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 Vetri d'Arte, Floor Lamp, Brass, Metal, Glass, Marble, Italy, 1940s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in High Point, NC
A green and white glass, metal, brass and marble floor lamp designed and produced by Seguso Vetri D'arte, Italy, 1940s. Socket takes standard E-26 medium base bulb. There is no...
Marble, Brass, Metal
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Glass Torciera Floor Lamp, clear coste glass
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Murano, Venice, IT
Torciera Murano glass floor lamp by Seguso Vetri d’Arte. Handmade, blown Murano glass in a traditional style. The texture of the clear glass is accented by the ribs throughout. Ta...
Blown Glass
Murano Glass Torchère Floor Lamp by Karl Springer for Seguso
By Karl Springer, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A glamorous Murano scavo glass torchère floor lamp designed by Karl Springer in the 1980s for Seguso Italy. The lamp is signed by Karl Springer. The lamp takes a regular Edison ligh...
Murano Glass
Karl Springer for Seguso Murano Glass Torchère Floor Lamp
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Karl Springer
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Karl Springer for Seguso Murano Glass Torchère Floor Lamp
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Floor Lamp by Seguso
By Salviati, Barovier&Toso, Archimede Seguso, Venini, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Houston, TX
Murano glass floor lamp by Seguso. Stunning Murano floor lamp by Seguso, circa 1940. Gold infused glass with a pulegoso up light shade trimmed in bronze. Overall dimensions of our Murano glass torchère...
Glass
Seguso Floor Lamp Murano Gold Glass Brass 1950 Italy
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Seguso Floor Lamp.
Murano Glass
SEGUSO - Lampada da terra in vetro di MURANO - Made in ITALIA - 1960
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Milano, IT
SEGUSO - Una elegante e raffinata lampada da terra in vetro di murano anche nella base, con inclusione d’oro e policroma. Fatta a MURANO , dalla vetreria SEGUSO, negli anni 60. Da in...
Brass
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Coloniale Floor Lamp Clear Gold Murano Glass
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Pierpaolo Seguso
Located in Murano, Venice, IT
Coloniale Murano glass floor lamp by Seguso Vetri d'Arte. Handmade, blown Murano glass in an elegant, refined shape inspired by midcentury designs, capturing the essence of Seguso. T...
Blown Glass
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Coloniale Floor Lamp Amethyst Murano Glass
By Pierpaolo Seguso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Murano, Venice, IT
Coloniale Murano glass floor lamp by Seguso Vetri d'Arte. Handmade, blown Murano glass in an elegant, refined shape inspired by midcentury designs, capturing the essence of Seguso. T...
Blown Glass
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Coloniale Floor Lamp Taupe Murano Glass
By Pierpaolo Seguso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Murano, Venice, IT
Coloniale Murano glass floor lamp by Seguso Vetri d'Arte. Handmade, blown Murano glass in an elegant, refined shape inspired by midcentury designs, capturing the essence of Seguso. T...
Blown Glass
Lampadaire en verre de Murano par Seguso Vetri d’Arte – Design translucide irisé
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
Lampadaire en verre de Murano par Seguso Vetri d’Arte – Design translucide irisé Ce lampadaire exceptionnel en verre de Murano translucide et irisé, signé Seguso Vetri d’Arte (maiso...
Blown Glass
$5,215
H 43.31 in Dm 19.69 in
1950s Clear blown glass Italian design lantern light by Seguso Vetri D’Arte
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in London, GB
1950s Clear blown glass Italian design lantern light by Seguso Vetri D’Arte Opaline frosted, clear blown glass with upwards and downward blown glass leaves decor. The light bulbs a...
Blown Glass
Striking Palmette Murano Glass Floor Lamp
Located in Rome, IT
Fantastic modern Murano glass and brass-mounted Palmette floor lamp. Available also a pair. Price is for 1 item . There are 3 E 27 light bulbs.
Glass
$1,413 / set
H 4.14 in Dm 7.88 in
Rare Pair of Postmodern SEGUSO VETRI D'ARTE Murano Glass Wall lights, c.1980s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli, Roberto Pamio & Renato Toso
Located in London, GB
For sale a fabulous and scarce pair of hand-blown Murano Glass Postmodern SEGUSO VETRI D'ARTE wall lights, made in Venice, Italy, circa 1980s. Each light consists of a mouth-blown c...
Stainless Steel, Chrome
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
$7,002Sale Price|30% Off
H 70.87 in Dm 31.5 in
Ca'Rezzonico Blown Murano Glass 6 Arms Floor Lamp, Italy, 1950s
By Maestri Muranesi
Located in Puglia, Puglia
An elegant six-light floor lamp in Murano glass with transparent colors and sophisticated finishes in pink and ivory. With a centered bulbous column that emits branches and flowers a...
Murano Glass
On Hold|$2,541 / set
H 7.29 in W 5.32 in D 6.3 in
Pair of Wall Lights by Archimede Seguso for Seguso Vetri d’Arte, 1940s
By Archimede Seguso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Brescia, Brescia
Elegant and atmospheric, this rare pair of wall lights by Archimede Seguso embodies the poetic refinement of early Murano glass production in the mid-20th century. Each sconce featu...
