Venini Lighting
Italian
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 who created extraordinary chandeliers, sconces and other lighting in the centuries-old glass workshops on the Venetian island of Murano.
While the company’s co-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 Gio Ponti, Massimo Vignelli, Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala, Thomas Stearns of 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 and antiques dealer Giacomo Cappellin established Vetri Soffiati Cappellin Venini C. in 1921 — Venini took over the company as his own in 1925, and under his direction, it produced mainly classical Baroque designs.
In 1932, Venini 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 centuries — Venini has produced one of the truly great bodies of work in modern design.
Find antique and vintage Venini chandeliers, serveware, table lamps, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Creator: Venini
Poliedri Chandeliers by Venini - 2 Available
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian chandelier with clear and amethyst polyhedron/polyhedral shaped Murano glasses, mounted on white metal frames / Made in Italy by Venini, circa 1960s
6 lights / E12 or E14 typ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
$3,950 / item
Alessandro Diaz de Santillana Chandelier for Venini, 1960s
By Venini, Alessandro Diaz de Santillana
Located in bari, IT
Italian midcentury suspension chandelier Venini from the 1960s by Alessandro Diaz De Santillana.
After graduating in architecture in Venice, he immediately devoted himself to univers...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Opaline Glass
$1,149 Sale Price
20% Off
Floor Lamp Murano Blue and Red Glass by Fulvio Bianconi, 1950s
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Floor Lamp made of fine Murano Blue and Red Glass, realized by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini in 1950s.
Very good condition.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Veliero Floor Lamp in Crystal/Milk-White by Tadao Ando
By Tadao Ando, Venini
Located in murano, IT
Veliero comprises 6 modular elements; the simplicity of the original square remains unchanged, and is actually enhanced by the encounter with the other elements, expressing itself in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Corner wall lamp by Paolo Deganello for Venini
By Paolo Deganello, Venini
Located in Lugo, IT
Wall sconce for wall corner by Paolo Deganello for Venini.
It has been re-elected and the replaced parts are present.
Thank you
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Sheet Metal
Venini for Veluce Opaline Glass Floor Lamp, Italy, 1980s
By Veluce, Venini
Located in Naples, IT
A rare, elegant and refined floor lamp in opaline white Murano glass and black lacquered metal frame, a classic example of 1970s Italian lighting...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Three Large "Quilt" Sconces/Flush Mount by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, Italy 1960s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and impressive set of three large "Quilt" sconces designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini in the 1960's. Each wall light features a square-shaped, heavily textured clear Murano g...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Toni Zuccheri Chandelier Murano Glass Brass 1950 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Tony Zuccheri chandelier Murano glass brass 1950 Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Amber and Clear Tronchi Chandelier Venini
By Venini
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this Murano Amber and Clear Tronchi Chandelier Venini. The chandelier has a missing piece from the bottom row.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
VENINI Chandelier Murano Glass Iron 1940 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Chandelier
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Milk Glass, Murano Glass
Midcentury pair of Murano chandeliers attributed to Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant pair of Murano glass chandeliers attributed to Toni Zuccheri for Venini.
Its metallic structure mounts exceptionally refined Murano glass diffusers in clear and orange that c...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Modern Murano Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Venini, Signed ca. 1994
By Ettore Sottsass, Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful table lamp in shades of light grey-white hand-blown Murano glass.
Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Venini and manufactured in 1994.
The glass shade is signed "Venini ".
Etto...
Category
1990s Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Boletus Table Lamp by Mario Ticcò for Venini, Italy, 1970s
By Venini, Mario Ticcò
Located in Roma, IT
Table lamp from the series Boletus realized by Mario Ticcò for Venini, Murano, in 1970s.
Chromed metal and blown and engraved glass.
