Signed Venini Three-Light Chandelier "Lattimo" Murano Glass, 1940 Model 960/12-3
About the Item
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 in the centuries-old glass workshops on the Venetian island of Murano. While the company’s 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 Giò Ponti, Massimo Vignelli, Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala, Thomas Stearnsof 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 took over the company as his own in 1925, and under his direction it produced mainly classical Baroque designs. In 1932, he 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 century — Venini has produced one of the truly great bodies of work in modern design.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Merida, Mexico
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 14 days of delivery.
- 12 Light Chandelier Designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, Signed Venini 2009/16By Carlo Scarpa, VeniniLocated in Merida, Yucatan12 Light chandelier designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini , Model 99.37 in Murano Italy. This Chandelier originally designed in 1940 was manufactured in 2009. All the pieces are in ...Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass
- Art Deco Style Chandelier Attributed to Venini Murano Glass, Itlay, circa 1940By VeniniLocated in Merida, YucatanGorgeous five-light Art Deco style chandelier attributed to Venini in the 1940s in a purple-clear and black trimmed Murano glass. Great condition.Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMurano Glass
- Venini, 'Tessuto' Chandelier, circa 1970 in Murano GlassBy VeniniLocated in Merida, YucatanBeautiful and large Mid-century Modern pendant light in white and clear hand blown Murano glass, attributed to Venini, circa 1970.Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBlown Glass
- Venini, ´Tessuto´Chandelier, circa 1970 in Murano GlassBy VeniniLocated in Merida, YucatanBeautiful and large pendant light in white and clear handblown Murano glass, attributed to Venini, circa 1970.Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBlown Glass
- 1940s Venini Lantern in Murano Glass by Fulvio BianconiBy Fulvio Bianconi, VeniniLocated in Merida, YucatanDesigner: Fulvio Bianconi (1915-1996) Ceiling Light / lantern circa 1940s, manufactured by Venini in multicoloured Murano blown glass and steel armature. The glass presents no d...Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsIron
- Murano Glass Sphere chandelier Attr to Venini, ca. 1970By VeniniLocated in Merida, YucatanMid-Century Modern sphere in Murano glass attributed to Venini. The globe is made in clear, white, yellow and orange glass tones, catching the light differently according to the bul...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBlown Glass, Murano Glass
- Venini Chandelier 1940 Murano Glass 12 LightsBy VeniniLocated in Milano, ITExceptional chandelier Venini Murano glass 12 lights color Ambra.Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsGlass
- Venini 1940, Chandelier, Murano GlassBy VeniniLocated in Milano, ITLarge chandelier Venini Murano glass. Structure iron. The difference in color is to have deliberately put different light bulbs.Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsGlass
- Venini 1940, Chandelier, Murano GlassBy VeniniLocated in Milano, ITLarge chandelier Venini Murano glass. Structure iron. The difference in color is to have deliberately put different light bulbs.Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsGlass
- Venini Oval Murano Glass Chandelier 12-Light, 1930, ItalyBy VeniniLocated in Milano, ITRare and exceptional Venini oval Murano glass chandelier 12-light, 1930, Italy.Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMurano Glass
- Venini Oval Murano Glass Chandelier 12-Light, 1930, ItalyBy VeniniLocated in Milano, ITRare and exceptional Venini oval Murano glass chandelier 12-light, 1930, Italy.Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMurano Glass
- Venini Murano Glass Chrome Plated Brass Chandelier a Light, 1940By VeniniLocated in Milano, ITVenini Murano glass chrome-plated brass chandelier a light, 1940.Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMurano Glass