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.
Seguso 40" Chandelier Murano Glass & Chrome by Seguso, Italy circa 1960
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant large multi layered chandelier with handblown textured Murano bubble glass tubes hanging from a chromed spider suspension. Chandelier illuminates...
Chrome
$6,118Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Elegant Seguso Murano Glass Art Ceiling Lamps 1960s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Coppia di eleganti Plafoniere in vetro di Murano Venezia 1960 circa .
Murano Glass
1 'of 4' Kaiser Flush Mount Amber Murano Glass Ceiling Light, 1960s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant flush mount ceiling light executed in Murano glass with brass finals on a wooden frame. Manufactured by Kaiser Lighting, Germany in the 1960s. Materials: Murano glass, brass...
Brass
1960s Gino Sarfatti Seguso Bubble Glass Wall or Ceiling Lamp for Arteluce
By Archimede Seguso, Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960s Gino Sarfatti Seguso Bubble Glass Wall or Ceiling Lamp for Arteluce Executed in hand-blown bubbled Seguso glass on a black painted metal mount. Th...
Metal
Murano Glass Chandelier Designed by Kaiser, Germany, 1960s
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Aachen, NRW
A stunning large Murano smoked glass chandelier designed by Kaiser, Germany manufactured in the 1960s. The chandelier is composed of 2 thick Murano glass elements attached to a brass...
Brass
$2,877 / item
H 32.68 in Dm 20.87 in
1 of 4 Stunning Murano Glass Tubes Chandelier by Doria, Germany, 1960s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Aachen, NRW
Fantastic mid-century chandelier by Doria, Germany, manufactured circa 1960-1969. A lot of Murano glass cylinders suspended from the fixture. Heavy quality and in very good conditio...
Metal, Brass
Stunning Murano Glass Tubes Chandelier by Doria, Germany, 1960s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Aachen, NRW
Fantastic mid-century chandelier by Doria, Germany, manufactured circa 1960-1969. A lot of Murano glass cylinders suspended from the fixture. Heavy quality and in very good conditio...
Metal, Brass
Italian Murano Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian amber Murano glass and brass chandelier. Diameter 43 cm. Height fixture 35 cm. Total height including the chain and canopy 88 cm. The light requires five single E27 scre...
Brass
$12,680
H 60 in Dm 35.5 in
Clear and Gold Tiered Murano Glass Chrome Flush Mount Chandelier, Italy 60" tall
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Clear and Gold Tiered Murano Glass Chrome Flush Mount Chandelier, Italy, 60" tall. This flush-mounted Italian chandelier consists of textured tubular Murano glass ("tronchi") elements individually hand-blown in Venice in alternating clear and gold or amber glass colors. Each glass tube is individually suspended by chrome chains from a polished chrome plate which is flush mounted to the ceiling. Stands 5 ft. or 60 inches in height. This chandelier is a work of art in its detail and color. Wired for U.S. use and uses LED lightbulbs. This chandelier is on display at the Gallery at 200 Lex...
Chrome
Rare Flower Ceiling Lamp - Murano Art Glass
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Fantastic and fabulous of vintage Murano Italy art glass ceiling light. The rare lamp is made of 24 mouth-blown hand-formed leaf-form clear glass panels plus a huge glass as a bottom...
Art Glass
Pair of Seguso Murano Amber Glass Table Lamps, Italian, 1960s Design
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Seguso Italian Murano handblown amber ribbed glass table lamps. Glass has a rich golden amber color with each lamp weighs over 14 pounds. ...
Metal, Brass
$6,693
H 44.49 in Dm 21.66 in
Striking Murano Glass Flower Sputnik Chandelier by P. Venini VeArt Italy 1960s
By VeArt
Located in Rome, IT
Sputnik Flower Murano glass chandelier by Paolo Venini for VeArt, Italy. Covered in molded ice structure glass flower on a brass Sputnik...
Blown Glass
Italian Murano Glass Chandelier, Mid-Century Modern, Chrome, 1970
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian Murano glass pendant light with four lights. Measure: Diameter 62 cm.
