Barovier Toso Lighting
Italian
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The Barovier dynasty began in 1295, when Jacobello Barovier, mentioned in historical documents as a master glassblower, began pinching, cutting, blowing and twisting a molten mixture of sand and minerals into incandescent works of art.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.
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Creator: Barovier&Toso
Pair of Gold Leaf Murano Glass Sconces by Barovier e Toso – Italy, 1950
s.
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking pair of Italian wall sconces by Barovier e Toso, crafted in the 1950s. Each features a hand-blown Murano glass leaf, richly infused with 24-karat gold flecks that shimmer ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Gold Royal Chandelier by Barovier
Toso, 1980s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant and charming chandelier with gold inclusions. It consists of 14 leaves in blown Murano glass.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage Barovier e Toso Signed Tall Gray Murano Lamps, Pair
By Barovier&Toso
Located in North Miami, FL
These tall gray Murano glass table lamps are Vintage Barovier e Toso signed to top. All original and in excellent condition. Very importa...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Silk, Murano Glass
Mood Taif Blown Glass Crystal Chandelier Barovier
Toso
By Franco Raggi, Barovier&Toso
Located in New York, NY
This unusual Contemporary chandelier, designed by Franco Raggi for Barovier
Toso, has eight white glass arms and stainless-steel hardware. It is draped with clear crystals on t...
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1990s Italian Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Stainless Steel
Pair of Barovier
Toso Glass Blocks with Gold Tulip Sconces, 1940
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding pair of Barovier sconces with glass blocks ending with delicious hand blown gold tulips.
We have 2 pairs and available also a mag...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Graceful Pink and Ice Midcentury Flowers Basket Murano Glass Ceiling Light
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing Mid-Century Modern hand blown Italian flush mount chandelier featuring overlapping crystal flowers, pink and ice, mounted on a webbed white painted frame.
Measures: Height...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Plafoniera Royal in vetro di Murano e ottone, Barovier
Toso, Italia, 1970 ca.
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Elegante plafoniera modello Royal in ottone spazzolato e vetro di Murano trasparente, caratterizzata dalla raffinata lavorazione a “rugiada” che crea un effetto luminoso morbido e vi...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pink and Ice Flowers Basket Murano Glass Ceiling Light by Barovier
Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing Mid-Century Modern hand blown Italian flush mount chandelier featuring overlapping crystal flowers, pink and ice, mounted on a webbed white painted frame.
Measures: Height...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Charming Pendant by Barovier
Toso, Murano, 1940s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Charming cherry-shaped Lira and with two "rostrato" glass cups that came out of the Venetian glass cabinet of Barovier & Toso. A piece of exquisite workmanship.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass
Brass Leaf Sconces by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Miami, FL
This stunning pair of sculptural Mid-Century Modern leaf sconces were realized by the legendary atelier of Barovier e Toso in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renown...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Brass
Murano Glass Ceiling Light or Flush Mount with Gold Inclusions by Barovier 1970s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Grande plafoniera in vetro di Murano con inclusioni d'oro, 1970s.
Fine ceiling light with gold inclusions.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Barovier
Toso Glass Blocks with Gold Tulip Sconces, 1940
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding pair of Barovier sconces with glass blocks ending and delicious hand blown gold tulips.
We have 2 pairs and available also a magn...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Murano blown Glass Floor Lamp, Ercole, Crystal Venetian Crystal
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
Inspired by an original idea by Ercole Barovier in the 1940s and created using the “rostrato” technique he had just invented, the Ercole floor lamp is distinguished by a rich play of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Glass
Murano blown Glass Wall Sconce, Black Venetian Crystal
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
A metal structure with a minimal design takes the place of the traditional glass chassis from where the arms depart.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Glass
Murano Glass Chandelier, White Venetian Crystal, Mood Taif
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
An unusual chandelier, where the arms are arranged horizontally and do not gravitate around a center – as is usually the case. The designer reinter...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Glass
Goto Luminoso Murano Lamp by Barovier and Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s. Murano glass shade with iron base that keeps it upright. This one has not been rewired yet so it still has the EU plug, will switch for USA plug free of charge with purchase.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Iron
Mid Century Modern Murano Glass Sconces by Barovier and Toso, Italy 1970
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a pair of rare Mid Century Modern Murano Glass Sconces designed by Barovier and Toso. They feature frosty, textured glass shades, curved towards the top...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Metal
Barovier
Toso Wall Lamps with Blue Arms
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Munich, Bavaria
These unusual wall lamps are made of Murano glass by Barovier & Toso in Venezia. The body is made of white glass and 2 blue arms come out on each side. Inside you can install an E27 ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,334 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Glass Chandelier Barovier Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Westport, CT
Glass harp shaped Barovier Toso chandelier.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Brass
Barovier Honey Colored Murano Glass Lamps
By Barovier&Toso
Located in New York, NY
Striking pair of fluted orb shaped Murano glass lamps in a honey or amber color with silver inclusions throughout. Lamps are mounted on custom Lucite bases and have been rewired for ...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass, Lucite
$4,200 / set
Stunningly Large Murano Barovier
Toso Gold Aventurine Lamp for Marbro Lamp Co.
