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.
1970s Toni Zuccheri Veart Murano Italian Design Glass Sculpture
By VeArt, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Brescia, IT
Toni Zuccheri VeArt Italy, 1970s Murano Glass Sculpture Perfect condiction
Murano Glass
Rare Phesant Sculpture by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Rare Phesant Sculpture by Toni Zuccheri for Venini A rare phesant art glass sculpture from the Bestiary series. Designed by Tony Zuccheri in 1983 and manufactured by Venini, Murano ...
Art Glass
Venini Multicolor Glass Upupa Bird Sculpture by Toni Zuccheri
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Upupa in multi-color by Toni Zuccher. Numbered edition. Bronze structure with plumes applied when still hot. Color: Multi-color Dimensions: D 40 cm, H 38 cm Year of manuf...
Bronze
1980s by Toni Zuccheri for Barovier & Toso Murano Glass Sculpture Horse
By Barovier&Toso, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Brescia, IT
"Toni Zuccheri, 1988 Blown glass horse" Rare edition Perfect condition.
Murano Glass
Sculptural Murano Murrine Glass Faraona (Guinea Fowl) by Toni Zuccheri - Venini
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
Sculpture – Faraona (Guinea Fowl) in murrine resting on bronze legs by Toni Zuccheri. Murano blown glass sculpture executed in the murrine technique, designed by Toni Zuccheri for Ve...
Blown Glass
$12,375 / item
Venini Fischione Glass Bird Sculpture by Toni Zuccheri
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fischione glass sculpture, designed by Toni Zuccheri and manufactured by Venini, was originally designed in 1980. Numbered edition per year. Indoor use only. Dimensions: W 38 cm,...
Glass
Toni Zuccheri “Tacchino” Murano Glass and Bronze Sculpture for Venini, Italy
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Uccle, BE
Sculpture – Tacchino (Turkey) in murrine glass resting on bronze feet by Toni Zuccheri. Red glass head and black beak. Eyes applied in white and black murrine. Resting on a base form...
Bronze
Venini Anatre Glass Duck Sculpture in Black and Gold by Toni Zuccheri
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Anatre sculpture by Toni Zuccheri. Numbered edition for year. Sculpture handblown glass. Technique: Beaten, canes and filigree, engraved Dimensions: Ø 30 cm, H 19 cm Ye...
Blown Glass
21st Century Fischione Sculpture in Barene/Black/Straw by Toni Zuccheri
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in murano, IT
The male has darker feathers, while the female features bright accents of colour, but they both have a skilfully ground black head. The two wigeon specimens designed by Toni Zuccheri...
Glass
$17,358 / item
Venini Pavoncella Bird Sculpture by Toni Zuccheri
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Pavoncella sculpture by Toni Zuccheri. Numbered edition for year. Sculpture hand-blown glass. Technique: Canes and Filigree Dimensions: Ø 31 cm, H 23 cm Year of Manufactu...
Blown Glass
Venini Anatre Glass Duck Sculpture in Black & Crystal by Toni Zuccheri
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Anatre sculpture by Toni Zuccheri. Numbered edition for year. Sculpture hand-blown glass. Technique: Beaten, Canes and Filigree, Engraved Dimensions: Ø 30 cm, H 19 cm Y...
Blown Glass
21st Century Fischione Sculpture in Black by Toni Zuccheri
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in murano, IT
The male has darker feathers, while the female features bright accents of colour, but they both have a skilfully ground black head. The two wigeon specimens designed by Toni Zuccheri...
Glass
21st Century Upupa Sculpture in Multicolour by Toni Zuccheri
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in murano, IT
In 1964, the creativity of Toni Zuccheri conceived it with dark wings, ruffled red feathers, and golden leaves adorning its bright Red crown. Its appearance strikes the eye, capturin...
Crystal
21st Century Anatra Sculpture in Multicolour by Toni Zuccheri
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in murano, IT
Exuberant and lively, the duck gazes at the viewers and catches their attention, almost inviting them to stare back: it is so beautiful they can’t look away. If only Toni Zuccheri’s ...
