Swank Lighting

Vintage Murano Lamps
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The largest selection of Vintage Murano Lamps anywhere

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Vintage Italian Venetian Murano Art Glass Lamps 1950s

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Vintage Italian Venetian Murano Barovier & Toso Lamps ..

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Vintage Italian Venetian Murano Art Glass Lamps 1950s

$1,800 USD
Vintage Italian Venetian Murano Art Glass Lamps 1950s

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About Us
When we happened across a long hidden, nearly forgotten treasure trove of handblown vintage Murano lamps from the 40s, 50s and 60s, we bought the entire inventory and SWANK LIGHTING was born.

The Edward P. Paul Company originally imported these gorgeous high-end lamps from the finest Venetian glass houses including Barovier & Toso, Barbini, Seguso, and Venini. They were marketed under the BALBOA trade name and were sold exclusively at their New York City store. Later, BALBOA lamps were offered at fine department stores such as Macy’s, Bloomingdales and Marshall Fields.

Changing tastes and mass production techniques in the 1970s compelled the Edward P. Paul Company to focus fully on their gilded iron furniture business, leaving hundreds of beautiful Murano lamps crated, untouched and all but forgotten in an east coast warehouse.

When we came upon what can only be described as a 20th Century archeological find, we purchased the entire contents of the warehouse. It took us seven months to un crate these timeless works of art from Murano and Venetian craftsmen. We then completely restored the Murano lamps using UL Certified hardware.

Introducing SWANK LIGHTING, a fabulous collection of original Venetian Art Glass Lamps, updated and ready to show off in your 21st Century environment.