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Material: Murano Glass
Pair of Neverrino Table Lamps by Gae Aulenti for Vistosi, 1970s.
By Vistosi, Gae Aulenti
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of Neverrino table lamps realized by Gae Aulenti for Vistosi in 1970s.
Metal and blown glass with murrine.
Excellent condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Federico Peri Haute Rechargeable Lamp Murano Glass Various Colors
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
Designed by Federico Peri for Purho Murano, Haute Stripe is a rechargeable table lamp of restrained dimensions (diameter 76 x height 133mm) made entirely of Murano glass.
Part of the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Mushroom Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Brussel, BE
Italian mushroom table lamp in white spiraled Murano glass made in the 1970’s.
Designed in : Murano
Period : 1970's
Origin : Italy
Materials : Murano g...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Smoked Murano Glass Geometric Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Smoked and clear Murano glass geometric lamps featuring hand-blown glass block components stacked to form an elegant and dynamic composition. They have...
Category
2010s Italian Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Italian Beige Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Murano Glass, Brass Plated
Condition:
Newly Rewired, New Shade
Dimensions:
39.50”H x 9”W x 9”D
Shade:
10"H x 16"W x 16"D
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1970s Rare Toni Zuccheri 'attr.' Large Italian Membrane Murano Glass Table Lamp
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Extremely rare Italian Mid-Century vintage glass table lamp or desk light with textured coloured Murano glass shade attributed to Toni Zuccheri for Venini circa 1970s . A fantastic d...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Set of 5 Mid Century Modern Murano glass Mushroom table lamps, Italy 1970s
By Gino Vistosi
Located in Beograd, RS
Set of 5 Mid Century Modern Mushroom-shaped lamps done in Murano glass. They come in various sizes and colours, out of which only two are the same, the ones in cream colour. The larg...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Vintage Murano Lamps w/ Parchment Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of authentic vintage Pink Murano Glass lamps with silver specs throughout. The shades are crowned with hand painted parchment shades...
Category
Early 20th Century Baroque Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mazzega Landing Lamp or Table Lamp
By Mazzega
Located in Wien, AT
Mazzega landing lamp or table Lamp Murano handblown Glass
rack is brass nickel - platend
A thin sliver was glued.( see the last two Pictures Image 9 and 10 )
Otherwise excellen...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Table Lamps by Toni Zuccheri for Mazzega, Murano Ice Glass, Italy, 1970s
By Mazzega, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent pair of table lamps made in Murano ice glass. This rare and iconic cubic table lamps were designed by Toni Zuccheri for Mazzega, in Italy during the 1970s.
This stunning...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Alberto Donà Mid-Century Modern Light Blue Two Murano Glass Table Lamps, 1997
By Alberto Donà
Located in Murano, Venezia
Exclusive pair of Murano glass table lamps with Pulegoso aquamarine spheres, transparent crystal base and gold chromed frame.
Pulegoso processing are bubbles inside the color.
Lam...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf
Postmodern Blue Murano Glass Table Lamp with or without Fabric Lampshade, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s - 1970s.
The lamp features a blue Murano glass base, that has bubbles and pleasant transparencies and veins due to the handcraft process.
The wiring has been re...
Category
1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Murano Glass
Table lamp, bedside table in Murano glass. Midcentury Design Italia 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Small table lamp produced in Italy in the 1960s by Barovier and Toso Style. Brass accessories.
With 1 light E 14 in perfect working order. Italian production.
Weight: 0.780 Kg
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Pair of Brass and Green Murano Glass Cube Lamps, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of table or bedside brass lamps and green Murano glass cube. Contemporary work from a small italian artisanal workshop, minor imperfections due to artisanal handmade. in a Mid-C...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Alberto Donà Murano Pair of Blue Gold Venetian Glass Table Lamps, 1980s
By Alberto Donà
Located in Murano, Venezia
The table lamps you see in the picture is very special. It is made up of blocks of blue color, combined with 4 gold crystal spheres that illuminate it and make it look beautiful with...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Gray Glass Pair of Table Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Modernist pair of handblown, gray, ridged Murano glass table lamps with "polvera d'oro" (23-karat gold flecks) fused in the glass rings. Rewired for the US.