Crystal
21st Century Pavoncella Sculpture in Multicolour by Toni Zuccheri
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in murano, IT
Mother Nature gave it a striped appearance with hints of brown, black, white and green. A crest playfully sticks up on its head. For his bestiary, Toni Zuccheri captured its restless...
Blown Glass
21st Century Anatra Sculpture in Black/Crystal by Toni Zuccheri
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in murano, IT
Exuberant and lively, the duck gazes at the viewers and catches their attention, almost inviting them to stare back: it is so beautiful they can’t look away. If only Toni Zuccheri’s ...
Crystal
$4,083
H 16.93 in W 6.3 in D 6.3 in
Striking Venetian Abstract Sculpture in Murano Glass by Romano Donà 1980s Italy
By Romano Donà
Located in Villaverla, IT
Striking Italian Venetian Abstract Sculpture in Murano Glass by Romano Donà, Circa 1980s Immerse yourself in the captivating beauty of this exceptional Italian Venetian abstract scu...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Barovier & Toso Murano Glass "Neolitico Fish" Sculpture/Paperweight
By Barovier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Neolitico, Murano glass sculpture /paperweight in this Fish shape by Barovier & Toso, label.
Murano Glass
Italian Murano Glass Vase Ninfea Model by Toni Zuccheri for Venini.
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Asti, Piemonte
Ninfea vase designed by Toni Zuccheri and produced by Venini in 1960. Exhibited at Tingo Design Gallery in 2008 for the exhibition "Murano a Go-Go". Signed...
Murano Glass
Set of 12 Porcelain Shells by Giovanni Garibaldi for Richard-Ginori
By Giovanni Gariboldi
Located in New York, NY
In the 1920s Gio Ponti, who defined 20th century Italian design, was the art director of Richard-Ginori, a venerable porcelain company established in the 18th century. When Ponti moved on in 1930, his protégé Giovanni Gariboldi, who also designed furniture and interiors, filled the vacated position. It would seem that Gariboldi found his model for these shell-shaped dishes in nature, but this is not the case. Rather, he channeled the essence of “shellness," and endowed his design with the faux verisimilitude of delicate ribbing along the scalloped edge. Yet he had them glazed in improbable candy-like pastel colors of pink, yellow, and blue. Originally used principally as ashtrays, no doubt, they could also be put to use as serving dishes for nuts and candies, or as decorative tabletop objects...
Porcelain
$1,400
H 8.08 in Dm 5.52 in
Ercole Barovier Rostrato Murano Glass Italian Vase for Barovier & Toso, 1940s
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic mouth-blown rostrato crystal Murano glass vase. This marvelous decorative piece was realized during the 1940s in Italy by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso. In fabulous ...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Murano Pezzato Art Glass Ashtray by Barovier & Toso 1950s
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Murano Pezzato Art Glass Ashtray by Barovier & Toso 1950s A heavy Murano art glass ashtray designed by Ercole Barovier and manufactured by Barovier & Toso, Italy circa 1950s. Heavy hot moulded glass internally decorated with opaline and light green glass plates...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Venetian Murano Italian Barovier & Toso Art Glass Pheasant Bird Sculpture
By Murano Glass Sommerso, Barovier&Toso
Located in San Diego, CA
Exquisite Venetian Murano Barovier & Toso Italian art glass gold fleck hand blown figural pheasant bird sculpture figure. Great form and color. Has gold fleck throughout the head...
Art Glass
Selection of Barovier & Toso Murano Glass Lamps
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Murano glass lamps, in the style of Barovier and Toso, Italy, circa 1950s. The lamp pictured on the left measures 41.5" H to the top of the shade. The lamp pictured on t...
Metal
$3,750Sale Price|25% Off
H 4.5 in W 3.25 in D 12.5 in
Venini 1930s Tyra Lundgren Murano Iridescent Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture
By Tyra Carolina Lundgren, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Very rare and large, antique Murano hand blown "A Fasce" striped Italian art glass fish with iridescent surface sculpture. Documented to Tyra Lundgren circa 1935-1936, fully signed "...
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Blown Glass
1970s Italian Murano Glass Bear Sculpture
Located in Madrid, ES
Charming 1970s Italian sculpture of a bear executed in hand-blown art glass from Murano. The figure is modeled with smooth, rounded lines that beautifully capture the gentle strengt...
