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Archimede Seguso Furniture

Italian, 1909-1999

Archimede Seguso redefined a 650-year family history of Murano glass-making with brilliance and novel techniques, elevating him to an exemplar for the maestros of his time as well as for future generations of glassmakers. This next generation included his sons and grandsons, who carried on and further expanded the family legacy of Venetian art glass. The survival and revival of traditional glassblowing combined with unique design are the legacies left behind by a master.

Seguso grew up in the family furnaces of the Soffieria Barovier Seguso and Ferro, where his training began at age 11. By the time he turned 20, he was a maestro in his own right, joining the family business as a partner.

In 1933 the company changed its name to Seguso Vetri D’Arte, and Seguso gained sole control. He collaborated with designers Flavio Poli and Vittorio Zecchin, which allowed him to achieve artistic sovereignty leading to the opening in 1946 of his own furnace, Vetreria Seguso Archimede. There, he could explore his design ideas with creative freedom. In 2007, the 23rd generation of Seguso glassmakers took the lead at Seguso Vetri D’Arte. Brothers Gianluca, Pierpaolo and Gianandrea Seguso carry a six-century dynasty of Seguso glass into the 21st century.

Archimede Seguso’s art glass pays homage to tradition. Seguso studied and mastered techniques from centuries past, but he also pioneered innovative approaches, such as submersion and unconventional color constitutions. He awarded future generations with stunning and unprecedented effects, such as ribbed textures, rings, needle shapes and the appearance of embedded objects.

A lifetime of achievement created by Seguso is honored in museums worldwide, such as the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, MoMA in New York and Museum Kunstpalast in Dusseldorf, to name a few. His exhibit resume spans decades, beginning with XX Biennale, Venezia, in 1936. It includes a 1989 exhibit of “Il Maestro dei Maestri” at Tiffany & Co., New York, and 2013 exhibitions at Musée Maillol in Paris and Museo della Basilica di San Marco in Venice.

On 1stDibs, find vintage Archimede Seguso glass, decorative objects, lighting and mirrors alongside a collection from his brother Angelo Seguso and his grandsons’ firm Seguso Viro.

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Creator: Archimede Seguso
Archimede Seguso Biomorphic Door Handles
By Archimede Seguso
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful, documented design.
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1960s Italian Vintage Archimede Seguso Furniture

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Brass

Seguso Murano Black Amethyst and Gold Foil Glass Trumpet Vase Vintage
By Archimede Seguso
Located in North Miami, FL
The beautiful shape of this Italian Murano Seguso trumpet style glass vase or vessel is sculptural and sensual. Elegant! The glass is amethyst glass that reads black. Only to the lig...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Archimede Seguso Furniture

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Gold

Pair of Large Wall Lights by Archimede Seguso, Murano, Italy, 1973
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Archimede Seguso
Located in New York, NY
Interlocking glass segments with vivid yellow-green and transparent blue patches beneath large violet glass “boomerangs” and cyan blue discs. Signed on the glass “Archimede Seguso, M...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Archimede Seguso Furniture

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Metal

Mid Century Modern Murano Aventurine Apple Bowl, Pink Cranberry Sommerso
By Archimede Seguso, Archimede Seguso
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern Murano Aventurine Apple Bowl, Pink Cranberry Sommerso Beautiful vintage Murano cranberry, clear and aventurine (gold flecked) Sommerso a...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Archimede Seguso Furniture

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Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Flavio Poli for Seguso Monumental, Murano Glass Table Lamp
By Archimede Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great Murano lamp by Flavio Poli. Over all measures diameter 14 total high 27 inches. Shade not included.
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Archimede Seguso Furniture

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Glass

Archimede Seguso Bowl "Vetro a COSTA, " Murano, 1951
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Archimede Seguso bowl "vetro a costa," Murano, 1951.
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1950s Italian Vintage Archimede Seguso Furniture

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Glass

Pair of Large Karl Springer Murano Scavo Glass Table Lamps, Signed
By Karl Springer, Archimede Seguso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pr Karl Springer Murano art glass table lamps. Large Trumpet form glass elements with lobed glass base. Textured milky finish. Signed Karl Spring...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Archimede Seguso Furniture

