Massive Venini 'Fortress of Solitude' Tiered Glass Chrome Chandelier Italy 1960
By Venini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This chandelier is absolutely monumental. In my 30 years in this industry, I have never seen one quite like this. This masterpiece features 5 tiers of crystals, in with 21 bays total...
Steel, Chrome
$6,433Sale Price / set|20% Off
Stunning Vintage Murano Glass Tiered Chandelier, 78 Alabaster Pink Glasses
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel plated metal structure on 4 levels. The armor polished nickel supports 78 large alabaster pink glass tubes in a star shape. Per...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Rare Tiered Venini Leaded Glass & Chrome 'Trilobi' Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This chandelier was made by Venini in the 1960s, with each crystal hand-made in Murano. This example is special because of its crystals. I have never seen specimens this large before...
Steel, Chrome
Huge Vintage Murano Glass Tiered Chandelier, 78 Glasses, Pink Fuxia Silk
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel plated metal structure on 4 levels. The armor polished nickel supports 78 large pink fuxia silk glass tubes in a star shape. Per...
Blown Glass
Murano Glass Two Tiered Chandelier by Seguso
By Venini, Archimede Seguso, Barovier, Seguso, Salviati
Located in Houston, TX
Murano glass two tiered chandelier by Seguso. This stunning Murano glass chandelier is executed in a very light gold color. There are 4 lights on the upper level and 8 lights on the ...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Murano Quadriedri Chandelier, 70s
By Paolo Venini
Located in Hastings, GB
The chandelier visually has 4 tiers of Murano glass rods, the tiers are 2 and 3 rods deep on each layer The light takes 12 bayonet bulbs B27 The gilt frame is soft gold In color T...
Glass
Large Pill-Form Leaded Glass Crystal Chandelier by Venini or Camer Glass, Italy
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
There is a long a storied history between Camer Glass and Venini. Information is not easy to come by, but it is widely accepted that Venini was the primary original producer of the f...
Steel, Chrome
Mid Century Iridescent Chandelier, Multi Color Venini Style Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This fabulous chandelier is amazing.Indeed, its colors change according to light and surrounding. Its Murano glass plaques change color from iridescent white to yellow,green,blue,pi...
Glass
Unavailable
H 11.03 in Dm 21.26 in
Large Mid-Century J.T. Kalmar Tulipan Flush Mount Chandelier Murano Glass, 1960s
By J.T. Kalmar, Kaiser Leuchten, Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
The 4-tier ceiling light fixture has 31 unique mouth-blown hand manufactured onion tulip shape Murano pulegoso glasses, partly hold with patinated brass bolts on a white enameled met...
Metal, Brass
4 Tier Murano Glass Amber & Clear Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Amber & clear Murano glass tube chandelier by Venini.
Amber
Venini Murano Tronchi Glass Chandelier
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Venini Murano glass chandelier composed of hand crafted Tronchi glass prisms suspended on a 4-tiered frame.
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Chandelier Attributed to Venini
By Venini
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Glass murano chandelier attributed to Venini. There are 22 large glass tubes that fit on the upper support measuring about 12" high.
Art Glass
Mid-Century Murano Glass Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in Chireno, TX
Vintage 4-tiered chandelier, featuring hand-blown tronchi style glass shades that hang from its circular painted metal frame, newly rewired and ready to install.
Metal
A Vintage 7 Tiered Tronchi Chandelier Attributed to Venini
By Venini
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a magnificent tronchi chandelier is attributed to Murano glassmaker Venini.
Brass, Iron
Massive Murano Glass Leaves Chandelier in the Style of Venini (47" diameter)
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
This Italian murano chandelier consists of individual glass "leaves" in clear murano glass manufactured in the last 25 years on a contemporary wire frame in 7 tiers of descending cir...
Murano Glass
Vintage Murano Glass Chandeliers
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Murano glass chandeliers composed of alternating tiers of hand blown triedri crystal prisms and twisted quadriedri crystals. The polished nickel frame has 4 lights, rewired t...