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Brass Flush-Mount Ceiling Lamp with Murano Glass, 1960s
Located in Brussel, BE
Flush-mount light made of a clear frosted opaline glass diffuser on a brass base, produced in Italy during the 1960s. - A bigger version is available on our dealer page. - Origin: It...
Metal, Brass
Seguso Murano Glass Flower Flush Mount Light Fixture, 1960s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in New York, NY
This charming ceiling fixture was made by Seguso in the 1960s. Its crucible-shaped design is adorned with a delicate bouquet of amber and clear impressed glass flowers intricately ar...
Metal
Mid-Century Round Glass Ceiling Light By Seguso Vetri D’Arte, Italian
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in London, GB
This round Murano glass flush mount plafonnier/ceiling light, crafted by the renowned Italian maker Seguso Vetri D'Arte, showcases a timeless design. Its circular form features a del...
Metal
2 Sapphire Seguso Ceiling Fixtures
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
2 Sapphire Seguso ceiling fixture2 from midcentury, Italy. Partially restored. (1) E26 medium based socket in the fixture. Made in brass and glass. Curr...
Brass
1 Art Deco Sconce, circa 1940 by Seguso in Murano Glass, Italy
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Merida, Yucatan
1 wall light (last of this size) or sconce in Murano glass and brass made by Seguso in Murano, Italy, circa 1940. We can attribute these to Seguso since we had another piece with its...
Brass
Flavio Poli Redesigned Seguso Glass Flush Mount Hotel Bristol, Italy
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Vienna, AT
Redesigned bespoke 44" flush mount from original Flavio Poli glass pieces from the hotel Bristol (Italy 1954) In 2015 we gave new life to glass from a 1950s ceiling fixture salvaged from the once magnificent Hotel Bristol in Meran, Italy upon the remaining components of the light fixtures and reengineered it with an entirely new metalware frame based on Led technology. The original gilt melted glass laces were carefully interwoven once again and cast into a more contemporary shape. In one of the pictures you can see one of the original lights by Flavio Poli with a brass frame whereas there have been many versions from the same glass pieces in the hotel. One light has already made its way to NYC and has been installed in an apartment there (see pictures). This is a unique opportunity to acquire one of the last remaining historical Poli glass pieces from the glamorous hotel Bristol as well as simply possessing a beautiful and large flush light, suited for a variety of different rooms and spaces. The Bristol...
Metal
Seguso 1960s Murano Glass Flowers Ceiling Lamp
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Milan, IT
Seguso 1960s Murano glass flowers ceiling lamp in light blue, pink, and gold dust.
Metal
2 Art Deco Sconces, circa 1940 by Seguso in Murano Glass, Italy
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Merida, Yucatan
2 flushmounts in Murano glass and brass made by Seguso in Murano, Italy, circa 1940. We can attribute these to Seguso since we had another piece with its original sticker and manufac...
Brass
Art Deco Flushmounts, circa 1940 by Seguso in Murano Glass, Italy
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Seven 2- light plafonniers or flush mounts in Murano glass and brass made by Seguso in Murano, Italy, circa 1940. We can attribute these to...
Brass
Champagne Seguso Flush Mount
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single classical Seguso Ceiling fixture from mid century Italy in champagne color glass and brass. Partially restored. (1) E26 medium based socket. In brass and glass. Light bulb inc...
Brass
Extra Large Murano Glass Wall Appliques by Seguso, Italy, 1970s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Stunning pair of big wall appliques by Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Italy, 1970s. The lamps are composed of 4 refined clear Murano glass dishes of the highest quality in a rare beautiful gre...
Murano Glass
Flowers Ship Chandelier by Seguso, Murano, 1950s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Budapest, HU
The chandelier is made of dozens of small roses in precious Murano glass with gold inclusions.
Metal
Seguso Flush Mount
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A classical Seguso Ceiling fixture from midcentury Italy in aqua marine glass and brass. Partially restored. (1) E26 medium based socket. In brass and glass. Priced individually. Lig...
Brass