By Barovier&Toso
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stunningly large Murano Barovier & Toso mid-century gold aventurine lamp for Marbro Lamp Co; the well-crafted lamp of quilted glass with gold inclusi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Glass
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Barovier
Toso ‘Cordonato D’Oro’ Murano Table Lamp, 1950s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Brussels, BE
Barovier & Toso ‘Cordonato D’Oro’ Murano table lamp, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of Four Italian Sconces w/ Clear Murano Glass
Brass By Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of Vintage Italian sconces or flush-mount with clear Murano glasses with textured crocodile pattern and brass details, designed by Barovier e Toso, circa 1960s, includes original...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Rings Chandelier pendant light by Barovier e Toso, 1950s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Roma, IT
Extraordinary unique Murano glass pendant made by the Barovier and Toso glassworks.
Good vintage condition.
The chandelier consists of a series of rings placed on a brass rod.
Hei...
Category
1950s European Vintage Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier e Toso Table Lamp Murano Glass, 1940, Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milano, IT
Barovier e Toso table lamp Murano glass, 1940, Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of Sixteen Torchere Smoky Brown Sconces by Barovier e Toso. Italy, 1950
s.
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
**AVAILABLE TO SELL BY PAIRS IF INTERESTED
Set of Sixteen Vintage Italian torchere wall lights with smoky brown Murano glass shades mounted on brass frames / Made in Italy by Barovie...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Fountain Floor Lamp by Barovier
Toso, Italy, circa 1950
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Murano glass fountain floor lamp by Barovier & Toso, Italy, circa 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Glass
Barovier and Toso Italian Handblown Green Glass Hourglass Form Table Lamp
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century Italian handblown green glass table lamp in hourglass form, wired to a brass stem and nonfunctioning cupped light switch socket protruding from the top. The transparent g...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Murano Glass with Gold Inclusions Table Lamps by Barovier
Toso, Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of Murano glass with gold inclusions table lamps by Barovier & Toso, Italy, circa 1950.
Doesn't include Lampshade.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Gold
Vintage Murano Glass Chandelier w/ Rostrato Glass by Barovier e Toso, 1950s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Murano glass chandelier with six clear Rostrato glass shades and ceiling canopy, with clear ribbed glass arms and suspension rod, mounted on gilt metal frame / by Barovier e ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of Six Amber Murano Glass Torch Sconces by Barovier e Toso. Italy, 1950
s.
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare set of six vintage Italian wall sconces by Barovier e Toso, designed in the form of torcheres. Each features a satin amber Murano glass shade, elegantly mounted on a brass fra...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Lighting Primavera Model by Barovier
Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milan, Italy
White Murano glass chandelier with black and gold glass edges, Primavera model by Barovier&Toso.
The glass bell measures H 50 cm x Diameter 40 cm
With original label.
About Barovier...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Brass
Barovier
Toso Italian Murano Glass Table Lamp, circa 1950s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Miami, FL
Barovier & Toso Italian Murano glass table lamp, 1950s.
Offered for sale is a Barovier & Toso glass table lamp dating to the 1950s. The lamp is wired for American electrical outle...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Barovier e Toso Table Lamp
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Barovier e Toso table lamp with hand blown bubbles inside the glass.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Barovier
Toso Murano Glass Blocks with Gold Rosettes Chandelier, 1940
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Wonderful Barovier & Toso ice blocks chandelier. There are 5 tiers, each element is made as a sculpture "a caldo".
Each element is separate by a white glass sphere and each chain of...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid Century Modern Glass Vintage Soft Brown Flush Mount Barovier and Toso 1960s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern flush mount from blown glass in soft brown and gold colors designed and executed by Barovier & Toso, Murano, Italy, circa 1960.
A beautiful hand made flush mount s...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Murano Glass Leaf-Form Wall Lights by Barovier
Toso, circa 1960
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A pair of Murano glass leaf-form wall lights by Barovier & Toso.
Italian, circa 1960.
Each light is in the form of a leaf with a spiral twisted stem and set on gilt backplates...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Barovier Toso Lighting
Materials
Glass
Barovier&toso lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Barovier&Toso lighting are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Barovier&Toso lighting, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 491 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 3 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original lighting by Barovier&Toso were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider lighting by Carlo Nason, Gino Sarfatti, and Arteluce. Prices for Barovier&Toso lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $166 and can go as high as $90,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,591.
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