Fully working and in very good condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Modern Elegant Venini "Bluino" Chandelier Crystal Glass and Brass
By Venini
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Modern elegant VENINI "BLUINO" chandelier crystal glass and brass.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Murano Glass pendant lamp by Venini
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
This stunning pendant lamp, crafted in the 1970s by Venini, embodies the excellence of Murano glass artistry. Its design is pure and essential-a perfect glass globe that encapsulates...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Venini Couple Chandeliers Murano Glass Iron Brass, 1940, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandes.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini chandelier from Italy 1970s
By Venini
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, FR
Amazing Venini chandelier from the 70s
Category
Late 20th Century Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
$18,685 Sale Price
20% Off
21st Century Tappeto Volante Chandeliers in Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Nastri 905.03 SOSP CRISTALLO
Additional information:
Material: glass
Colour: crystal
Light source: 3 x max 12W LED R7S
Finishes: chrome metal
Dimensions: W 120 x H 35 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Table Lamp
Boletus
by Mario Ticco for Venini, Italy 1970s
By Venini, Mario Ticcò
Located in Hellouw, NL
We are in love with this Table Lamp 'Boletus' by Mario Ticco for Venini; a striking piece that epitomizes Italian design excellence from the 1970s. This exquisite lamp is not merely ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Monumental Venini Tazebao Chandelier in Crystal and Sapphire Murano Glass, Italy
By Venini
Located in Almelo, NL
Monumental Venini “Tazebao” Chandelier in Crystal and Sapphire Murano Glass, Italy, 1980s
A rare and monumental work by the renowned Murano glassmaker Venini, this Tazebao Grand Scu...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Stainless Steel
Venini Chandelier Murano Glass Metal Chrome, 1960, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier Murano glass metal chrome, 1960, Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Steel
$4,599 Sale Price
20% Off
No. 4029 Pendant by Massimo Vignelli for Venini
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in New York, NY
Blown glass, brass. Internally decorated blown glass shade. Brass mounts and 1 x E26 socket.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Venini Patchwork Hand Blown Wall Lamp by Toni Zuccheri
By Venini
Located in Weesp, NL
Set of amazing and very rare and luxury Italian wall lights or sconces designed by Toni Zuccheri and produced by Venini Murano, model Patchwork,
hot-worked transparent glass, painted...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
21st Century Diamantei Extra Large Chandeliers in Améthyste/Red by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Exquisitely Baroque in style, regal in appearance, and available in a variety of sizes and colors, it is the undisputed star of any setting. A series of alternating soft and sharp cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
No. 4035 Pendant by Massimo Vignelli for Venini
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in New York, NY
Blown glass, brass. Internally decorated blown glass shade. Brass mounts and 1 x E26 socket.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Midcentury wall light model "802" by Tobia Scarpa for Venini, Italy 1970
By Venini, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Rare single Midcentury wall light model "802" by Tobia Scarpa for Venini, Italy 1970
Stunning hand blown glass and metal structure.
This light can be re-oriented to point up as wel...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
$7,186 Sale Price
20% Off
21st Century, Balloton Pendant Light Cluster in Crystal / Grey /Indigo
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
The latest re-edition features bright new elements, complex shapes and different uses. But it stays true to the Balloton technique, which lends a unique ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
21st Century Zoe Small Pendant Light in Violet by Doriana E Massimiliano Fuksas
By Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas, Venini
Located in murano, IT
From the ancient tracks of desert rocks to present-day Venice. Zoe – designed by Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas in 2014 – is a paradigm, a place where different times and spaces com...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Venini “Toni Zuccheri “Sconces Murano Glass Brass, 1950, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini "Toni Zuccheri" sconces Murano glass brass, 1950, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Triedri Wall Light in Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
From 1958 to 1960, the Fornace has witnessed the encounter between geometry and art with Triedri. Structures designed based on clear rules trap light inside thin strips of glass with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
$3,078 / item
Vintage Venini Tube Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Red Lion, PA
This chandelier is made of thin tubes designed in the style of Murano produced in Italy by Venini.
Thin, elegant, hand blown glass tube elements.
Rewiring Strongly Suggested.
