Italian glassmaker and master Murano craftsman Toni Zuccheri’s lifelong passion for nature and animals contributed to the development of some of the finest modernist works in Murano glass history. His mid-century-era chandeliers, wall sconces, table lamps and vases showcase his penchant for experimentation and exceptional skill in color and form.
Zuccheri was born in 1936 in San Vito al Tagliamento. His father was Luigi Zuccheri (1904–74), a renowned painter known for his depictions of animals (and friend of artist Giorgio De Chirico). Toni not only inherited his father’s love of the animal kingdom — particularly birds — but also his artistic talents, demonstrating an intuitive skill for drawing at an early age.
In 1945, the Zuccheri family moved to Venice. At the city’s University Institute of Architecture, Toni studied under esteemed Italian architects Franco Albini, Ignazio Gardella and Carlo Scarpa.
During the early 1960s, Zuccheri focused on the art of glassmaking and collaborated with Venini. While working with the celebrated Italian Murano glass factory, he developed an innovative type of thick window glass sheets called Vetrate Grosse with prolific Italian architect and furniture designer Gio Ponti. The glass was made of dense, vitreous pastes mixed with murrine, raw pigment, shards of filigrana cane and fine wire mesh.
Zuccheri exhibited a group of elaborate bird and farm animal sculptures at the 1964 Venice Biennale. The birds, which were accented with gold leaf, included vibrantly hued guinea fowl-shaped works with murrine bodies, turkeys, owls and hoopoes (colorful birds known for their crown of feathers). Zuccheri employed an ingenious glass layering technique to create the birds’ feathers, while their realistic-looking legs and feet were made of bronze.
Throughout his career, Zuccheri’s love of birds and animals was a recurring theme in many of his glassworks, which he created for Venini and other Italian Murano glass manufacturers such as VeArt and Barovier & Toso. Today, his work lives on in galleries and private collections worldwide.
On 1stDibs, discover a range of vintage Toni Zuccheri lighting, decorative objects and serveware.
Wall Lamp Bark Glass Design Toni Zuccheri for Venini, 1968
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in taranto, IT
splendid original Venini applique, signed at the base, made up of 10 bark glasses designed with sugar tones Measures: height about 35 centimeters, excell...
Murano Glass
Pair of "Patchwork" wall sconces by Toni Zuccheri for Venini Murano glass 1970s
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Firenze, FI
Wall or ceiling lighting system composed of 2 Murano glass elements, model "Patchwork," designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini. The frame is made of white painted metal, on which trans...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$1,566Sale Price|20% Off
Large brutalist Murano glass wall lamp by Toni Zuccheri, Italy, 60s
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Large piece of multicolored Murano glass with an organic shape in brutalist style, attached to a silver chrome metal base. The diffuser is rough inside, creating an unique lighting e...
Metal, Chrome
1970s Toni Zuccheri for Venini Space Age Murano Glass Square Wall Sconce
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This stunning piece is a 1970s Toni Zuccheri for Venini "Corteccia" Murano Glass Wall Sconce, a striking example of Space Age Italian design and Murano glass artistry. The light fixt...
Metal, Brass
Toni Zuccheri "Scorzé" Wall Lamp for Venini, Italy 1960s
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Utrecht, NL
Toni Zuccheri was an Italian architect, painter and designer, whose work sits at the intersection of craftsmanship and experimentation. He developed a deep sensitivity to glass as bo...
Metal
Pairs of Toni Zuccheri Glass Wall Sconces for Venini
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pairs of sculptural wall sconces designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini in the 1970s. Each fixture is composed of hand-formed Murano glass tiles arranged in an expressive grid of squar...
Metal
Mid-Century Glass Art Wall Lights by Tony Zuccheri for Mazzega, Italy 1960s
By Toni Zuccheri, Mazzega
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Art Wall Lights by Tony Zuccheri for Mazzega, 1960s This spectacular wall or ceiling light was created by Tony Zuccheri for Mazzega in 1960. The multi-colored cra...
Metal
Pair Of Murano Sconces By Toni Zuccheri For Venini
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri, Seguso, Salviati, Barovier
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Murano Glass Sconces. Offered is a large pair of mid century Murano glass sconces designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini. This lovely pair of blown Murano glass sconces consist...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Large Elica wall sconces designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini 1965
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Large wall lamps from the Elica series designed by Toni Zuccheri in 1965 for Venini glassworks. Metal frame, each lamp consists of 10 elements in murano glass, excellent condition,...
Metal
Lot of Three Murano Glass & Brass Sconces Mid-Century Modern Italy Toni Zuccheri
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Set of Three Mid-Century Brutalist Murano Glass Wall Sconces, Italy A refined set of three mid-century Italian wall sconces featuring sculptural Murano heavy brutalist glasses on br...
Metal, Brass
Large wall sconce designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini 1960
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Large wall lamp designed by Toni Zuccheri in 1960 for Venini glassworks. Painted metal and brass frame, lampshade made of smoked glass , excellent condition, 4 light points, overha...
Brass, Iron
Toni Zuccheri, Mid-Century pair of corteccia Murano glass sconces for Venini. It
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Catania, CT
Great vintage condition with normal trace of age and use for this set of two sconces in thick corteccia Murano glass and brass, designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini. Italy 1960s. Ful...
Brass
$581Sale Price|28% Off
Wall Lighting Toni Zucherri by Mazzega ice frost Glass Murano , Italy, 1970
By AVMazzega, Toni Zuccheri
Located in La xara, VC
Exceptional Toni Zucherri by mazzega wall lighting ice frost glass Murano with structure. The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the italian Design. This...
Murano Glass
Pair of Wall Sconces by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, Squared Murano Tronchis
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
A striking and highly sculptural pair of wall sconces designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini in the 1970s. Each fixture is composed of thick hand-blown Murano glass elements with a dee...
Murano Glass
Pair of Toni Zuccheri Clear & Amber Glass Wall Sconces for Mazzega Murano.
By Mazzega, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Chicago, IL
Well executed and wonderfully artistic pair of chunky glass wall sconces by Toni Zuccheri for Mazzega Murano. Made in Italy in the 1960s, the sconces consist of square, raised, steel...
Steel
1970s Toni Zuccheri for Venini Corteccia Murano Glass Huge Space Age Wall Sconce
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This stunning piece is a 1970s Toni Zuccheri for Venini "Corteccia" Murano Glass Wall Sconce also usable as Ceiling Light, a striking example of Space Age Italian design and Murano g...
Iron
Pair of Glass Wall Sconces by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of vintage wall lights designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini. Each fixture features a thick, heavy Murano glass shade showcasing the designer's characteristic vetro corteccia (...
Brass, Copper
Pair of Murano Glass Sconces by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Carlo Nason, Toni Zuccheri, Venini, Mazzega
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Murano Glass Sconces by Toni Zuccheri For Venini. This beautiful pair of Italian mid-century sconces have been newly wired with new sockets for the U.S. market.
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Six Mid-Century Modern "Patchwork" Glass Sconces by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Six Mid-Century Modern sconces 'Patchwork' model designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini and manufactured circa 1970, in clear and blue Murano glass. Priced individually.
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Wall Lamp Sconce by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, Italy, 1960s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Rome, IT
Wall lamp sconce in white and amber murano glass by the Italian designer Toni Zuccheri for Venini. Made in Italy in the 1960s.
Metal
Pair of Toni Zuccheri for Venini Murano Eliche Glass Wall Sconces
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
A striking pair of Italian wall sconces designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini in the 1970s. These sculptural fixtures are composed of layered hand-blown Eliche Murano glass elements i...
Murano Glass
$1,287Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Murano Glass Wall Lights by Toni Zuccheri for Mazzega, 1970s
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Praha, CZ
Exceptional pair of Murano art glass wall sconces designed by Toni Zuccheri and produced by Mazzega in Italy during the 1970s. The sculptural hand-formed glass shades feature vibrant...
Metal
$840Sale Price / item|30% Off
Murano Flush Mount by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, 2 Available
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano flush mount or wall light with blue details / Made in Italy by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, circa 1960s Measures: width 8 inches, length 8 inches, height 5.5 inch...
Metal
1960s Toni Zuccheri Venini Italian Design Murano Glass Sconces Wall Lamps
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Brescia, IT
Wall lamps _ Set of 5 Toni Zuccheri Venini 1960 Clear and Amber Murano glass White metal frame and brass screws. Perfect Working Order Glass in perfect condiction
Metal
Pair of Toni Zuccheri for Venini Murano Glass Sconces
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Toni Zuccheri for Venini Murano glass sconces. Large pair of Toni Zuccheri for Venini Murano glass sconces. This stunning pair...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Applique di Toni Zuccheri per Venini in vetro di Murano, Anni '70
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Applique di Toni Zuccheri per Venini in vetro di Murano, Made in Italy, Anni '70. Straordinaria Applique quadrata da parete in vetro di Murano soffiato sagomato a mano con rilievi ir...
Murano Glass
$5,250 / set
Set of 3 Patchwork Murano Wall Sconces by Venini
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare vintage Italian Patchwork wall lights with Murano glass plates mounted on painted metal frames, designed by Toni Zuccheri and made by Venini in Italy, in 1960s Each piece can be...
Murano Glass
Murano glass Toni Zuccheri sconces for VeArt, set of 2, Italy circa 1960s
By Toni Zuccheri, VeArt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Murano glass sconces by Toni Zuccheri for VeArt. Designed and manufactured in 1970s. Take one medium base bulb each. Complimentary US rewiring upon request. FREE US rewiring upon req...
Metal, Nickel
$3,000 / item
Pair of Venini Patchwork Murano Glass Sconces
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Red Lion, PA
Beautiful blue Italian Patchwork Murano Glass Sconces by Toni Zuccheri for Venini 1970s Set of 2
Murano Glass
$1,225Sale Price / item|30% Off
Patchwork Murano Wall Sconces by Venini, 3 Available
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare vintage Italian Patchwork wall lights with Murano glass plates mounted on painted metal frames, designed by Toni Zuccheri and made by Venini in Italy, in 1960s Each piece can b...
Murano Glass
Large Elica wall sconce designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini 1965
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Large wall lamp from the Elica series designed by Toni Zuccheri in 1965 for Venini glassworks. Metal frame, the lamp consists of 10 elements in murano glass, excellent condition, 4...
Metal
Set of 20 Patchwork Wall Lights in Hand Blown Glass by Toni Zuccheri, Venini
By Toni Zuccheri, Paolo Venini
Located in Argelato, BO
Monumental Set of 20 Patchwork Wall Lights in Hand Blown Glass by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, Italy 1970s (First Edition) The lamps, which can be used both as ceiling lamps and as app...
Murano Glass
1960s Toni Zuccheri Venini Murano glass sconces, horizontal or vertical mounting
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Catania, CT
Rare set of four wall sconces designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini in the 1960s, showcasing the iconic thick Vetro Corteccia (bark glass). Each applique is crafted from the same text...
Murano Glass
$1,050Sale Price / item|30% Off
Murano Flush Mount by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, 3 Available
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano flush mount or wall light with blue details / Made in Italy by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, circa 1960s Measures: width 16 inches, length 16 inches, height 5 inch...
Metal
Tronchi applique set by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, Italy, 1960's
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Melbourne, VIC
A refined pair of Murano glass appliques by Toni Zuccucheri for Venini, Italy. Each light features textured blown glass elements mounted on a metal frame, creating a beautifully diff...
Murano Glass
Pair of Murano Glass Tronchi Sconces, 1970s
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Rome, IT
12 hand blown Murano glass Tronchi, each measuring 7.00” long. Available 4 pairs and also with a pink, red and amber glasses. Five E14 light bulbs. We can wire for your country sta...
Blown Glass
Pair of Murano Glass Tronchi Sconces, 1970s
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Rome, IT
12 hand blown Murano glass Tronchi, each measuring 7.00” long. Available 4 pairs and also with a pink, red and amber glasses. Available a matching chandelier. Five E14 light bulb...
Blown Glass
$8,500 / set
Wall Sconces by Tony Zuccheri for VeArt
By Toni Zuccheri, VeArt
Located in New York, NY
Hand blown Murano opaline glass shades with internal drips. Brushed steel structures and one E12 [candelabra] socket per sconce.
Stainless Steel
Pair of Large Wall Appliques in Murano Glass by Toni Zuccheri, Italy 1970s
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Hellouw, NL
This sculptural pair of wall lamps evokes the quiet complexity of light shaped through glass. Designed by Toni Zuccheri in the 1970s and attributed to either VeArt or Venini, they re...
Metal
$1,900 / set
Midcentury Wall Sconces by Toni Zuccheri
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Midcentury wall sconces by Toni Zuccheri Brass structure with Murano glass diffusers. Produced by Venini Italy in 1960s. Measures: Height 1...
Glass
Venini “Toni Zuccheri” Sconces Murano Glass Brass, 1952, Italy
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Milano, IT
Venini “Toni Zuccheri” Sconces Murano glass brass, 1952, Italy.
Glass
Pair of Midcentury Colored Murano Glass Scones by Tony Zuccheri for Venini
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Rome, IT
This outstanding pair of scones with rare color combination considering the uniqueness with amber, pink, amethyst color precious Murano glasses. Each sconce with 12 glass blown eleme...
Blown Glass
$1,865 / item
Four Murano Glass Sconces by Toni Zuccheri
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare set off four Murano wall lights by Toni Zuccheri. Italy. Measures: Diameter 30 cm. Height 38 cm.
Metal
Pair of Venini Tronchi Sconces or Wall Lights by Toni Zuccheri, 1970s
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Rome, IT
Twelve precious hand blown Murano glass tubes on each sconce. Each with four E14 light bulbs.
