Pigalle 5680 02 Wall Sconce in White/Crystal Glass, by Barovier&Toso
View Similar Items
Pigalle 5680 02 Wall Sconce in White/Crystal Glass, by Barovier&Toso
About the Item
- Creator:Barovier&Toso (Manufacturer, Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 15.25 in (38.74 cm)Width: 17 in (43.18 cm)Depth: 11.5 in (29.21 cm)
- Style:Modern (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Contemporary
- Production Type:New & Custom(Current Production)
- Estimated Production Time:12-13 weeks
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Venice, IT
- Reference Number:Seller: 5680/02/BC1stDibs: LU5156118201001
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The Barovier dynasty began in 1295, when Jacobello Barovier, mentioned in historical documents as a master glassblower, began pinching, cutting, blowing and twisting a molten mixture of sand and minerals into incandescent works of art.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.
Barovier&Toso
- Rex 5359 Suspension Lamp in Glass and Polished Chrome, by Barovier&TosoBy Barovier&TosoLocated in Venice, ITLarge ceiling lamps with hanging lamps and wall sconces to match, all using typical Barovier&Toso materials. Metal parts in polished brass. If you are interested in the wall sconce 5...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass
From $8,020 / item - Palmette 7385/1 Wall - Crystal Venetian CrystalLocated in Venice, ITA collection that stands out for precious workmanship rigorously done by hand, result of stylistic research that draws on history, granting it a contemporary interpretation. Fans of ...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsGlass
$1,800 / item - Metropolis 5720 Wall - 1 bulbs - Crystal Venetian CrystalLocated in Venice, ITMetropolis is a collection that forcefully evokes the class, symmetrical and plastic forms of Art Deco, shaped by a harmonious, fluid rhythm. The light source is concealed inside the...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsGlass
- Spade 6747 Wall - Crystal Rugiada Venetian CrystalLocated in Venice, ITA collection of wall lamps with an accent on flowers and nature, which stands out for its delicate design in the form of a corolla, made with the “rugiada” technique to create a refi...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsGlass
$4,100 / item - New Felci 7238 Wall, Crystal Venetian CrystalLocated in Venice, ITFor a plunge into an evocative Déco mood that takes its cue from the glamour of the 1920s and 1930s. The charm of a cascade of light composed of spar...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsGlass
$4,880 / item - Venezia 5715 Wall - 2 bulbs - Crystal Venetian CrystalLocated in Venice, ITAt the very heart of it all is the culmination of seven hundred years of tradition handed down from father to son through changing times and fashions: a wall sconce rich in history, ...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsGlass
- Six Italian Murano Glass Wall Sconces by Barovier & Toso 1970'By Barovier&TosoLocated in Rome, ITSix charming Murano glass sconces with brass fittings. Each with Two E27 light bulbs. We can sell also separately.Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
- Midcentury Hand-Blown Murano Glass Wall Sconce by Barovier e TosoBy Barovier&TosoLocated in New York, NYMid-Century hand-blown Murano glass wall sconce by Barovier e Toso. This elegant sconce by Barovier e Toso is comprised of hand-blown M...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsMurano Glass
- Rostrato Sconce by Barovier e TosoBy Barovier&TosoLocated in Los Angeles, CAOriginal vintage Italian wall light with clear Murano glass hand blown to create a beaked textured effect using Rostrato technique, mounted on brass bracket / Designed by Barovier e ...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
- Pair of Italian Murano Glass Wall Sconces by Barovier & Toso, 1970By Barovier&TosoLocated in Rome, ITPair of charming Murano glass sconces with brass fittings. Two E27 light bulbs.Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
- Pair of Italian Murano Glass Wall Sconces by Barovier & Toso, 1970By Barovier&TosoLocated in Rome, ITPair of charming Murano glass sconces with brass fittings.Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
- Single Reticello Sconce by Barovier & TosoBy Barovier&TosoLocated in Los Angeles, CAVintage Italian wall light with Murano glass cups hand blown in "reticello" technique to form crisscross pattern of white filaments, mounted...Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass