Members of the Seguso family have been leading figures in the manufacture of glass on the Venetian island of Murano since the late 1300s, but for most collectors of vintage design the name evokes two companies formed in the first half of the 20th century. Seguso Vetri d’Arte, born from a small consortium of master glass artisans that included Archimede Seguso (1909–99), thrived under the artistic directorship of Flavio Poli (1900–84), a designer with an eye for modern forms, color and pattern. Vetreria Archimede Seguso, meanwhile, was founded in 1946, when Seguso opened his own atelier in order to employ classical techniques in the making of modern glassware.
The owners of Seguso Vetri d’Arte were justly proud of their skills as craftsmen, but they were not worldly aesthetes — and they knew it. Poli had studied at the Art Institute of Venice, originally working in ceramics before switching mediums and taking up the art of glass. He introduced new simple forms to the genre — the best known of his designs being the Valva, which resembles a clamshell in profile — and employed several novel techniques such as corroso, which gives glass a rough, emery-board-like finish. Poli’s most collectible works are his sommerso pieces, made with a layering process in which clear and colored-glass vessels are “submerged” within one another, producing a kind of nesting-doll effect in striking, elegant vases with bands of separate and overlapped hues.
At his eponymous workshop, Archimede Seguso often favored highly decorative, age-old techniques employed with modern restraint. His layered-glass Losanghe vessels have the look of an abstract checkerboard while his free-form Merletto vases have delicate, lacy patterns created by painstakingly twisting two heated glass straws to create helixes around the walls of the piece.
Though different in their scope and mission, both of these furnaces bearing the Seguso name created some of the most beautiful, alluring and exquisitely crafted works in all of modern design.
$4,950 / item
Seguso Vetri d`Arte Bitta Door Handle Murano Glass
By Pierpaolo Seguso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Murano, Venice, IT
Bitta Murano glass door handle by Seguso Vetri d'Arte. Handmade, blown Murano glass in an elegant, modern shape. The round door handle has a g...
Murano Glass
Set of 3 Art Deco Glass Door Handles with Plates
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous set of 3 Art Deco glass door handles with plates. Amazingly complete set! Probably made in the US circa 1925-30. These ar...
Chrome
$763
H 13.78 in W 2.96 in D 2.56 in
Scandinavian glass door handle, Lindshammar Glassworks, Sweden, 1960s
By Lindshammar Glasbruck
Located in Forserum, SE
A large mid-century door handle designed by Christer Sjögren and crafted at the Swedish glassworks Lindshammar in the 1960s as part of the Arkitekturglas (Architectural Glass) range....
Steel
Brass Palais Door Handle by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Palais Door Handle by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 13 x D 8 x H 2 cm Materials: Brass Palais lever handle in high tensile brass or aluminium. Each ha...
Brass
$3,081 / set
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 5.12 in
Set of Two Double Red Cast Glass Door Handles, Mid-Century Modern
Located in London, GB
A set of two double push and pull square textured vibrant red cast glass with mat antique bronze anodized aluminium fixtures. They are designed for a glass or wooden doors but suitab...
Glass
$1,711 / set
H 11.82 in W 2.76 in D 1.58 in
Murano Clear Glass Door Handles by Ercole Barovier, Barovier & Toso 1950's
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in London, GB
Pair of elongated 1950's Murano push and pull handles in twisted clear glass set in chrome fittings, by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso. The elegant door handles will perform...
Chrome
Murano Sommerso Glass Double Door Handles with Brass, Circa 1970
Located in London, GB
Double door handles in solid glass hand blown Sommerso Murano attributed to Seguso Vetri d`Arte, glass with centre in chocolate brown and outer ring in clear glass fitted to a chrome...
Brass
$1,711 / set
H 6.3 in Dm 5.91 in
Murano Sommerso Glass Push and Pull Door Handles with Chrome, Circa 1970
Located in London, GB
Push and pull door handles in solid glass hand blown Sommerso Murano attributed to Seguso Vetri d`Arte, glass with centre in chocolate brown and outer ring in clear glass fitted to a...
Brass
$350Sale Price|46% Off
H 12.75 in W 2.5 in D 3 in
Mid Century Modern Large Venini Glass Rope Design Door Handle Pull Murano Italy
By Venini
Located in Miami, FL
Magnificent door handle by Venini in Diamante glass rope form. Thick, heavy glass with striated blood red interior twist. In metal mounts with screw h...
Crystal, Metal
Lalique door handles "Fauns"
By Marc Lalique
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Created by Marc Lalique in 1962, the Faunes door handles show two crystal fauns sculpted in relief, set amongst a motif of vine leaves and bunches of grapes. Handcrafted in France ...
Crystal
Pair Murano Brass and Blue Glass Door Handles
Located in New York, NY
Pair Murano Brass and Blue Glass Door Handles. Vintage mid-century modern beautiful Murano glass handles with brass hardware. Italy, late 1960s to early 1970s. Dimensions: 9.5" Long...
Brass
Ilmari Tapiovaara Door Handle 2 Pairs Finland Original
By Ilmari Tapiovaara, Excelsior
Located in Espoo, FI
Two pairs of brass door handles designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara. The door handles have the manufacturer's stamp EXO. In good used condition. The door handles are sold as both pairs tog...
Brass
$5,135 / set
H 7.09 in W 5.12 in D 3.35 in
Rare Pair Alfredo Barbini Venetian Blown Glass Door Handles, Polar Bears, 1940s
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in London, GB
Rare Venetian blown glass push and pull door handles from a hotel in Venice late 1940's, by Alfredo Barbini (1912-2007) for Vitreria Gino Cenedese, Italy. This exceptionally was ori...
Brass
Sold
H 9.45 in W 2.37 in D 2.37 in
Pair of Archimede Seguso Murano Glass & Brass Door Handles, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
By Archimede Seguso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Brescia, Brescia
An exceptionally rare and sculptural pair of door handles designed by Archimede Seguso for Seguso Vetri d'Arte during the 1940s, embodying the poetic balance between Murano glass art...
Brass
Seguso Thirteen-Piece Bath Accessory Set
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in New York, NY
Seguso amber glass and chrome 1970s 13 piece bath fixture set. The set includes two 6" diameter lights, two 5" diameter soap dishes, one 6" diameter soap...
Metal