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Vistosi Bissona Table Lamp in Glossy White
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Reflecting the simplicity of vintage design, the Bissa table lamp has high-quality glass and a unique character that complements its handmade producti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Space Age Murano Table Lamp, Carlo Nason, Italy 1970
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Murano glass " Osso " Table Lamp, Carlo Nason for Mazzega
This 1970s Murano glass lamp is highly reminiscent of space-age design, particularly pieces inspired by the moon's surface ...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Lampada Da Tavolo Siderea Design Alberto Rosselli & Gio Ponti Per Tato, 1969
Located in taranto, IT
splendida e rara lampada "siderea", disegnata da alberto Rosselli per Tato nel 1969, anno dello sbarco degli astronauti sulla Luna.
Realizzata in metallo con una base in vetro sul colore verde chiaro, con lampadina centrale e cupola di vetro trasparente, come a voler...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
XXL Murano table lamp by Barovier & Toso
Located in Hannover, DE
Rare and very old Murano glass table lamp with 1,000 green glass blossoms.
The lamp is very solid and heavy. The glass blossoms are in very good condition and all are present (5 spar...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Table Lamp Nessa Model by Gino Vistosi for Vetrerie Vistosi, Italy
By Gino Vistosi, Vistosi
Located in Milan, Italy
Nessa table lamp in Murano glass by Gino Vistosi for Vistosi, 1970s.
The Nessa table lamp is a design product created by Gino Vistosi for the Vistosi ...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Lesbo Italian Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1970s
Located in Madrid, ES
Table lamp model "Lesbo" designed by Angelo Mangiarotti and edited by Artemide. Lampshade and diffuser are handmade of smoked and blown Murano glass. Polished metal base, Italy, 1970...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Blown Murano Glass Conical Table Lamps (Circa 1960s)
Located in London, GB
Pair of blown Murano glass conical table lamps (circa 1960s) in the style of Paulo Venini. Modernist and elegant, these stylish Murano glass lamps provide a source of lighting which ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Green Murano Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian circa 1950's blown glass Murano lamps.
Measurements:
Height of body: 15.25"
Height to rest of shade: 25.25"
Diameter: 6"
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
White LT 230 Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for A.V. Mazzega, 1970s
By Carlo Nason, AVMazzega
Located in Rotterdam, NL
White LT 230 table lamp designed by Carlo Nason and manufactured in the 1970s by Murano glassmaker A.V. Mazzega. The lamp is made of white Murano glass and has a crystal band.
This ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Italian White Vetri Murano Egg-Shape Art Glass Table Lamp
By Vetri
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Italian '70s Modern 'Vetri' Murano white and translucent art glass egg-shape table lamp, circa late-20th century, 1970s, Italy. Lamp is on ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Pair of Hand-Blown Murano Glass Table Lamps in Smoked Amber
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful pair of modernist table lamps were hand blown in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production- during ...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
20th Century French Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamp by Max Ingrand & Fontana Art
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern French, Italian table lamp made of hand crafted lacquered metal designed by Max Ingrand and produced by Fontana Arte, in good condition. The sculptural desk light with a three light socket has a round painted bronze shade, particularized by a slightly smoked Murano glass insert. The lamp is supported by arched stems and sitting on a round glass base. The wires have been renewed. Minor scratches on the glass base, due to age. Wear consisting with age and use. Circa 1955 - 1960, Milan, Italy.
Base: 0.5" H x 6.5" diameter
Shade: 3.75" x 14.5" diameter
Maurice Max-Ingrand, better known as Max Ingrand was a French artist, designer and decorator born in 1908, in Bressuire, France and passed away in 1969, in Paris. Ingrand studied in Paris at the French University École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts and École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs. During this time, he was educated by the well-know French glass artists Jaques Grüber...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Bronze
"Nefele" Table Lamp by Renato Toso for Leucos, Italy, 1968
By Renato Toso, Leucos
Located in Milan, IT
"Nefele" table lamp by Renato Toso for Leucos.
