Partnerships come and go within the community of glass-making artisans on the Venetian island of Murano, where business relationships seem as complex as the shifting alliances in the notoriously acrimonious Italian parliament. Formed in 1942 by members of families with centuries of experience in the craft, Barovier&Toso has proven to be one of the most enduring and prosperous Italian glass manufactories of recent decades. Under the nearly 50-year artistic directorship of cofounder Ercole Barovier (1889–1974), the company created buoyant traditional pieces such as chandeliers, sconces and other lighting fixtures, and it pioneered an array of innovative modernist glass designs with bold colors, patterns and surfaces.
The Barovier dynasty began in 1295, when Jacobello Barovier, mentioned in historical documents as a master glassblower, began pinching, cutting, blowing and twisting a molten mixture of sand and minerals into incandescent works of art. It remained entirely family-owned until the mid-20th century, when it merged with another glassworks to become Barovier&Toso.
To appeal to gentler, more conservative tastes, Barovier&Toso produced a range of lilting, sinuous lighting pieces that are often described as embodying “Liberty Style” — the Italian term for Art Nouveau, taken from the name of famed London department store Liberty & Co., which promoted 19th-century organic textile designs and Arts and Crafts-style furniture in the manner of William Morris. The hallmarks of the style in Barovier&Toso works are elements of glass in the shape of thick leaves, fronds and flower petals, deployed along with other naturalistic ornament in sconces, pendants and chandeliers.
Ercole Barovier began his personal aesthetic transition toward modernism in the 1930s with his Primavera series of vases and animal sculptures — idiosyncratic milky-white and clear glass filled with tiny bubbles and hairline interior fissures that he produced for Artisti Barovier, a firm headed by his father and uncle. Later, with Barovier&Toso, he would explore such novel styles as the mosaic-like Pezzato glass; fluid Spiral patterns; the pebbly textured Barbarico line and the complex, layered and highly colored abstractions of the Oriente series of vases and bowls.
Traditional or modern, Barovier&Toso — still under family control — has produced one of the finest and most diverse catalogues of Murano glass in the last 100 years.
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Millefiori Flush Mount by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian flush mount with clear and gold hand blown Murano glass flowers / Made in Italy in the 1960s by Barovier e Toso Measures: Diameter 24 inches / height 8 inches 5 light...
Murano Glass
Pair of Graniglia Shield Sconces by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with a Murano glass shield hand blown in Graniglia technique to produce granular textured effect / Made in Italy by Barovier e Toso, 1960s Original label on frame ...
Murano Glass
$2,100Sale Price / set|30% Off
Pair of Bollicine Cups Sconces by Barovier e Toso, 2 Pairs Available
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall lights with clear Murano glass cups hand blown with bubbles inside the glass using Bollicine technique, mounted on brass frames / Made in Italy by Barovier e Tos...
Brass
$1,800 / item
Rostrato Sconce by Barovier e Toso, 16 Available
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original vintage Italian wall lights with clear Murano glass hand blown to create a beaked textured effect using Rostrato technique, mounted on brass bracket / Designed by Barovier e Toso, circa 1960s with original Barovier e Toso maker's mark on the frame / Made in Italy 1 light / E26 or E27 type / max 60W Measures: Height 12 inches, width 10 inches, depth 12 inches...
Brass
$1,260Sale Price|30% Off
Single Reticello Sconce by Barovier & Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall light with Murano glass cups hand blown in "reticello" technique to form crisscross pattern of white filaments, mounted...
Brass
$1,250Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of Smoky Textured Sconces by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall lights with smoky textured Murano glass shades mounted on brass frames / Made in Italy by Barovier e Toso, circa 1950s Original mark on the backplate Measures: height 10...
Brass
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Murano Reticello Cup Sconce by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall light with Murano glass cup hand blown in "reticello" technique to form crisscross pattern of white filaments, mounted on brass frame / Made in Italy by Barovier...
Brass
$4,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 4 Clear Textured Sconces by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall lights with clear textured Murano glass shades mounted on brass frames / Made in Italy by Barovier e Toso, circa 1950s. Original mark on the backplate. Measures: height ...
Brass
$28,800 / set
Set of 16 Rostrato Sconces by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original vintage Italian wall lights with clear Murano glass hand blown to create a beaked textured effect using Rostrato technique, mounted on brass bracket / Designed by Barovier e...
Brass
$3,600 / set
Pair of Millefiori Sconces by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall lights with clear and gold hand blown Murano glass flowers and blue glass screws / Made in Italy in the 1960s by Barovier e Toso Measures: height 12.5 inches, wi...
Murano Glass
$2,100Sale Price / item|30% Off
Pair of Reticello Cup Sconces by Barovier & Toso, 2 Pairs Available
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall light with Murano glass cups hand blown in "reticello" technique to form crisscross pattern of white filaments, mounted on brass frame / Made in Italy by Barovie...
Brass
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
Millefiori Sconce by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall light with clear and gold hand blown Murano glass flowers / Made in Italy in the 1960s by Barovier e Toso Measures: height 12.5 inches, width 8 inches, depth 5 i...
Murano Glass
Millefiori Flush Mount by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian flush mount with clear and gold hand blown Murano glass flowers / Made in Italy in the 1960s by Barovier e Toso Measures: Diameter 16 inches / height 7 inches 3 light...
Murano Glass
$1,680Sale Price / set|30% Off
Pair of Milky White Shield Sconces by Barovier e Toso, 2 Pairs Available
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with creamy milky white Murano glass shield mounted on white metal frame / Made in Italy by Barovier e Toso, circa 1960s Original sticker on the glass and frame Me...
Metal
Millefiori Flush Mount by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian flush mount with clear and gold hand blown Murano glass flowers and blue glass screws / Made in Italy in the 1960s by Barovier e Toso Measures: diameter 18 inches, he...
Murano Glass
$2,100Sale Price / set|30% Off
Pair of Cups Sconces by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall lights with hand blown Murano glass cups mounted on brass frames / Made in Italy by Barovier e Toso, circa 1950s Original mark on the backplate Measures: Height ...
Brass
$4,200Sale Price / set|30% Off
Set of 4 Bollicine Cups Sconces by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall lights with clear Murano glass cups hand blown with bubbles inside the glass using Bollicine technique, mounted on brass frames / Made in Italy by Barovier e Tos...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Hand-Blown Table Lamp w/ 24kt Gold Flecks by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Mid-Century Modern table lamp was hand-blown in Murano, Italy by the esteemed studio Barovier e Toso, circa 1950. It offers a reeded undulating form consisting of stacke...
Gold
$1,260Sale Price|30% Off
Millefiori Flush Mount by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian flush mount with clear and golden hand blown Murano glass flowers / Made in Italy in the 1960s Measures: Diameter 11 inches / height 5 inches 2 lights / E12 or E14 t...
Murano Glass
$1,820Sale Price|30% Off
Millefiori Flush Mount by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian flush mount with clear and gold hand blown Murano glass flowers / Made in Italy in the 1960s by Barovier e Toso Measures: Diameter 20.5 inches / height 7.5 inches 6 l...
Murano Glass
$47,040Sale Price / set|30% Off
Set of 28 Gold Leaf Sconces by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original vintage Italian leaf shaped wall light with hand blown Murano glass infused with 24-karat gold flecks mounted on brass bracket / Designed by Barovier e Toso, circa 1960s wit...
Brass, Gold Leaf
Barovier & Toso Mid-Century Gold Murano Glass Chandelier, 1982
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Murano, Venezia
Here is a great Classic from 1982 designed by Barovier and Toso. This chandelier is composed of 12 arms, which, stretching outwards, reach a diameter of 137 cm and a height (includin...
Gold Leaf
Gold Leaf Murano Glass Floor Lamp by Barovier & Toso, Venice, 1950s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Paris, FR
A floor lamp by Barovier & Toso, Venice, circa 1950s. Hand-blown Murano glass with 24-karat gold leaf infusion, mounted on a brass base. The shaft is composed of twisted glass c...
Brass, Gold Leaf
Pair of Barovier & Toso Impressive Murano Glass Chandelier, Italy, 1970s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Each with 74 precious Murano glass felci. 13 light bulbs E 14. Measures: Height cm 105. With chain cm 170.
