Venini Chandelier Yellow Glass Iron Brass, 1955, Italy
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: Milano, Italy
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 14 days of delivery.
- Venini Chandelier Rare, Murano Glass 1955 Iron Metal, ItalyBy VeniniLocated in Milano, ITVenini rare chandelier Murano glass 1955 iron metal, Italy.Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMurano Glass
- Venini Chandelier Murano Glass Metal Crome, 1955, ItalyBy VeniniLocated in Milano, ITVenini chandelier.Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMurano Glass
- Venini Couple Chandeliers Murano Glass Iron Brass, 1940, ItalyBy VeniniLocated in Milano, ITVenini chandes.Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMurano Glass
- VENINI “Carlo Scarpa “ Poliedri. Chandelier Brass Murano Glass Iron 1955 ItalyBy Carlo ScarpaLocated in Milano, ITVENINI Carlo Scarpa.Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMurano Glass
- VENINI “Poliedri” Carlo Scarpa Murano Glass Iron 1955 ItalyBy VeniniLocated in Milano, ITVENINI “Poliedri “ Carlo Scarpa Murano glass iron 1955 Italy.Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMurano Glass
- Venini Chandelier Murano Glass Iron, 1950, ItalyBy VeniniLocated in Milano, ITVenini chandelier Murano glass iron, 1950, Italy.Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMurano Glass
- Italian Ceiling Ball Chandelier Venini Yellow Brass Chain, Italy, 1950sBy VeniniLocated in Palermo, SicilyItalian ceiling ball chandelier venini yellow brass chain, Italy, 1950s.Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass
- Venini Camer Glass and Brass Tiered Waterfall Chandelier, ItalyBy Camer Glass, VeniniLocated in Lambertville, NJLarge and Grand round Mid-Century Modern glass and brass seven-tier waterfall chandelier in the style of Venini Camer, Italy. This impressive sculptural wedding cake chandelier is constructed of 125 clear solid crystal glass prisms. Would be great as a dining room chandelier or a tall entry foyer. Fixture details: 7 standard base bulbs. 32 inches of brass chain included. Fixture measures 19.5 inches wide x 27.5 inches long from bottom prism to top ring. Total fixture length with chain is 59.5 inches. Length/chain is adjustable. Canopy included. Large prisms...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass, Metal
- Murano Glass Venini Chandelier - Italy 1950sBy VeniniLocated in Brussels, BEMurano glass Venini chandelier - Italy 1950sCategory
Vintage 1950s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMurano Glass
- Venini Glass Chandelier, 3 Levels, Italy, 1970By VeniniLocated in BARCELONA, ESVery beautiful and rare Venin chandelier designed and produced in Italy in the 1970s. Chandelier in gilded metal composed of cut glasses spread over 3 levels. Rare design object that...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsCrystal
- Venini Midcentury Italian Flushmount Murano Glass Bubbles and Brass ChandelierBy Venini, Paolo VeniniLocated in Escalona, ToledoLuxurious and Spectacular Flushmount Murano Hand Blown Bubbles and Brass Chandelier designed and produced by Paolo Venini in 1960 in Italy. With an exquisite design, it is a multitu...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass
- Venini 16-Light Murano Glass and Brass Chandelier, Italy 1950sBy VeniniLocated in Naples, ITStunning and Large 16-light hand-blown amber Murano glass chandelier, attributed to Venini, Italy 1950s. Cleaned and rewired, fully functional and in good condition. Note the arm has...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass