The history of Venetian and Murano glass dates back over 1,000 years. Venice was an important center for glassmaking in the Middle Ages, and by the 13th century, the city had established itself as the leading producer of glass in Europe.

During the Renaissance, the art of Venetian glassmaking reached its peak, with artisans producing some of the most exquisite glassware in the world. One of the most important innovations of this time was the development of cristallo, a type of clear glass that was almost as transparent as crystal. Cristallo was prized for its clarity and brilliance, and more...

A candelabra is a multi-branched candelstick for use on a large table. In addition to the central stem, they may have between two and six branches.

Long ago made redundant through electrification, their purpose these days is decorative. They were sometimes made in sets of two or more, although very few sets with more than two candelabra have survived.

Most commonly they were made in silver and silver plate from the mid 17th century, but other materials used were ceramic and pewter. Silver candelabra often had a flame shaped finial that fitted in each candle socket when the more...

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A pair of mid-century Murano glass Blackamoor candelabra,…

Mid-Century Murano Glass Blackamoor Candelabra Pair with Aventurine Detail

A pair of mid-century Murano glass Blackamoor candelabra, kneeling to one knee and holding a candle sconce in each hand, with aventurine detail. Minor old chipping and repair, height 37 cm.

Gino Cenedese Murano glass candlestick with gold inclusions,…

Gino Cenedese Murano Glass Candlestick with Gold Inclusions, 31cm

Gino Cenedese Murano glass candlestick with gold inclusions, engraved 'Gino Cenedese. 17/05/89. Ve', 31 cm high

Cenedese pair of Murano green and blue glass candlesticks, 17…

Murano green and blue glass candlesticks, Cenedese, 17 cm high

Cenedese pair of Murano green and blue glass candlesticks, 17 cm high

Murano glass vase and candlesticks, in cranberry coloured glass…

Cranberry Murano Glass Vase and Candlesticks with Gilt Decoration

Murano glass vase and candlesticks, in cranberry coloured glass with gilt and enamel foliate overlay decoration, comprising baluster vase, height 25.5 cm, and pair of candlesticks on a wide sloping base, height 32 cm, a/f (crack to one bowl of…

Murano figural glass candelabra, depicting a figure kneeling on…

Murano Glass Figural Candelabra: Kneeling Figure with Sconces

Murano figural glass candelabra, depicting a figure kneeling on one knee holding a sconce in each hand, in tones of red, black, white and gilt, height 33 cm

Murano green and red sommerso glass candelabra, circa 1950s, 27.…

1950s Murano Green & Red Sommerso Glass Candelabra - 27.5cm

Murano green and red sommerso glass candelabra, circa 1950s, 27.5 cm high, 18 cm wide

Two Murano ruby glass candlesticks with fish detail, height 14…

Murano Fish Detail Ruby Glass Candlesticks Set

Two Murano ruby glass candlesticks with fish detail, height 14 cm to 19 cm

Venetian glass candelabra, twin branch latticino white swirls…

Latticino Swirl Glass Candelabra with Gold Aventurines

Venetian glass candelabra, twin branch latticino white swirls with clear stem scrolled branches with gold aventurines., height 32.5 cm

Barovier & Toso candle holder, Murano glass with gold inclusion.…

Murano Glass Candle Holder with Gold Inclusion by Barovier & Toso

Barovier & Toso candle holder, Murano glass with gold inclusion. Hollow twisted stem and arms. Italy, c 1940s, 13 cm high, 23 cm wide, 13 cm deep.

Murano glass candlestick. Provenance: from the Michael…

Michael Barrymore's Murano Glass Candlestick

Murano glass candlestick. Provenance: from the Michael Barrymore collection. Sold at Art and object in April 2008, 50 cm high

Murano Barbini dish with Tumber and candle holder, encased pink…

Murano Pink and Gold Glass Dish Set

Murano Barbini dish with Tumber and candle holder, encased pink and gold glass 13 cm diameter, 7.5 cm high, 10 cm diameter (tumber and candle holder with faults) together with triple layer pink shaped shallow dish 24 cm diameter

(6 items), the Stuart Crystal bowl 26.5 cm diameter Stuart…

Assorted Glass Bowls and Candle Holder Collection

(6 items), the Stuart Crystal bowl 26.5 cm diameter Stuart Crystal fruit bowl, glass candle holder, blue Murano glass fruit bowl, art glass bowl and a glass bowl with floral design, 20th century, (5 items), the Stuart Crystal bowl 26.5 cm diameter

