Ettore Sottsass

Italian · 1917–2007 · Painter, Printmaker

Ettore Sottsass was an Italian architect and product designer. He was known for his designs of furniture, jewellery, glass, lighting, homeware and office supplies, and also… (Wikipedia)

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£309,000≈ $431,673≈ €354,761Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumComposizione di elementi di legno colorato e specchio, il tutto unito da funi di canapa, designed for Galleria Arform, MilanPhillips20181,027lots offered2006–2026years recorded76%sold (760)$3.6kSign up free to seemedian price

4 works by Ettore Sottsass with an auction history (offered more than once) →

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Composizione di elementi di legno colorato e specchio, il tutto unito da funi di canapa, designed for Galleria Arform, MilanPhillips · Apr 2018£309,000≈ $431,673≈ €354,761Sign up to see
Unique 'Toeletta Nanda', from the Ettore Sottsass, Jr. and Fernanda Pivano residence, MilanPhillips · Apr 2026£283,800≈ $383,385≈ €327,624Sign up to see
Unique totem, no. 18Phillips · Apr 2018£187,500≈ $261,938≈ €215,268Sign up to see

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Coffee table with rectangular top
Wood with Burl top and chrome feet · Panel
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 6, 2011 · Lot 59
$2,125≈ £1,304≈ €1,523Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Desk
1984 for Max Palevsky's Malibu home
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 6, 2011 · Lot 60
$3,750≈ £2,302≈ €2,687Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Desk
1984 for Max Palevsky's Malibu home
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 6, 2011 · Lot 61
$3,125≈ £1,918≈ €2,239Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Headboard with attached drawers
1984 for Max Palevsky's Malibu home
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 6, 2011 · Lot 63
$19,375≈ £11,892≈ €13,882Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Master bedroom bed frame
Partially gilt burled wood · Panel
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 6, 2011 · Lot 64
$14,375≈ £8,823≈ €10,299Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Custom headboard
Maple and burled wood · Panel
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 6, 2011 · Lot 65
$8,750≈ £5,370≈ €6,269Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Bed with attached cantilevered side table
1984 for Max Palevsky's Malibu home
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 6, 2011 · Lot 67
$5,000≈ £3,069≈ €3,582Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Circular coffee table
1984 for Max Palevsky's Malibu home
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 6, 2011 · Lot 68
$6,250≈ £3,836≈ €4,478Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Pedestal stand
Sculpture
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 6, 2011 · Lot 69
$10,000≈ £6,138≈ €7,165Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Cleopatre Vase, 1990-94
Sculpture
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 6, 2011 · Lot 70
$31,250≈ £19,180≈ €22,390Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗

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Lots by Ettore Sottsass that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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Ettore Sottsass signature

103 catalogued lots by Ettore Sottsass record a signature line. The most common placement is on the base (80% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

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on the base4
on the reverse1

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signed100
signed and dated2
signed in pencil1

Marked 'A. Sarri', signed 'Ettore Sottsass' — A 'Ur' sculpture from the 'Antiche Ceramiche' series, Aste Boetto, Apr 28, 2026
Marked 'A. Sarri', signed 'Ettore Sottsass' — A 'Nineve' sculpture from the 'Antiche Ceramiche' series, Aste Boetto, Apr 28, 2026
Signed verso — Mirror, #5 gli specchi di Dionisio, Brunk Auctions, Oct 10, 2024

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About Ettore Sottsass

Ettore Sottsass was an Italian architect and product designer. He was known for his designs of furniture, jewellery, glass, lighting, homeware and office supplies, and also worked on numerous buildings and interiors, often defined by bold colours.

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