Art Glass
$242Sale Price|20% Off
H 2.76 in
Italian "Membrane" Tray / offering bowl - Clear Murano Glass - by Toni Zuccheri
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Landshut, BY
Italian "Membrane" Tray offering bowl Clear Murano Glass by Toni Zuccheri 1970s diameter 23cm weight: 1.5 Kg The object is completely transparent the reflections on the phot...
Glass
$739Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.83 in W 13.39 in D 3.94 in
Large Scale Vintage Murano Glass Duck Bird Figurine Sculpture Dino Martens
By Fratelli Toso, Dino Martens, Seguso, Venini, Barovier
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This is a large, massive duck sculpture from the 1950s made in the Sommerso and mezza filigrana technique. It is a decorative piece and was likely designed by Dino Martens for Fratel...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Toni Zuccheri “Upupa” Murano Glass and Bronze Sculpture for Venini, 1980
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Milano, IT
Striking sculptural work “Upupa”, originally designed in 1964 by Toni Zuccheri (1936–2008) for Venini. This expressive piece represents a stylized hoopoe bird and exemplifies Zuccher...
Bronze
Ninfee, Large Centerpiece Bowl by Toni Zuccheri, Venini Murano, Italy
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Uccle, BE
Large centerpiece in amber colored glass. The glass amber color (stracciato) with a marble effect is itself submerged in clear color glass (cristallo). The bowl blown into a special ...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Araba Fenice Sculpture by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in New York, NY
Glass and bronze sculpture. Work made with applied feathers in opaque and transparent polychrome glass produced directly by Toni Zuccheri in...
Bronze
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H 9.85 in W 13 in D 5.12 in
Toni Zuccheri for Venini Murano Seagull Mouth Blown Glass Bird Sculpture
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
Gabbiano (seagull) bird figurine, designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini. Blown glass bird on bronze feet. This bird is part of the first series of an...
Art Glass
Toni Zuccheri "Fischioni" Bird Sculpture
By Toni Zuccheri, VeArt
Located in Dronten, NL
Toni Zuccheri (1937-2008), "Fischioni", glass sculpture for VeArt Venini, Italy, designed in 1964. Solid dark green cut glass duck sculpture with a 24-carat gold collar. Eyes in g...
Murano Glass
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H 15.95 in W 18.12 in D 15.75 in
Upupa, Murano Glass Sculpture on Bronze Feet, Toni Zuccheri, Venini
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
Large glass sculpture in red, clear and black colored glass. Glass applied in successive layers of petals on a gilded bronze structure with gold...
Blown Glass
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H 3.55 in W 3.55 in D 7.68 in
Toni Zuccheri for Venini Murano Couple of Ducks "Anatre" Glass Sculpture
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
Sculptures by Toni Zuccheri represents a couple of ducks in polychrome glass with a subtle blend of colors for deep details. We are located in Belgium, we present Postwar decorati...
Art Glass
Venini Murano Italian glass Toni Zuccheri bird Owl
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Uccle, BE
Rare figure of an owl designed by Toni Zuccheri for the famous manufacture Venini in Murano (Italy). A cane glass entirely carved by hand on a bronze foot. Note the lovely silver inc...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Impressive "Otri" Glass Sculpture by Toni Zuccheri for VeArt Italy c.1970
By Toni Zuccheri, VeArt
Located in London, GB
Very large & impressive "Otri" Glass Sculpture by Toni Zuccheri for VeArt Italy c.1970. We are always adding to our 1stdibs catalogue so be sure to add us to your favourite dealer...
Glass
Spacco Art Glass Vessel by Toni Zuccheri
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in London, GB
A rare & elegant glass vessel sculpture "Spacci/Spacco" (Split) designed by Toni Zuccheri for Barovier & Toso Italy c.1987 The glass is two tone in colour, white & almost black wit...
Glass
Large Spacco Art Glass Vessel by Toni Zuccheri
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in London, GB
A rare & elegant glass vessel sculpture "Spacci/Spacco" (Split) designed by Toni Zuccheri for Barovier & Toso Italy c.1987 The glass is two tone in colour, white & almost black wit...
Glass