Metal
Pair of Murano Glass Wall Lamps by Toni Zuccheri, Italy, 1970s
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Voorburg, NL
Pair of Murano Glass Wall Lamps by Toni Zuccheri, Italy, 1970s A refined pair of Italian mid-century Murano glass wall lamps, designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, circa 1970s. Each ...
Chrome
Patchwork Wall Lamps by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, Italy, 1970s
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Brussels, BE
Patchwork Wall Lamps by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, Italy
Glass
Pair of Vintage Wall Lamps Patchwork Space Age Glass Venini Italy 1970
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Biella, IT
Venini Italy two wall lamps patchwork years ’70 space age glass perfect condition, signed Venini, measure 12 inches for side the price is for two lamp but are available four ...
Aluminum, Brass
Toni Zuccheri for Seguso Murano Italian Midcentury Glass Sconces Wall Lamps 1950
By Archimede Seguso, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design sconces wall lamps designed by Toni Zuccheri and produced by Archimede Seguso Murano with bark glass diffuser, metal structure, and brass details, ma...
Metal, Brass
$746Sale Price / set|76% Off
Pair of Venini Tronchi Sconces by Toni Zuccheri, 1970s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in La xara, VC
Pair of Toni Zuccheri for Venini Murano glass sconces. Large pair of Toni Zuccheri for Venini Murano glass sconces. This stunning pair of Murano sconces have been newly wired to U.S....
Brass
Cristal and Yellow "Quilt" Wall Lamp by Toni Zuccheri for Venini (4 available)
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Hellouw, NL
A composition of textured glass and warm light, the “Quilt” wall lamp by Toni Zuccheri for Venini captures the experimental spirit of Murano lighting during the 1970s. Conceived as p...
Glass, Murano Glass
A pair of 1960s Murano glass "Tronchi" wall socnces by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in London, GB
A pair of 1960s large Murano glass "Tronchi" wall socnces by Toni Zuccheri for Venini. Each light has three fittings and 12 "Tronchi" Murano glass tubular drops suspended in two tier...
Metal
Pair of Venini Tronchi Sconces by Toni Zuccheri, 1970s
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Rome, IT
Twelve handblown glass tubes on each sconce, each measuring 13,802 long.
Metal
Pair of Toni Zuccheri for Venini Murano Glass Sconces
By Toni Zuccheri, Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Toni Zuccheri For Venini Murano glass sconces. This large pair of Italian Murano sconces have chrome structures, long oval tubular glass with each having 3 Edison based sockets. These chic midcentury Murano sconces...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Modernist Venini Patchwork Hand Blown Panel by Toni Zuccheri from 70s
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Catania, CT
Great vintage condition with normal trace of age and use on the metal parts and no cracks or chips on the glasses. Very rare and luxury Italian wall light designed by Toni Zuccheri a...
Murano Glass
$585Sale Price / item|25% Off
Toni Zuccheri by Mazzega Sonce glass murano with chrome , italy 1970
By Mazzega, Toni Zuccheri
Located in La xara, VC
Exceptional Toni Zuccheri sconce large glass Murano with chrome structure . The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the italian Design . This unique Sconc...
Chrome
Quilt wall sconces designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini 1970
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Wall or ceiling lamps designed by Toni Zuccheri in 1970 for Venini. Painted metal and brass frame, lampshade made of murano glass , excellent condition, overhauled electrical syste...
Brass, Iron
$897Sale Price / item|30% Off
Four Toni Zuccheri Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Sconces for Venini, 1960s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Four wall lamps produced in the 1960s by Venini based on a design by Toni Zuccheri. White painted metal structure. Bark glass diffuser. Brass screws. You...
Metal
Pair of Sconces by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, 1970s
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Rome, IT
12 hand blown Murano glass Tronchi, each measuring 7.00” long. Available 4 pairs and also with a pink, red and amber glasses. Available a matching chandelier. Five E14 light bulb...
Blown Glass
Toni Zuccheri Murano sconces for VeArt, a pair Italy circa 1960s
By Toni Zuccheri, VeArt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Murano glass sconces by Toni Zuccheri for VeArt. Designed and manufactured in 1970s. Take one medium base bulb each. Complimentary US rewiring upon request. FREE US rewiring upon req...
Metal, Nickel
VENINI TONI ZUCCHERI SCoNCES MURANOGLASS METAL CROME IRON 1950 ITALY
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Milano, IT
ECCEZIONALE COPPIA DI APPLIQUE DELLA VENINI MODELLO Corteccia "Toni Zuccheri " In vetro di murano del 1950 di domensioni ECCEZIONALi. PROVENIENTI DA UNA CASA VENEZIANA.
Murano Glass