murano glass is characterized by superb simplicity. It is the result of a research which harks back to the Classic Murano chandeliers...
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2010s Italian Other Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Coppia di grandi appliques a forma di foglia vetro di Murano ambra con graniglia
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Illumina il tuo spazio con l'eleganza veneziana: Lampade da parete a foglia in vetro di Murano Un tocco di bellezza naturale: Questo set di due grandi applique a foglia in vetro di ...
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2010s Italian Other Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Midcentury Four of Italian Amber Murano Sconces
Located in Budapest, HU
Set of four Vintage Italian Murano wall lights in the manner of Mazzega – amber glass petals. Wall lights have 10 amber glass petals (for each appl...
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Late 20th Century Italian Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Italian Chandelier, Murano
Located in Budapest, HU
Italian vintage Murano chandelier made by 52 glass petals transparent with an amber spot inside, nickel metal structure. The glasses are very high quality, the photos do not do the ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Castello Lantern by Fabio Ltd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Italian lantern with frosted Murano glass mounted on bronzed frame and details / Designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy 9 lights / E26 or E27 type / max 6...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Gorgeous Murano Poliedri Chandelier
Located in Budapest, HU
Pair Elegant Italian chandelierr made from 138 beautiful Murano white alabaster glasses “poliedri”. Structure in gold and brass colored metal. The alabaster poliedri are a rare glass...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

Majestic Venetian Ceiling light. Murano
Located in Budapest, HU
Realized in pure Murano glass consists of an incredible number of leaves. The structure is gilt-metal. 10 E27 lights spread a magical light. The length of the three chains is shipped...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Rich Chandelier 6 Arms Green Handblown Artistic Murano Glass by Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Rich chandelier by Multiforme with 6 lights, in green artistic glass, with curly ornamental elements. The lights are upwards. Inspired by the Class...
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2010s Italian Other Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Three Tier Pendant W/Bronze Fittings
Located in New York, NY
This striking modernist chandelier showcases the artistry of hand-blown Murano glass, featuring three-tier dome forms in a captivating mix of clear, amber, and smoked Sirah hues. The...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Amazing 1980s Murano Glass Chandelier by Barovier & Toso
Located in Palermo, PA
Amazing 1980s Murano glass chandelier by Barovier & Toso. This model is extra rare since the leafs mostly just fall down, not both ways as this one. Such an artistic shape and crafts...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

Pair Midcentury Italian Amber Murano Sconces
Located in Budapest, HU
Pair Vintage Italian Murano wall lights in the manner of Mazzega – amber glass petals. Wall lights have 10 amber glass petals (for each applique) i...
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Late 20th Century Italian Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

French Champagne Yellow Gold Murano Drops Crystal Prisms Chandelier circa 1920
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing four lights total. One light in centre top. The three encircling sit on wood posts and crystal bobeches dripping with champagne color Murano drops. Gilt metal with glass flo...
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1920s French Baroque Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal

Italian Chandelier 5 Arms Clear Murano Glass Black Details by Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Capriccio by Multiforme is a chandelier, in clear artistic glass, black details with curly ornamental elements. Inspired by the classic Venetian tradition it is characterized by a ce...
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2010s Italian Other Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Awesome Barovier & Toso Chandelier, Murano Glass Italy
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
A beautiful chandelier from the noble house of Barovier & Toso. Very good condition. With replacement glass plate and a replacement curl. There is also a 48 cm chain to extend the ...
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1990s Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Italian Midcentury Flower Murano Glass Chandelier, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Midcentury Flower Murano Glass Chandelier, 1970s Wonderful large chandelier or ceiling lamp in flower shape, made in the 70's in Murano - Italy. The chandelier consists of 1...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

Modernist Two-Tier Transparent Triedre Murano Camer Glass Rectangular Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and dramatic modernist triedre chandelier was realized in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production....
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Large Murano Vintage Candy pendant grey brown swirl glass, made in Italy
Located in København, DK
Large new Italian Murano candy pendant ceiling lamp in grey / brown glass. Mouth-blown glass in round shape with swirl pattern. E27 socket. Comes with adjustable suspension Handmade ...
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2010s Italian Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Beautiful High quality Murano chandelier - 57 green alabaster iridescent
Located in Budapest, HU
Italian Murano chandelier. The chandelier has 57 Murano GREEN alabaster iridescent glass disks. The glasses are now unavailable, they have the particularity of reflecting a multiplic...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

Italian White Petal Chandeliers, Murano
Located in Budapest, HU
Murano Italian glass chandelier. Fantastic chandelier with trasparent and white “lattimo” glasses, nickel-plated metal frame. It has 53 big monumental petals glass. The glasses are v...
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Late 20th Century Italian Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Gorgeous Murano Glass Tube Chandelier - 36 etched glass tube
Located in Budapest, HU
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel-plated metal structure. The armor polished nickel supports 36 large etched glass tubes in a star shape. Period:late XX century D...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

Mid-Century Italian Murano chandelier
Located in Budapest, HU
Huge Vintage Italian Murano chandelier - 87 pink alabaster disks Vintage Italian Murano chandelier in Vistosi style. The chandelier has 87 fantastic pink alabaster iridescent glasses...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

1 of 4 Stunning Murano Glass Tubes Chandelier by Doria, Germany, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Fantastic mid-century chandelier by Doria, Germany, manufactured circa 1960-1969. A lot of Murano glass cylinders suspended from the fixture. Heavy quality and in very good conditio...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Metal

Murano Glass Tronchi Chandelier, Pink Alabaster
Located in Budapest, HU
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel-plated metal structure. The armor polished nickel supports 48 large glass tubes in a star shape. The alabaster technique created...
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Late 20th Century Italian Industrial Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Olive green Murano glass chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Olive green Murano glass chandelier, Venini style Italy circa 1980s. Two chandeliers - a pair available. Sold and priced individually. The mid-century chandeliers design has a pineap...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers and Pendants

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Gold Plate

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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