Nickel
Italian Murano Chandelier
By Venini
Located in London, GB
A citrus coloured Murano glass chandelier in the Venini manner. The 4 point prisms in an unusual citrus colour, are staggered and tiered on an gold frame.
Large Murano Pendant Chandelier
By Venini
Located in London, GB
A long 4 tier pendant in Murano clear glass with a blue tint. The glass tubes are suspended from a flush mount with chains allowing the drop to be more than doubled if required to ar...
Italian Murano Glass Palmette Chandelier in the Manner of Barovier
Located in New York, NY
Stunning Art Deco murano clear glass chandelier is comprised of 4 tiers of descending circumference of individual hand blown "palm leaves."
Murano Glass
Italian Murano Glass Palmette Chandelier in the Manner of Barovier
By Barovier&Toso
Located in New York, NY
Stunning Art Deco murano clear glass chandelier is comprised of 4 tiers of descending circumference of individual hand blown "palm leaves."
Murano Glass
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H 13.39 in Dm 17.72 in
1 of 4 Tronchi Murano Glass Flush mount light by Venini for Kalmar, Austria, 60s
By Venini, Kalmar Lighting
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning Murano glass chandelier designed by Venini for Kalmar, 1960s Two tiers gather many structured glasses, beautifully refracting the light very heavy quality. High quality and...
Brass
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H 24.8 in W 11.2 in D 7 in
Vintage Venini Spiral Wall Sconces 1960s Italian Murano Glass Wall Lamps a pair
By Paolo Venini
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Venini wall sconces Italian wall lamps. 4 Tier gold gilt frame with blown Murano glass quadriedi prisms.
Gold, Brass
Huge Vintage Murano Glass Tiered Chandelier, 78 Pink Glasses
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel plated metal structure on 4 levels. The armor polished nickel supports 78 large PINK glass tubes in a star shape. Period: Late X...
Blown Glass
Huge Vintage Murano Glass Tiered Chandelier, 78 Pink Glasses
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel plated metal structure on 4 levels. The armor polished nickel supports 78 large PINK glass tubes in a star shape. Period: Late ...
Blown Glass
Huge Vintage Murano Glass Tiered Chandelier, 78 Glasses, Opal Silk
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel-plated metal structure on 4 levels. The armor polished nickel supports 78 large opal silk glass tubes in a star shape. Period: ...
Glass
Large Four-Tier Cristal Venini Chandelier, 1960
By Paolo Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
Gorgeous multi four-tier triedri glass chandelier with several glass crystal prisms and brass-plated steel frame.
Brass
Huge Vintage Murano Glass Tiered Chandelier, 78 Alabaster Pink Glasses
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel plated metal structure on 4 levels. The armor polished nickel supports 78 large albaster pink glass tubes in a star shape. Peri...
Blown Glass
Huge Vintage Murano Glass Tiered Chandelier, 78 Alabaster Pink Glasses
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel plated metal structure on 4 levels. The armor polished nickel supports 78 large albaster pink glass tubes in a star shape. Per...
Blown Glass
Huge Vintage Murano Glass Tiered Chandelier, 78 Alabaster Pink Glasses
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel plated metal structure on 4 levels. The armor polished nickel supports 78 large albaster pink glass tubes in a star shape. Peri...
Blown Glass
Large Three-Tier Cristal Venini Chandelier, 1960
By Paolo Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
Gorgeous multi three-tier triedri glass chandelier with 83 glass crystal prisms and brass-plated steel frame.
Brass
Huge Vintage Murano Glass Tiered Chandelier, 78 Glasses, Pink Fuxia Silk
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel plated metal structure on 4 levels. The armor polished nickel supports 78 large pink fuxia silk glass tubes in a star shape. Pe...
Glass
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H 70.87 in Dm 33.47 in
Huge Vintage Murano Glass Tiered Chandelier - 78 Glasses - Pink Fuxia Silk
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel plated metal structure on 4 levels. The armor polished nickel supports 78 large pink fuxia silk glass tubes in a star shape. Per...
