24 Murano Glass Leaves Chandelier

24 Murano glass leaves chandelier yellow-orange opal curved amber plates AV Mazzega chain 1950s 1990s

24 Murano Glass Leaves Chandelier – 2012 Catalogue Picture

A very similar lamp appears in the 2012 AV Mazzega catalogue. It is a unique piece, made for a hotel in Bristol in the United Kingdom.

Photo of the old factory on the Murano island, taken in October 2014

Many thanks to Frank from Flowermountain.be for the photos.

Many thanks to AV Mazzega for the catalogue photo (archived website).

Materials: Brass wire frame and chain. 24 brass ball nuts. 24 clear, opal and yellow-amber-orange curved crystal hand blown Murano glass leaves round lampshade. 8 metal E14 sockets.

Chain Length: 40 cm / 15.74”

Height: 35 cm / 13.77”

Width: ∅ 64 cm / 25.19”

Electricity: 8bulbsE14, 8 x 40 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Anytypeof light bulb canbeused, not a specific one preferred.

Period: 1950s – 1990s.

Designer: To be appraised.

Manufacturer:AV Mazzega, Via Vivarini 3, Murano, Italy – attributed.

Other versions: This 24 Murano glass leaves chandelier exists in several varieties. Bigger and smaller versions, different colours, different leave forms. All these leaves were hand blown and therefore all unique with a little difference in height and width.

These type of chandeliers were made for many years and is a typical product from Venice/Murano. Always said that it is a chandelier made by AV Mazzega, but several companies produced these type of lamps with glass leaves hanging on a metal wire frame. So it is not a certainty that it is a lamp made by AV Mazzega, although the company makes similar lamps.

Other companies that produced these type of lamps on the Murano island are, amongst others: Barovier & Toso, Cenedese, Venini, Novaresi and many others. Some companies are specialized in producing spare parts for new and old Murano chandeliers.

AV Mazzega (Mazzega 1946)

AV Mazzega was founded in Murano in 1946 by Angelo Vittorio Mazzega. Initially devoted to traditional Murano glass, the company shifted in the 1960s toward contemporary lighting design under the leadership of his children Lidia and Gianni Bruno Mazzega.

Gianni Bruno in particular recognized the talent of Carlo Nason, who went on to define the company’s creative direction. With Nason’s groundbreaking experiments in layered glass and vetro in piastra, AV Mazzega gained international recognition in the 1960s and 1970s. Their lamps became synonymous with Italian design innovation, bridging tradition and modernity.

In 2000, Andrea Mazzega, grandson of the founder, became president. Today the company operates under the name Mazzega 1946, working with leading international designers while continuing to reissue Nason’s classics.

Designers who collaborated with AV Mazzega / Mazzega 1946

Carlo Nason, Aldo Nason, Alberto Nason, Massimo Rioda, Christophe Pillet, Michele De Lucchi, Giovanni Barbato, Paolo Piva, Sam Baron, Gasmi Chafik, Oriano Favaretto, Michelle Liccese, Gianfranco Gianetti, Amerigo Lorini, Claudio Marturano, Paolo Franzin, Anki Greib, Luisa Bocchietto, Gordon Guilaumier, Oriano Favaretto, Giovanni Barbato and Riccardo Giovannetti, among others.