Blown Glass
Barovier&Toso Murano glass chandelier in Gold, Black Shade
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Venice, IT
A collection of chandeliers in soft colors, where chunky crystal cylinders reflect and refract the light to dramatic effect: it is the "rostrato" technique, invented by Ercole Barovi...
Gold Plate
$2,800Sale Price / set|30% Off
Pair of Frosted Sconces by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall lights with frosted opaline Murano glass shades and clear ribbing mounted on brass frames / Made in Italy by Barovier e Toso, circa 1950s Original mark on the b...
Brass
Barovier & Toso 39" Grand Hotel Wall Sconce Golden Murano Glass & Brass, 1960s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant huge Barovier & Toso "Grand Hotel" wall light with gold dusted and textured Murano glass mounted on a brass frame. An elegant floral sconce made of hand-blown Murano glass in...
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Ceiling Lamp by Barovier & Toso, 1950s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in taranto, IT
Splendid, museum original chandelier from the 1950s, production and design by ercole barovier, made of rostrato murano glass with a single central glass and brass inserts Original...
Murano Glass
Big Pink & Clear Barovier Toso Midcentury Murano Flowers Flush Mount Chandelier
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 6 lights. Will be newly rewired free of charge with certified UL US sockets for the USA and appropriate sockets for all other countries and ready to hang. Wonderful pink and ...
Murano Glass
$1,680Sale Price / item|30% Off
Gold Leaf Sconce by Barovier e Toso, 28 Available
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original vintage Italian leaf shaped wall light with hand blown Murano glass infused with 24-karat gold flecks mounted on brass bracket / Designed by Barovier e Toso, circa 1960s wit...
Brass, Gold Leaf
Exceptional Mid-Century Era Pair of Murano Blown Art Glass Scallop Wall Sconces
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning, Barovier and Toso Murano blown glass wall sconces/lamps. If you are looking for a stylish and timeless way to bring light into your entry hall, bathroom, kitchen or bedr...
Brass
$1,575Sale Price|30% Off
Rostrato Sconce by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original vintage Italian wall light with clear Murano glass hand blown to create a beaked textured effect using Rostrato technique, mounted on brass bracket / Designed by Barovier e ...
Brass
$2,400 / set
Barovier And Toso Primavera Lamps
By Barovier&Toso
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A set of two elegant up lights/table lamps by Barovier& Toso. Beautifully made art glass with swirls and trim with gold flecks.
Art Glass
$2,100Sale Price / set|30% Off
Pair of Bollicine Cups Sconces by Barovier e Toso, 2 Pairs Available
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall lights with clear Murano glass cups hand blown with bubbles inside the glass using Bollicine technique, mounted on brass frames / Made in Italy by Barovier e Tos...
Brass
Six Italian Murano Glass Wall Sconces by Barovier & Toso 1970'
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Six charming Murano glass sconces with brass fittings. Each with Two E27 light bulbs. We can sell also separately.
Brass
Italian Art Deco Barovier Rostrato Murano Glass Chandelier Gio Ponti Style 1940
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Superb Italian Art Deco Rostrato Murano Glass Gio Ponti Style Chandelier By Barovier & Toso . Four Elegant handblown cups supported by a li...
Pair of Italian Murano Glass Wall Sconces by Barovier & Toso, 1970
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of charming Murano glass sconces with brass fittings. Two E27 light bulbs.
Brass
Large Gold Murano Glass Lamp by Barovier
By Barovier, Barovier&Toso, Seguso, Venini, Salviati
Located in Houston, TX
Large gold Murano glass lamp by Barovier. Large and heavy gold Murano lamp by Barovier with infused gold on lucite base. This Italian Hollywood Regency lamp...
Lucite, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,125Sale Price / item|50% Off
Graniglia Shield Sconce by Barovier e Toso - Pair Available
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall lights with Murano glass shield diffusers hand blown in Graniglia technique to produce granular textured effect, mounted on brass frames / Made in Italy by Barov...
Brass
$1,250Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of Round Sconces by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall lights with hand blown round multicolor Murano glass diffusers mounted on brass frames / Made in Italy by Barovier e Toso circa 1950s Original mark on the backpl...
Brass
Pair of Murano Glass with Gold Inclusions Table Lamps by Barovier & Toso, Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of Murano glass with gold inclusions table lamps by Barovier & Toso, Italy, circa 1950. Doesn't include Lampshade.