Large Murano glass element, providing a dreamlike atmosphere.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Pink Ettore Sotsass Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of hand-blown Murano glass lamps featuring unique glass components on a brass structure. In the style of iconic Italian designer Ettore Sotsass. We love the geometric forms and ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gradient Murano Glass Square Table Lamps u
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
These elegant and sophisticated Murano glass table lamps have a sleek minimalist design based on geometric shapes . Two glass cubes cap a large glass square at the center form the bo...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Italian Table Lamps with Leaf Form Murano Glass
Located in Vilnius, LT
This pair of Italian table lamps are made of 3 pieces leaf form Murano glass. The glass is lightly golden. The base is made of round form thick clear glass with small round brass leg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Exquisite Pair Venetian Glass / Gold Flecks Table Lamps
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Exquisite pair Venetian glass with gold flecks design details table / task lamps. Each lamp is in great working condition. Rewired for US use. Maker's mark undersigned. No special li...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Gold
Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Mod White Murano Glass & Chrome Mushroom Lamp
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Mod White Murano Glass & Chrome Mushroom Lamp
Italy- Circa 1970s
A stunning Carlo Nason for Mazzega Mod White Murano Gla...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Venetian Murano Glass Pineapple Style Table Lamps with Gilt Scrolls
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian Venetian Murano glass pineapple style table lamps from the 20th century, with cross-hatched motifs, gilt metal scrolls and stepp...
Category
20th Century Italian Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
A pair of 1960s blue Murano opaline glass lamps by Giovanni Cenedese
Located in London, GB
A pair of 1960s turquoise blue Murano opaline glass lamps by Giovanni Cenedese with brass bases and fittings. Re wired with antique gold cord flex, switch and PAT tested
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
60s 70s table lamp table lamp Murano glass Artistica Lampadari Italy
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
60s 70s table lamp table lamp Murano glass Artistica Lampadari Italy
Object: table lamp
Manufacturer: Artistica Lampadari SNC
Condition: good
Age: around 1960-1970
Dimensions:
...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Alberto Donà Mid-Century Modern Beaten Crystal Two Murano Glass Table Lamps 2024
By Alberto Donà
Located in Murano, Venezia
Exclusive pair of Beaten Transparent Crystal Murano Glass table lamps with polished chrome frame.
To perform this work we need two different processes: the first, to model the hot la...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf
Lesbo Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide in Murano Glass
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
First edition
Lesbo table lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide 1960s. Designed by Mangiarotti in 1967, the Lesbo table lamp is now an internationally celebrated design. Its icon...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Ignazio Gardella for Azucena Table Lamp Mod. Arenzano, Italy 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Ignazio Gardella 'Arenzano Bassa' Table Lamp in Brass and Glass.
In 1956 master Ignazio Gardella created the Arenzano lamp. He named it after the Ligurian seaside resort where he des...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1960s Vistosi Model #L261 "Comare" Blown Murano Glass Table Lamp
By Gino Vistosi, Vistosi
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Vistosi Model #L261 "Comare" Blown Murano Glass Table Lamp.
Executed in blown Murano glass with a chromed metal base, this sculptural table lamp features a distinctive shade w...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Tall White Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in Dorchester, MA
This tall table lamp from Italy features a gently twisted teardrop form of hand blown white Murano glass sitting on a classical square marble base.
The measurement below is to the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Two 1970s Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass and Brass Big Table Lamps by Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This is a pair of vintage 1970s clear and white Murano glass and brass table lamps designed by Nason for Mazzega. These lamps showcase Nason's signature style, combining organic form...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Seguso Murano Lamps by Marbro
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of original grand scale Murano glass table lamps by Archimede Seguso imported by The Marbro Lamp Co., circa 1960. Both lamps signed.
Ribbed opalescent silvery white glass with ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier & Toso big glass table lamp in Murano very rare
Located in Taranto, IT
1940S - WONDERFUL AND VERY RARE TABLE LAMP BY BAROVIER & TOSO.
THE LAMP IS MADE ENTIRELY OF NILE GREEN MURANO GLASS, BRASS INNER STRUCTURE AND LAMP HOLDER.
