Vintage Venini style chandelier. The lampshades are made of smoky Murano glass, the frame is metal. Has four light spots. Italy, 1990s

The Venini style glass workshop was founded by the Milanese Paolo Venini and the Venetian antique dealer Giacomo Cappellini in 1921. The friends agreed to buy out the closed Murano glass factory of Andrea Rioda: it was planned to keep all the craftsmen, and make the owner himself the technical director. However, Ryoda died before the first product was released. Despite the difficulties, the company quickly rose thanks to the Milan contracts. It is believed that the Venini workshop was the first on the island of Murano to adhere to the concept of modern design. It was after the opening of the Venini company that the Art Nouveau period began in the history of Venetian glass.