Glass
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H 70.87 in Dm 33.47 in
Huge Vintage Murano Glass Tiered Chandelier - 78 glasses - pink fuxia silk
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel plated metal structure on 4 levels. The armor polished nickel supports 78 large pink fuxia silk glass tubes in a star shape. Pe...
Glass
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H 29.75 in Dm 22 in
Large "Triedi" Chandelier by Venini Clear and Gold Leaded Murano Glass Crystal
By Venini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large "Triedi" chandelier by Venini from Italy, circa 1960s, is comprised of easily over 100 alternating clear and light gold-tone leaded crystal prisms on a brushed steel armature...
Crystal, Steel
Triedri Drum Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian chandelier with clear Murano glass crystals hand blown in to three points in Triedri technique, mounted in six tiers on a circular chrome frame / Designed by Venini c...
Chrome
Italian Murano Spiral Crystal Glass Prism Chandelier by Venini
Located in North Miami, FL
The glass hanging prisms are tri-pointed. The gracious spiral of the 4 tiers lends itself to any space.
Glass
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H 27.56 in W 30.71 in D 21.66 in
4 original Carlo Scarpa Venini Poliedri chandeliers and a set of four Sconces
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Rome, IT
- Fabulous original Venini Polyhedral Murano glass chandelier by Carlo Scarpa.
Blown Glass
A Striking Venini Murano Glass 4 Tier Chandelier C. 1960's
By Venini
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A strikingly lovely Venini Murano glass 4 tier chandelier c. 1960's.
Chandeliers — simple in form, inspired by candelabras and originally made of wood or iron — first made an appearance in early churches. For those wealthy enough to afford them for their homes in the medieval period, a chandelier's suspended lights likely exuded imminent danger, as lit candles served as the light source for fixtures of the era. Things have thankfully changed since then, and antique chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many interiors today.
While gas lighting during the late 18th century represented an upgrade for chandeliers — and gas lamps would long inspire Danish architect and pioneering modernist lighting designer Poul Henningsen — it would eventually be replaced with the familiar electric lighting of today.
The key difference between a pendant light and a chandelier is that a pendant incorporates only a single bulb into its design. Don’t mistake this for simplicity, however. An Art Deco–styled homage to Sputnik from Murano glass artisans Giovanni Dalla Fina, with handcrafted decorative elements supported by a chrome frame, is just one stunning example of the elaborate engineering that can be incorporated into every component of a chandelier. (Note: there is more than one lighting fixture that shares its name with the iconic mid-century-era satellite — see Gino Sarfatti’s design too.)
Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged.
Not only will the right chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. These fixtures can easily illuminate an entire space, while their elevated position prevents them from creating glare or straining one’s eyes.
Certain materials, like glass, can complement naturally lit settings without stealing the show. Brass, on the other hand, can introduce an alluring, warm glow. While LEDs have earned a bad reputation for their perceived harsh bluish lights and a loss of brightness over their life span, the right design choices can help harness their lighting potential and create the perfect mood. A careful approach to lighting can transform your room into a peaceful and cozy nook, ideal for napping, reading or working.
For midsize spaces, a wall light or sconce can pull the room together and get the lighting job done. Perforated steel rings underneath five bands of handspun aluminum support a rich diffusion of light within Alvar Aalto's Beehive pendant light, but if you’re looking to brighten a more modest room, perhaps a minimalist solution is what you’re after. The mid-century modern furniture designer Charlotte Perriand devised her CP-1 wall lamps in the 1960s, in which a repositioning of sheet-metal plates can redirect light as needed.
The versatility and variability of these lighting staples mean that, when it comes to finding something like the perfect chandelier, you’ll never be left hanging. From the natural world-inspired designs of the Art Nouveau era to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room.
With designs for pendant lights and chandeliers across eras, colors and materials, you’ll never run out of options to explore on 1stDibs — shop a collection today that includes antique Art Deco chandeliers, Stilnovo chandeliers, Baccarat chandeliers and more.
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