THE ITEM IS IN EXCELLENT...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Murano Table Lamps Cone, Italy, 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
The pair of beautiful Murano cone lamps made in Italy in the 1970s. Excellent condition, no damage. Cable length 240 cm. European plug. Big lamp: Heig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Unique pieces Mario Pinzoni for Italian glass table lamp mushroom prototype 70's
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Very rare Italian table lamp from the 70s by Barovier and Toso. Base structure and bell shade in thick transparent Murano glass. Hanging system and socket in chromed metal. Very orig...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Murano Gold Leaf and Black Glass Table Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Superb Italian pair of Murano glass table lamps with three sections of dotted surface glass cylinders backed with gold leaf. Black glass ball, rings, and bases. Rewired for the US.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf
Murano Glass Pink Bucket Lamp with Cotton Lampshade by Stories of Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Introducing our stunning Bucket table lamp, a true testament to craftsmanship. The lamp's base, made from Murano blown glass using our renowned Nougat technique, showcases a captivat...
Category
2010s Italian Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
A Pair of Spiral Blue Murano Glass Lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of mid century Murano mottle blue glass vases, with flared rims and applied glass spiral to the necks, now mounted as lamps.
Please note:
Lampshade not included. Lamp photog...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Murano Glass and Chrome Pop Art Table or Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous big table (or floor) lamp in beautiful Pop Art shape and colors.
Made of Murano glass and chrome details during the 1970s.
The lamp has two big glass parts, hold in the midd...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Marquise Babilonia Lamp by MM Lampadari
Located in Geneve, CH
Marquise Babilonia Lamp by MM Lampadari
Dimensions: Ø 16 x H 61 cm.
Materials: Metal and Murano glass.
Different finishes are available. All our lamps can be wired according to each...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Ravagnan Gabiani Murano Table Lamps, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful pair of lamps. Clear glass inside white underlay with fine gold dust inlay. With light gold colored lamp shades.
Design: Marina Ravagnan Gabbiani.
Measures: Height glass ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Vistosi Novecento LT Table Lamp by Romani Saccani Architetti Associati
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The idea behind the collection Novecento is to reduce the traditional Murano chandelier to its most recognizable element, its profile. This shape is then reconstructed in a 360º glas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Teal Geometric TOTEM Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Murano glass teal geometric TOTEM lamps in a beautiful and striking blue-green hue. We love the hand blown glass elements and bold impact of this pair....
Category
2010s Italian Modern Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Pair of Midcentury White Barbie Pink Murano Italian Table Lamps, 1980s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Lovely, huge and beautiful pair of white Murano table lamps with pink stripes. These pieces were made during the 1980s, Italy.
Each table lamp...
Category
1780s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Antique Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Single Multi-Colored Ribbon Murano Glass Lamp
Located in New York, NY
An Italian circa 1950's multi-colored hand-blown Murano glass lamp.
Measurements:
Height: 11"
Diameter: 6"
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Antique Fratelli Toso Millefiori Lamp with Handles, Murano circa 1910
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Fratelli Toso Millefiori Lamp with Handles, Murano circa 1910
A rare millefiori murrine glass table lamp manufactured by Vetreria Fratelli Toso, Murano around 1910. Made of polycrome murrines in red white and blue which where melted together. Surface with acid etched matte finish. The lamp is an authentic example of early 20th century Murano art glass. It was part of a large Fratelli Toso glass collection with over 600 pieces - collected since the 1970s. Working condition. It features a E14 European socket.
Fratello Toso was one of the leading art glass manufacturers of Murano in the 20th century. In the early 1900's Fratelli Toso started to produce glasses in murrine technique. Murrine and Millefiori glasses remained a major product field of Fratelli Toso. In 1912 a very successful series of liberty inspired art glasses, designed by Hans Stoltenberg Lerche...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Antique and Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps for Sale
There is an exquisite collection of antique and vintage Murano glass table lamps and other Murano glass lamps and decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
These lamps are made of Murano glass, named for the Venetian island of Murano, where 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.
There are many Murano glassmakers who have gained renown all over the world.
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 interior many decades later. Barovier’s manufactory was eventually renamed Barovier & Toso, a name under which the company still operates today.
Archimede Seguso, whose company was later renamed Seguso Vetri D’Arte, redefined a 650-year family history of Murano glass-making with brilliance and novel techniques, elevating him to an exemplar for the maestros of his time as well as for future generations of glassmakers.
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 lamps, chandeliers, vases and other furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
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