Important Barovier & Toso floor lamp, Murano, blown opaline glass shade, Italy circa 1980
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Italian floor lamp signed Barovier & Toso, Murano, with original label preserved (Barovier & Toso lozenge logo + “Vetri Murano VM 007” certification label, mark of the Consorzio Venezia Vetro used between 1981 and the early 2000s).
The conical shade in blown opaline glass, with the granular texture characteristic of Venetian work, is adorned with a frieze of acid-etched waves along its lower third, echoing techniques and a decorative vocabulary inherited from the great years of Venetian glassmaking. It rests upon a sphere of colourless Murano glass, blown and cut with twisted ribbing, which closes it onto the brass stem — a torchère-type floor lamp, the light being diffused upwards through the glass.
The brass shaft descends to a circular base in white lacquered metal. Original foot dimmer.
Good overall condition consistent with use. The lacquered base shows visible marks of use and micro-scratches (see photographs), with no impact on the structure or operation.
Glass shade and crystal sphere intact, without chip or crack.
Original electrical fittings in working order.
Origin: Italy, Murano — Barovier & Toso, circa 1980.