Category
1960s Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
21st Century Ettore Sottsass Nopuram Table Lamp in Green/Light Pink/Red
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in murano, IT
Appealing in shape and glow, it is tinged with a hint of Sapphire and Pink. Darpanah fascinates the viewer. Its powerful aesthetics urged Ettore Sottsass to turn to Sanskrit for insp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Italian Mid-Century Murano Ball Glass Pendant Lamp by Toni Zuccheri, 1960s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Stylish Italian mid-century blown Murano glass, ball shape pendant lamp designed by Toni Zuccheri in the 1960s per Venini fashion house and named th...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
$1,054 Sale Price
77% Off
Venini Chandelier Midcentury in Gilded Glass and Brass Elegant, 1950
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant chandelier from the Venini factory in glass and brass from the 1950s. The chandelier is in perfect original condition. The pendant is composed of 24 parallelepipeds with a triangular base in solid gilded glass. The glasses are hand ground in various sizes. The glass pendants are inserted in different crowns that frame the brass structure, where they create beautiful plays of light.
In the central area, the chandelier, is composed of 16 pendants of various sizes. The longest pendant measures 53 cm while the average one measures 43 cm. The two measures are inserted in a staggered way. In the area below and inside there are 8 colored pendants of the same size (23 cm) that frame the structure.
The chandelier has a tubular brass structure. Halfway through the structure, at different heights, 24 brass tubes radiate, acting as bearing elements for the insertion of the glass. Each tube is numbered to facilitate the insertion of the latter. The pendant consists of 8 lights placed 4 at the top and 4 at the bottom, to radiate the best of the room. All the glasses are made of solid gold-coloured glass. Once you access this chandelier will amaze you by the great beauty...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Replacement Glass for Venini "Tessuto Lamp", Italy, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Roma, IT
Replacement Glass for Venini "Tessuto Lamp" is an original decorative object realized in the 1960s.
The item is the spare part for the ceiling light realized by Venini.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
21st Century Gio Ponti 99.81 12-Light Chandeliers in Green / Grey
By Venini, Gio Ponti
Located in murano, IT
A work of art. More than that, a myth. Gio Ponti 99.81 owes its undisputed modernity and originality to the boundless creativity of its creator, Gio Ponti. Its uniqueness lies in its...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
1960s Venini Organic White Blue Gold Murano Glass Tall Pair Modern Pendants
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Rare, unique pair of Venini pendant lights, dating from the 1960s, represents the highest level of Italian Mid-Century Murano glass craftsmanship. A set of 4 are available. These are...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Venini “Toni Zuccheri “ Sconces Metal Crome Murano Glass, 1970, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconces.
Category
1970s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini “Toni Zuccheri “ Sconce Murano Glass Metal Crome 1950 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconce.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Chandelier Glass Metal Crome, 1940, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier glass metal crome, 1940, Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Venini Chandelier Murano Glass Iron Metal Crome, 1960, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier Murano glass iron metal crome, 1960, Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Italian Murano Glass Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Italian chandelier by Venini. Each of the prisms is solid glass, measuring 11 inches and 4 inches. They hang from hooks onto a chrome frame, as pictured. Any amoun...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Toni Zuccheri for Venini Clear Murano Glass Petite "Esprit" Chandelier 1970s
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in New York, NY
The hand crafted clear Murano glass & chrome petite "Esprit" chandelier. This iconic sputnik style pendant fixture embodies the same organic qualities and elegance as its larger coun...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Venini Sconces Murano Glass Metal Crome, Italia, 1940
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Sconces Venini.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Seven Venini Tronchi Five Point Glass Shades
By Murano 5, Venini
Located in New Windsor, NY
Need extra shades? If you own or are trying to sell one of these signature chandeliers or sconces, then you probably need extra shades. Clear glass, five point drop shade, tree bark ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
$560 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Early "Tessuto" Table Lamp by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini, Italy 1981
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
Located in Milan, IT
"Tessuto" table lamp by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini.
Rare 1981 edition with Tessuto shade and milky glass base.
Signed and dated on side of the base,
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Blown Glass Neoclassic Chandelier Design by Carlo Scarpa Venini Official
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in murano, IT
Venini’s artistic director for more than a decade, Carlo Scarpa deeply influenced the company’s production, managing to merge his own intellectual vision with the highly refined tech...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century Esprit Extra Small Chandeliers in Amber Yellow/Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Viewers feel compelled to touch every single petal of its flowers and every single point of its stars, to make sure they’re real. Esprit conveys the power of nature and of light. Esp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Venini Mid-Century Modern Glass and Chrome Ceiling Lamp
By Venini
Located in Weesp, NL
Rare and beautiful Mid-Century Modern ceiling lamp "Membrane" by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, Murano, Italy.
