Globe Table Lamp by Venini, 1970s
Italian Murano Glass Globe Swirl effect
€550.00
Table lamp in ball-shaped Murano glass, attributed to Venini, Italy.
Table lamp with a spherical shade in blown Murano glass, finished with a fine filigree or zanfirico-style spiral pattern in white threads over clear glass. The glass rests on a brass base. Light is emitted through the glass sphere, diffusing evenly across the Swirl pattern.
Dimensions: 33 x 33 cm
Condition: excellent
About the manufacturer
Venini is an Italian glassmaking company based on the island of Murano, Venice, founded in 1921 and established as Venini & C. in 1925 by Paolo Venini and Giacomo Cappellin. Following Cappellin’s departure in 1925, Paolo Venini led the company until his death in 1959. Venini is known for developing and refining Murano glassmaking techniques including fazzoletto (handkerchief glass), filigrana, zanfirico, sommerso, and pezzato, and for collaborating with designers and architects such as Carlo Scarpa, Gio Ponti, Tomaso Buzzi, Fulvio Bianconi, and Tapio Wirkkala. Venini remains in operation today, continuing to produce glass on Murano under the Venini name.