Barovier & Toso Pair of Midcentury Italian Sconces in Brass and Murano Glass
View Similar Items
Barovier & Toso Pair of Midcentury Italian Sconces in Brass and Murano Glass
About the Item
- Creator:Barovier&Toso (Author)
- Dimensions:Height: 12.21 in (31 cm)Diameter: 8.67 in (22 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1940s
- Condition:
- Seller Location:bari, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU4076322191972
Barovier&Toso
Partnerships come and go within the community of glass-making artisans on the Venetian island of Murano, where business relationships seem as complex as the shifting alliances in the notoriously acrimonious Italian parliament. Formed in 1942 by members of families with centuries of experience in the craft, Barovier&Toso has proven to be one of the most enduring and prosperous Italian glass manufactories of recent decades. Under the nearly 50-year artistic directorship of cofounder Ercole Barovier (1889–1974), the company created buoyant traditional pieces such as chandeliers, sconces and other lighting fixtures, and it pioneered an array of innovative modernist glass designs with bold colors, patterns and surfaces.
The Barovier dynasty began in 1295, when Jacobello Barovier, mentioned in historical documents as a master glassblower, began pinching, cutting, blowing and twisting a molten mixture of sand and minerals into incandescent works of art. It remained entirely family-owned until the mid-20th century, when it merged with another glassworks to become Barovier&Toso.
To appeal to gentler, more conservative tastes, Barovier&Toso produced a range of lilting, sinuous lighting pieces that are often described as embodying “Liberty Style” — the Italian term for Art Nouveau, taken from the name of famed London department store Liberty & Co., which promoted 19th-century organic textile designs and Arts and Crafts-style furniture in the manner of William Morris. The hallmarks of the style in Barovier&Toso works are elements of glass in the shape of thick leaves, fronds and flower petals, deployed along with other naturalistic ornament in sconces, pendants and chandeliers.
Ercole Barovier began his personal aesthetic transition toward modernism in the 1930s with his Primavera series of vases and animal sculptures — idiosyncratic milky-white and clear glass filled with tiny bubbles and hairline interior fissures that he produced for Artisti Barovier, a firm headed by his father and uncle. Later, with Barovier&Toso, he would explore such novel styles as the mosaic-like Pezzato glass; fluid Spiral patterns; the pebbly textured Barbarico line and the complex, layered and highly colored abstractions of the Oriente series of vases and bowls.
Traditional or modern, Barovier&Toso — still under family control — has produced one of the finest and most diverse catalogues of Murano glass in the last 100 years.
Find antique Barovier&Toso chandeliers, serveware, decorative objects and more on 1stDibs.
- Mazzega Italian Spiral Pair of Sconces in Murano GlassBy MazzegaLocated in bari, ITA pair of sconces in Murano glass form the 1960s, a Mazzega production spiral shaped.Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsMurano Glass
- Italian Midcentury Sconce in Worked GlassLocated in bari, ITA very large sconce in worked glass from the 1960s.Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsArt Glass
- Poliarte Italian Midcentury Pair of SconcesBy PoliarteLocated in bari, ITA pair of Brutalist sconces by Poliarte Italy from the sixties.Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsGlass
$1,977 / set - Italian Midcentury Pair of Sconces in the Style Fontana ArteBy Fontana ArteLocated in bari, ITSet of two sconces in the style of Fontana Arte.Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsSmoked Glass
- Italian Midcentury Floor Lamp by Barovier & TosoBy Barovier&TosoLocated in bari, ITFloor lamp in worked glass and brass by Barovier & Toso form late 1940s.Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
MaterialsBrass
- Emilio Lancia Italian Midcentury Sconce Arte in Brass, 1950sBy Emilio LanciaLocated in bari, ITVintage Italian sconce Emilio Lancia dating back to 1950s composed of three brass elements that support the lights and three glass disks.Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
- Very Large Pair of Midcentury Sconces Murano Glass by Barovier Toso, ItalyBy Barovier&Toso, MazzegaLocated in Vienna, ATVery large pair of midcentury sconces Murano glass by Barovier Toso, Italy, circa 1960. Impressive 28" wall lamps with clear textured glass suspending from a metal frame with patina...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
On Hold$18,500 / set - Pair of Sconces Murano Glass & Brass Barovier & Toso Style, Italy 1950sBy Barovier&TosoLocated in Rome, ITMidcentury beautiful pair of sconces in murano glass and brass in the style of Barovier & Toso. Made in Italy (Venice) in the 1950s. They are extremely decorative and can be used i...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsMetal, Brass
- Barovier e Toso Sconces Murano Glass Brass, 1930, ItalyBy Barovier&TosoLocated in Milano, ITBarovier e Toso sconces Murano glass brass, 1930, Italy.Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Other Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsMurano Glass
- Barovier e Toso Sconces Murano Glass Brass, 1940, ItalyBy Barovier&TosoLocated in Milano, ITBarovier e Toso sconces Murano glass brass, 1940, Italy.Category
Vintage 1940s Other Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsMurano Glass
- Barovier e Toso Sconce Brass Murano Glass 1940 ItalyBy Barovier&TosoLocated in Milano, ITBarovier e Toso sconce.Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Other Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsMurano Glass
- Barovier e Toso Sconces Brass Murano Glass 1940 ItalyBy Barovier&TosoLocated in Milano, ITBarovier e Toso sconces.Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Other Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsMurano Glass