Gold
Overwhelming Murano Glass Lantern or Chandelier by Barovier & Toso, 1940'
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Magnificent pendant with six arms with details gold inclusions. Heads of lions are the ball falls background. Centered with three finely handblown cups. Richly decorated with leaves...
Murano Glass
Big Amber Clear Barovier & Toso Midcentury Murano Flowers Flush Mount Chandelier
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 3 lights. Will be newly rewired free of charge with certified UL US sockets for the USA and appropriate sockets for all other countries and ready to hang. Wonderful amber and...
Murano Glass
$1,540Sale Price|30% Off
Multicolor Millefiori Flush Mount by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian flush mount with clear green and amber hand blown Murano glass flowers / Made in Italy in the 1960s Measures: Diameter 14 inches / height 6 inches 3 lights / E12 or E...
Murano Glass
Overwhelming Murano Glass Lantern or Chandelier by Barovier & Toso, 1940'
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Magnificent pendant with six arms with details gold inclusions. Heads of lions are the ball falls background. Centered with three finely handblown cups. Richly decorated with leave...
Murano Glass
Barovier & Toso 1940s Emerald Aventurine Glass Lamp
By Barovier&Toso
Located in New York, NY
Mesmerizing emerald green aventurine glass lamp by Barovier & Toso, Italy, circa 1940. Original brass base and hardware, rewired, glass body measures 14" height. Total lamp heig...
Glass
$2,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Clear Textured Sconces by Barovier e Toso, 2 Pairs Available
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall lights with clear textured Murano glass shades mounted on brass frames / Made in Italy by Barovier e Toso, circa 1950s. Original mark on the backplate. Measures: height ...
Brass
$900Sale Price|50% Off
Single Cylinder Sconce by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall light with hand blown amber and milky white Murano glass shade mounted on brass frame / Made in Italy by Barovier e Toso, circa 1950s Original mark on the backpl...
Brass
$1,820Sale Price|30% Off
Millefiori Flush Mount by Barovier e Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian flush mount with clear and gold hand blown Murano glass flowers / Made in Italy in the 1960s by Barovier e Toso Measures: Diameter 21 inches / height 7.5 inches 6 lig...
Murano Glass
Four Italian Murano Glass Wall Sconces by Barovier & Toso 1970'
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Four charming Murano glass sconces with brass fittings. Each with Two E27 light bulbs. We can sell also separately.
Brass
Large Vintage Murano Glass and Gold Leaf Wall Light by Barovier Toso, Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Italy, 1940s- 1950s. This large applique is made in hand-modeled Murano glass with gold leaf and a brass frame. This wall light is vintage, therefore it might show slight traces of u...
Brass, Gold Leaf
Set of Two Murano Ice Glass Wall Light Sconces by Barovier & Toso, Italy 1970
By Barovier&Toso, Peill & Putzler, Glashütte Limburg, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Set of two Wall light sconces Origin: ITALY Producer: BAROVIER AND TOSO, Murano, ITALY Age: 1970s This set of two modernist lights was produced in ITALY in th...
Metal
Barovier & Toso Mid-Century Modern Opaline Murano Glass Chandelier, 1972
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Murano, Venezia
Designed in 1972 by Barovier & Toso, this chandelier contains 65 opaline-colored elements. The chandelier can be reconditioned according to the country of destination. It has 10 lig...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$1,200Sale Price / item|20% Off
Murano Cone Cup Sconce by Barovier e Toso, 3 Available
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall light with clear textured cone shaped Murano glass cup, mounted on brass frames / Made in Italy by Barovier e Toso, circa 1950s Original maker's mark on the fram...
Brass
$3,044Sale Price|25% Off
Stunning Italian Black Glass Chandelier by Barovier & Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Voorburg, NL
The Black Glass Chandelier by Barovier & Toso is a stunning piece of lighting art that showcases the Venetian glass-making skills of the Barovier & Toso brand. The chandelier...
Glass
Murano Glass Fountain Floor Lamp by Barovier & Toso, Italy, circa 1950
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Murano glass fountain floor lamp by Barovier & Toso, Italy, circa 1950.
Glass