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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Record prices
Composizione di elementi di legno colorato e specchio, il tutto unito da funi di canapa, designed for Galleria Arform, MilanPhillips · £309,000≈ $431,673≈ €354,761Sign up to see
Unique 'Toeletta Nanda', from the Ettore Sottsass, Jr. and Fernanda Pivano residence, MilanPhillips · £283,800≈ $383,385≈ €327,624Sign up to see
Unique totem, no. 18Phillips · £187,500≈ $261,938≈ €215,268Sign up to see
Ettore Sottsass’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
Showing 572 of 733 priced sales (evenly sampled; every year’s high and low included). Medians use all sales.
24 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 175 | 163 | 93% | $16.6kSign up | $4.4kSign up | $432kSign up |
| Acrylic | 13 | 13 | 100% | $45.1kSign up | $11.5kSign up | $239kSign up |
| Works on paper | 4 | 3 | 75% | $3.1kSign up | $3kSign up | $4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3kSign up | $3kSign up | $3kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $4kSign up | $4kSign up | $4kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 34 | 28 | 82% | $16.1kSign up | $710Sign up | $383kSign up |
| Engraving | 3 | 2 | 67% | $3kSign up | $3kSign up | $4.5kSign up |
| Lithograph | 6 | 2 | 33% | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $1.6kSign up |
| Print (other) | 23 | 22 | 96% | $19.1kSign up | $612Sign up | $383kSign up |
| Multiple | 2 | 2 | 100% | $11.3kSign up | $11.3kSign up | $12.5kSign up |
| Photography | 3 | 2 | 67% | $3kSign up | $3kSign up | $5kSign up |
| Photograph | 3 | 2 | 67% | $3kSign up | $3kSign up | $5kSign up |
| Sculpture | 285 | 254 | 89% | $11.1kSign up | $4.3kSign up | $262kSign up |
| Other | 478 | 286 | 60% | $7.2kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $90.8kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 73 | 50 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2025 | 152 | 104 | $2.7kSign up |
| 2024 | 142 | 106 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2023 | 124 | 78 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2022 | 61 | 43 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2021 | 58 | 37 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2020 | 61 | 55 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 54 | 39 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2018 | 55 | 55 | $8.7kSign up |
| 2017 | 29 | 29 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2016 | 23 | 20 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2015 | 12 | 10 | $8.8kSign up |
| 2014 | 16 | 14 | $7.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 35 | 24 | $7.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 26 | 14 | $5kSign up |
| 2011 | 43 | 43 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | $4.6kSign up |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | $1.5kSign up |