A pair of parcel gilt Venetian Blackamoors with six branch…

Gilded Venetian Blackamoors with 6-Branch Candelabra

A pair of parcel gilt Venetian Blackamoors with six branch candelabra, second half 20th century each electrified six-light candelabrum with opposing ebonised and gilded standing figures raising a flambeau issuing six scrolling branches terminating in…

A pair of Murano Venetian candle sticks, fine cirtrine glass…

Murano Venetian Candle Sticks with Purple Swans

A pair of Murano Venetian candle sticks, fine cirtrine glass with central purple swans (wax stopper, missing to one)

Murano glass candle holders pair of gold leaf details with…

Gold Leaf Murano Glass Candle Holders, 32cm Height

Murano glass candle holders pair of gold leaf details with lipped and dotted decoration, height 32 cm

Murano glass candlestick, 21.5 cm high

Murano Glass Candlestick - 21.5 cm High

Murano glass candlestick, 21.5 cm high

Seguso (attributed) green Murano glass candle holder, 10 cm…

Green Murano Glass Candle Holder by Seguso

Seguso (attributed) green Murano glass candle holder, 10 cm high, 14 cm diameter

Two similar Venetian ruby glass decorative pieces, each of ruby…

Venetian Ruby Glass Decorative Set

Two similar Venetian ruby glass decorative pieces, each of ruby glass with applied clear glass decoration, including a decorative candlestick, height 23 cm and a footed vase, height 28 cm

Barovier & Toso Murano glass candelabra, circa 1950, a??29 cm…

1950 Barovier & Toso Murano Glass Candelabra - 29cm

Barovier & Toso Murano glass candelabra, circa 1950, a??29 cm high, 25 cm wide

Seletti 'Morpheo modular Candelabra' the colour collection,…

Seletti Morpheo Modular Candelabra & Murano Glass Candle Holders

Seletti 'Morpheo modular Candelabra' the colour collection, pair of Murano glass candle holders in original boxes, 24 cm high

Venetian ruby glass enamelled candelabra, three branch with…

Regency Ruby Glass Candelabra with Enamel Decoration

Venetian ruby glass enamelled candelabra, three branch with gold fleck stem, Regency decorated with enamel

Archimede Seguso (1909-1999) a pair of pink Murano glass candle…

Pink Murano Glass Candle Holders by Archimede Seguso

Archimede Seguso (1909-1999) a pair of pink Murano glass candle holders; circa 1950s, cylindrical with striated ribbed sides, original labels to base. Height 12.5 cm, width 5.5 cm

A pair of vintage Venetian blackamoor floor lamps, painted,…

Vintage Venetian Blackamoor Floor Lamps

A pair of vintage Venetian blackamoor floor lamps, painted, silvered and gilded gesso over wood, each holding gilded six branch electrified candelabra. Height 170 cm.

Barovier & Toso Murano glass candelabra with aventurine gold…

Gold Inclusions Candelabra by Barovier & Toso

Barovier & Toso Murano glass candelabra with aventurine gold inclusions, circa 1950, 24 cm high, 25 cm wide

Barovier & Toso Murano glass comport and matching candlesticks,…

Barovier & Toso Murano Glass Comport & Candlesticks Set

Barovier & Toso Murano glass comport and matching candlesticks, circa 1950, (3 items), remains of original paper labels, the comport 17 cm high, 24 cm diameter, the candlesticks 24 cm high

Seguso, blue sommerso Murano glass candlestick, circa 1950's,…

Blue Murano Glass Candlestick by Seguso, 1950s

Seguso, blue sommerso Murano glass candlestick, circa 1950's, original label 'Made By Archimedes Seguso, Murano...', 10 cm high

Three various art glass items comprising a Murano glass face…

Murano Glass Face, Mushroom, and Candleholder Trio

Three various art glass items comprising a Murano glass face wall plaque 2 small chips to edges, a Murano glass mushroom shape paperweight, and a clear glass candleholder, height 18.5 cm, tallest

Salviati Murano yellow art glass candle stick depicting…

Amethyst Swan Candlestick by Salviati Murano

Salviati Murano yellow art glass candle stick depicting amethyst colour swan, height 35 cm

A pair of red Venetian glass figural candlesticks, second half…

Red Venetian Glass Figural Candlesticks (10 words exactly)

A pair of red Venetian glass figural candlesticks, second half 20th century, the male and female figures each holding a single sconce, the lady's skirt in a spiral decor with complete white threading, embellished with 'Gold dust' aventurine inclusions and…

Venini Murano glass pair of two branch candelabra, Italian,…

Venini Murano Glass Candelabra Pair, 1950s

Venini Murano glass pair of two branch candelabra, Italian, circa 1950s, original label 'Venini, Murano, Venezia, made in Italy', 20.5 cm high

Venetian glass candlestick clear glass column with blue glass…

Blue Decorated Venetian Glass Candlestick - 29cm Height

Venetian glass candlestick clear glass column with blue glass decoration, height 29 cm approx.