In the 1970s, Zuccheri designed Membrane, a series in which a glass skin on...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Chrome
$5,270 Sale Price
20% Off
Venini Vignelli Chandelier Murano Yellow White Gray Glass Brass, 1950
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Massimo e Lella Vignelli Murano yellow white gray glass brass, 1950.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
21st Century Diamantei Extra Large Chandeliers in Satin Grey by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Exquisitely Baroque in style, regal in appearance, and available in a variety of sizes and colors, it is the undisputed star of any setting. A series of alternating soft and sharp cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Chandelier Murano 12 Lights 1940, Color Ambra Red Profiles, Round Shape, Glass
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Exceptional 1940 chandelier. Murano Venini. Amber red borders.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
1960s Venini Chandelier from Trilobo Series
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite Italian original 1960s Venini five-tiered chandelier from the 'Trilobo' series with 85 alternating crystal elements of amber and clear color in different sizes and suspende...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Venini Chandelier “Triedi” Murano Glass Metal Crome Iron, 1960, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier “Triedi” Murano glass metal crome iron, 1960, Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Abaco Shape 1, 5 Sphere Suspension Light in Muticolour
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Calculations, numbers, man’s endless attempt to rationalize an otherwise intuitive world. All this enclosed in a unique work by Monica Guggisberg and Philip Baldwin. Crafted with sph...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Suspension Lamp Trihedron Murano Glass, 1960
s
By Venini
Located in taranto, IT
Extraordinary 60's original venini chandelier with 46 transparent trihedron elements of 15 cm, lobe cm. 3.5, arranged in several rows to form a single, harmonious, complex game of re...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Venini Ceiling Light/Sconce Murano Glass Brass, 1940, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini ceiling light/sconce Murano glass brass, 1940, Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Chandelier in Trefoil Glass Produced by Venini, 1960s
By Venini
Located in taranto, IT
Splendid original venini 60s chandelier, a cascade of trefoil glass of mixed shades of amber and white arranged on several levels, elegant, harmonious, timeless
overall height just under 70 centimeters, carefully and scrupulously preserved, in excellent storage conditions, all pendants are without damage
there are 43 glasses in all 28 pieces of 24cm and 15 pieces of 12cm
diameter of the chandelier 40...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Massimo Vignelli for Venini Yellow Onion Glass Uplighter Wall Sconce
By Venini, Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in Hanover, MA
Since yellow Murano glass wall lamp designed by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, mid-1950s. Original hefty brass wall bracket. Porcelain socket for single standard Edison screw lightbulb...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Venini Sconce Murano Glass Brass, 1930, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Sconce.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Venini lighting are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of silver and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Venini lighting, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original lighting by Venini 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 Stilnovo, Fabio Ltd, and Gaetano Sciolari. Prices for Venini lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $11 and can go as high as $377,941, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,552.
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Questions About Venini Lighting
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024To identify Venini glass, first look for markings, usually found on the base or interior of glassware. Over its long history, Venini used dozens of labels and acid-stamped marks on its pieces. You can find images of these marks on the pages of trusted online resources to compare to your piece. Keep in mind that Venini's foil labels tend to come off over the years, so a lack of a marking or label doesn't necessarily mean that your piece is not a Venini. However, there are many convincing replicas of Venini glassware. As a result, experts recommend consulting a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer for assistance with the identification process, especially if you can't locate a label or acid mark. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Venini glass.
- Where is Venini glass made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025Venini glass is made in Italy. Specifically, its workshop is on the Venetian island of Murano. 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 skilled artisans who created extraordinary chandeliers, sconces and other lighting in the centuries-old glass workshops. While the company’s co-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 Gio Ponti, Massimo Vignelli, Tapio Wirkkala, Thomas Stearns and Fulvio Bianconi. Shop a variety of Venini glass on 1stDibs.