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Murano Glass

Italian Seguso Murano Two-Tier Pink Glass and Brass Nine Leaf Cattail Chandelier
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern/Hollywood Regency Handblown glass two-tier chandelier by Seguso for Murano in a pinkish peach color. Fixture features nine cattail glass leaves which set in a brass frame...
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Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Archimede Seguso Furniture

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Brass

Large Murano Pineapple Lamp Marked Marbro Attributed to Seguso
By Archimede Seguso
Located in New York, NY
Quilted opaline surface, two tier "leaf" top, gilt base. Lamp marked Marbro, glass attributed to Seguso. Very minor wear to gilt finish on base, no damage to glass elements. Original...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Archimede Seguso Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair of "Concetto Spaziale" Glass Eggs by Archimede Seguso, Murano
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Rome, IT
rare pair of Archimede Seguso eggs Archimede Seguso 1950 "concetti spaziali" In these works Archimede Seguso was affected by the spatialism of Lucio Fo...
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Archimede Seguso Furniture

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Glass

Seguso 1950 Italian Vintage White & Crystal Clear Murano Glass Chandelier
By Archimede Seguso
Located in New York, NY
Very rare Venetian Murano glass chandelier of aquatic marine inspiration worked with an amazing white Filigrana decoration, a precious vintage work of art by Archimede Seguso, in amazing condition, with no damage nor missing parts. Only a great master can achieve this perfection in blowing a central sphere in crystal clear Murano glass accented by a swirling triple white filigrana, surrounded by individually hand-crafted blown glass scrolls of different sizes, supported by a huge reeded bowl...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Archimede Seguso Furniture

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Nickel

Pair of Sconces by Archimede Seguso
By Archimede Seguso
Located in New York, NY
Pair of ball Murano glass sconces.
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1960s Italian Vintage Archimede Seguso Furniture

Flavio Poli for Seguso Large Sommerso Vase
By Archimede Seguso
Located in New York, NY
Impressive example of classic Sommerso technique, by Flavio Poli for Seguso. Murano Art Glass, dark blue body with green bottom.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Archimede Seguso Furniture

Materials

Art Glass, Glass, Sommerso

Seguso Murano Sommerso Green Golden Orange Art Glass Italian Bird Sculpture
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful tall vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green to golden orange Italian art glass Heron bird sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso circa 1950s, with acid signed...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Archimede Seguso Furniture

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass

1950 Archimede Seguso Scavo Peach Color Frosted Vase Italy Seguso Vetri d'Arte
By Archimede Seguso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Miami, FL
Archimede Seguso Italy Scavo Blown Murano Glass frosted peach color Glass vase, vessel, Centerpiece Mid-Century Modern made by Seguso Vetri d'Arte Italy circa in late 1950s. This stu...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Archimede Seguso Furniture

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Archimede Seguso Sommerso Basket in Green and Amber, Murano Italy ca. 1950s
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Archimede Seguso Sommerso Basket in Green and Amber, Murano Italy ca. 1950s A vintage Venetian art glass basket in asymetrical shape designed by Archimede Seguso for Vetreria Artist...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Archimede Seguso Furniture

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

Seguso Sconce Brass Murano Glass 1930 Italy
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Milano, IT
Seguso Sconce.
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Archimede Seguso Furniture

Materials

Brass

Archimede Seguso Murano Polveri Bowl, 1950s
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Archimede Seguso Murano Polveri Bowl 1950s A rare venetian art glass bowl of the Polveri series introduced by Archimede Seguso in 1953. Thick ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Archimede Seguso Furniture

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

Archimede Seguso Murano Sommerso Red Green Italian Art Glass Perfume Bottle
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso light green over red Italian art glass perfume bottle. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, with original and intact "Archimede Segus...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Archimede Seguso Furniture

Materials

Uranium Glass, Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Seguso Wall Lighting Murano Glass 3 Units, Italy 1970
By Archimede Seguso
Located in DÉNIA, ES
Seguso murano glass superb wall lamp, high quality glass execution and a very beautiful design. Support of the wall lamp by golden brass. New electricity and socket. In very good...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Archimede Seguso Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass

1950s Archimede Seguso Gold Dust Infused Glass Floor Lamp, Italy
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Archimede Seguso
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Classic and elegant, deep ridged gold dust infused glass floor lamp by Archime Seguso Vetri d'Arte. 25 pounds of thick glass sculpture assembl...
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1950s Italian Baroque Revival Vintage Archimede Seguso Furniture

Materials

Gold, Brass

Venitian Dancer Gold Glass Murano gold incrustation by Seguso, Italy 1960
By Archimede Seguso
Located in DÉNIA, ES
Exceptional Seguso venitian couple with incrustation gold glass Murano. The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the Italian Design. This unique Seguso da...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Archimede Seguso Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass

Sailing Boat Gold Glass Murano by Seguso, Italy 1960
By Archimede Seguso
Located in DÉNIA, ES
Exceptional Seguso sailing boat with incrustation gold glass Murano. The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the italian Design. This unique Seguso sailin...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Archimede Seguso Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass

Seguso "Vetri d'Arte" Coffee Table
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Miami, FL
A coffee table produced by Seguso in 1950. Beautiful green cut-ground glass and brass connection. Fully original. Excellent condition. The table top is 43 inches by 43 inches and the table base is 21 inches by 21 inches. ITALIAN, 1909-1999 Archimede Seguso redefined a 650-year family history of Murano glass-making with brilliance and novel techniques, elevating him to an exemplar for the maestros of his time as well as for future generations of glassmakers. This next generation included his sons and grandsons, who carried on and further expanded the family legacy of Venetian art glass. The survival and revival of traditional glassblowing combined with unique design are the legacies left behind by a master. Seguso grew up in the family furnaces of the Soffieria Barovier Seguso and Ferro, where his training began at age 11. By the time he turned 20, he was a maestro in his own right, joining the family business as a partner. In 1933 the company changed its name to Seguso Vetri D’Arte, and Seguso gained sole control. He collaborated with designers Flavio Poli and Vittorio Zecchin, which allowed him to achieve artistic sovereignty leading to the opening in 1946 of his own furnace, Vetreria Seguso Archimede. There, he could explore his design ideas with creative freedom. In 2007, the 23rd generation of Seguso glassmakers took the lead at Seguso Vetri D’Arte. Brothers Gianluca, Pierpaolo and Gianandrea Seguso carry a six-century dynasty of Seguso glass into the 21st Century. Archimede Seguso’s art glass pays homage to tradition. Seguso studied and mastered techniques from centuries past, but he also pioneered innovative approaches, such as submersion and unconventional color constitutions. He awarded future generations with stunning and unprecedented effects, such as ribbed textures, rings, needle shapes and the appearance of embedded objects. A lifetime of achievement created by Seguso is honored in museums worldwide, such as the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, MoMA in New York and Museum Kunstpalast in Dusseldorf, to name a few. His exhibit resume spans decades, beginning with XX Biennale...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Archimede Seguso Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

Mid Century Modern Archimede Seguso, Murano 400 Element Chandelier
By Archimede Seguso
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Stunning Mid Century Modern Italian Chandelier by talented artist Archimede Seguso. This double waterfall chandelier has Tronchi glass tubes hanging...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Archimede Seguso Furniture

Materials

Glass

Red or Pink Archimede Seguso Murano Glass Bowl
By Archimede Seguso
Located in New York, NY
Archimede Seguso designed glass bowl. Midcentury from Murano, Italy, made with Venetian glass. Beautiful! Marking this down substantially since we ourselves bought it from an estate...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Archimede Seguso Furniture

Materials

Glass

Green Murano Vaseline Glass Dish from Seguso, 1950s
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hand blown collapsed Vaseline art glass dish or ashtray. It is attributed to Archimede Seguso, Italy, circa 1940s-1950s. The 4th photo shows it when the sun hits it.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Archimede Seguso Furniture

Materials

Blown Glass

Archimede Seguso furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Archimede Seguso furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Archimede Seguso furniture, although gold editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Archimede Seguso were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Alfredo Barbini, and Aldo Londi. Prices for Archimede Seguso furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $90 and can go as high as $60,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,400.
Questions About Archimede Seguso Furniture
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