Brass
$15,800
H 39.25 in W 47 in D 5.25 in
Seguso Vetri D'arte Attribution, Chandelier, Murano Glass, Brass, Italy, 1930s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in High Point, NC
A Murano glass and brass chandelier attributed to Seguso Vetri D'arte, Italy, c. 1930s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 39.25” H x 47” W x 5.25” D Dimensions of Canopy: 4.75” H x 3....
Brass
$3,500
H 30 in W 16 in D 11 in
Vintage Murano Seguso Vetri d'Arte Sculptural Triangle Glass Lamp White & Black
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in North Miami, FL
This fabulous Italian Murano vintage Seguso Vetri d' Arte sculptural glass lamp is large, tall and commanding especially when lite with a warm sexy glow for ambient mood lighting. It...
Blown Glass
$1,553Sale Price|20% Off
H 17.72 in Dm 16.93 in
Seguso Vetri d’Arte. Post-Modern Murano glass pendant lamp, Italy, 1980s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, AVMazzega
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Post-Modern Murano glass pendant lamp by Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Italy, 1980s. Formed by a large piece of murano glass in the shape of a transparent bell with raspberry red glass border...
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Striking Palmette Murano Glass Floor Lamp
Located in Rome, IT
Fantastic modern Murano glass and brass-mounted Palmette floor lamp. Available also a pair. There are 3 E 27 light bulbs.
Glass
$2,883
H 63.78 in Dm 15.36 in
Carlo Nason Five-Light Murano Glass Floor Lamp for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Paris, FR
An Italian five-light floor lamp designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega in the 1970s. Five hand-blown white Murano glass diffusers rise at varied heights from slender stainless-steel st...
Stainless Steel
Pair of Sandblasted Lucite Torchere by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of monumental torchiere floor lamps. These oversized lamps were designed by Karl Springer for Karl Springer Ltd, circa 1970s for bespoken spacious interior as statement lighting. Will look amazing in a large living room or dinging room...
Brass
Karl Springer Elegant Pair of White Scavo Glass Torcheres, 1980s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Karl Springer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of "White Venetian Glass Torcheres" with scavo finish by Seguso for Karl Springer, American 1980's. These art pieces were hand-made by Seguso in Murano Italy exclusively for Kar...
Metal
Sold
H 72 in Dm 14 in
Karl Springer "White Venetian Glass Floor Lamp" in Scavo Glass with Bronze 1980s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Karl Springer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
"White Venetian Glass Floor Lamp" with bronze base and hardware by Karl Springer, American 1980's. The glass portion was made by Seguso in Murano for Karl Springer. Measures: Shad...
Bronze
Rare Murano Blown Glass Floor Lamp by Seguso Vetri d'Arte
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare Murano gold infused blown glass, floor lamp by Seguso Vetri d'Arte.
Glass
Sold
H 92.52 in W 13.78 in D 21.66 in
Seguso Large Midcentury Wall Lamp Production Seguso in Brass, 1950
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Large wall lamp production Seguso. The structure of the lamp is made of brass. The lamp cover and diffuser are made of etched glass. Production Italy, 1950. Given its size the lamp ...
Brass
Blown Glass Floor Lamp by Seguso with a Green Alps Marble Base, Italy
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Handmade in Murano, Italy, 1950s. It features a green alps marble base, brass details and an etched and blown glass lampshade with bubble inclusion due to its manufacturing. This flo...
Marble, Brass
Spectacular Murano Floor Lamp by Seguso
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular floor lamp by Seguso. The forest green Murano glass lamp body is mounted on a gold leaf base and has been newly rewired for the US with a polished brass double cluster.
Murano Glass
1940s Murano Glass Floor Lamp by Seguso
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Dallas, TX
A Mid-Century Modern gold flecked Murano glass floor lamp, Seguso, circa 1940, Italy.
Spectacular Murano Floor Lamp by Seguso
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular floor lamp by Seguso. The forest green Murano glass lamp body is mounted on a gold leaf base and has been newly rewired for the US with a polished brass double cluster.
Murano Glass
Seguso Cordonato d'Oro Murano Glass Floor Lamp
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic stacked Murano glass elements floor lamp in thick clear glass with 22-karat gold inclusions. Original Seguso label. Rewired for US standards with brass double pull chain so...
Brass
Rare Pair of Seguso Murano Glass Floor Lamps
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of brass and Murano glass floor lamps by Seguso.
Brass
1970s Italian Design Pair of Diamond Glass Lamps with Murano Leaves
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind 1970's pair of Italian design lamps that are very unique by Seguso Vetri d'Arte. The quality and the texture of the glass are amazing. The ribbed central bowl worked w...
Bronze
Elegant Black Glass Torchere by Karl Springer
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Karl Springer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Venetian Glass Torchere in black glass with scavo finish by Seguso (Murano Italy) for Karl Springer, American 1980's. These art pieces here hand-made by Seguso in Murano Italy for K...
Glass