Murano gold flecked candlestick aventurine decorated, height 24…

Gold Aventurine Candlestick - 24cm Height

Murano gold flecked candlestick aventurine decorated, height 24 cm

Pair of good Murano glass Blackamoor candlesticks maker:…

Blackamoor Murano Glass Candlesticks with Pink Costumes

Pair of good Murano glass Blackamoor candlesticks maker: Barovier & Toso, with pink 'foglia d'oro' costumes, with aventurine candleholders and circular bases, height 32 cm

Murano overlay glass candlestick, with green glass panels, over…

Murano Green Glass Candlestick with Gilt Decoration

Murano overlay glass candlestick, with green glass panels, over clear glass acented with gilt decoration, original label verso, height 19 cm

A pair of vintage Venetian wood turned silver gilt candlesticks.…

Vintage Venetian Silver Gilt Candlesticks

A pair of vintage Venetian wood turned silver gilt candlesticks. 45 cm high, 19 cm wide, 19 cm deep

A pair of Venetian glass candlesticks, 20th century, 29 cm high

Venetian Glass Candlesticks - 20th Century

A pair of Venetian glass candlesticks, 20th century, 29 cm high

A pair of Professor Eugenio Pattarino (Italian 1885-1971)…

Gilded Ceramic Blackamoor Candelabra by Pattarino

A pair of Professor Eugenio Pattarino (Italian 1885-1971) impressive ceramic blackamoor candelabra, hand painted and gilded ceramic, the Venetian glass branches with gilded inclusions, including finial 120 cm high. Provenance: The collection of a Curator…

A pair of Cenedese Murano gilded blue glass candlesticks, each…

Gilded Blue Glass Candlesticks by Cenedese Murano

A pair of Cenedese Murano gilded blue glass candlesticks, each with a wide flared bobeche decorated with gilded vine a leaf and branch motif, seated on a clear glass node and blue glass baluster stem with frilled clear glass applications, terminating on a…

Two Murano graduated green and clear glass tulip design…

Murano Glass Tulip Candlesticks by Gino Cendese

Two Murano graduated green and clear glass tulip design candlesticks, Gino Cendese scripted signature to base. 26 cm and 37 cm high.

Set of four 19th century Venetian dolphin glass candle holders…

Venetian Dolphin Glass Candle Holders (19th Century)

Set of four 19th century Venetian dolphin glass candle holders (slight A/F)

An emerald green Murano glass candelabrum, second half 20th…

Emerald Green Murano Glass Candelabrum

An emerald green Murano glass candelabrum, second half 20th century, the slender baluster and gold flecked knop form candlestick of ribbed design, with an applied arching arm supporting two nozzles and surmounted by a bell form cup, the whole raised upon…

Murano glass figure form candle holder. Mario Badioli (b.1940).…

Signed Murano Glass Candle Holder Figure by Badioli

Murano glass figure form candle holder. Mario Badioli (b.1940). Signed to base. Height 32 cm

Murano glass peacock candlestick with gold inclusions 20 cm…

Murano Peacock Candlestick & Crystal Vases Set

Murano glass peacock candlestick with gold inclusions 20 cm high, together with a pair of crystal posy vases with SW maker's mark to base

A Murano spiral decor glass candlestick, circa 1950s, the…

Gold Dust Murano Glass Candlestick

A Murano spiral decor glass candlestick, circa 1950s, the pedestal candlestick with a curvaceous arm surmounted by a bunch of grapes and supporting two bell form dishes and nozzles, the clear glass decorated throughout with a dusting of gold aventurine…

Large Murano glass candlestick signed to base

Signed Murano Glass Candlestick

Large Murano glass candlestick signed to base

A pair of Venetian glass swan candle sticks

Venetian Glass Swan Candlesticks

A pair of Venetian glass swan candle sticks

A Murano glass candlestick, mid-20th century, unmarked, the…

Mid-century Murano Glass Candlestick with Bird and Foliate Scroll

A Murano glass candlestick, mid-20th century, unmarked, the single light raised on a stylized foliate scroll, an opposing scroll supporting a figure of a small bird in pale green glass with bands of mica, all on an indented circular base. Height 14 cm.…