Large wall sconce Barovier & Toso in Murano glass and brass, leaf-shaped, 1970s-1980s

Stunning Italian Murano glass wall sconce by Barovier & Toso, in Rugiadoso glass (transparent glass with golden flakes) and mounted on a brass structure. The sconce has two original Barovier & Toso labels. A red-and-white monogram label reading “Barovier & Toso Murano Venezia” is on the glass stem. A factory label marked “Terra / Earth / Erde” is on the back of the wall plate. Specialist label references associate the “Murano Venezia” wording with the 1970s and early 1980s. The form belongs to the leaf, frond and petal vocabulary that runs through Barovier & Toso lighting. The piece is Hollywood Regency in character: Venetian glass and polished brass, organic in outline. The brass shows age-appropriate wear and tarnish, most visibly on the collar, with a small spot of corrosion near a mounting stud on the wall plate.