Franco Albini: career timeline

Italian · 1905–1977 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 78 of 126 lots (62% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Franco Albini: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1920s	1	0	—	Other
1930s	3	2	$11.2kSign up	Other
1940s	11	9	$22.7kSign up	Other
1950s	54	46	$6.5kSign up	Other
1960s	8	6	$790Sign up	Other

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)Medium

1920s 1 work

Sold: 0 of 1
Median: —
Average: —
Typical size: —
Mediums: Other (1)
Subjects: —

c. 1920 A tableUnsold

1930s 3 works

Sold: 2 of 3
Median: $11.2kSign up
Average: $11.2kSign up
Typical size: 11 × 38 in (29 × 97 cm)
Mediums: Other (2), Sculpture (1)
Subjects: —

c. 1930 Unique coffee table$12.2kSign up
c. 1930 Rare pair of bookends$10.3kSign up
c. 1938 Unique side tableUnsold

1940s 11 works

Sold: 9 of 11
Median: $22.7kSign up
Average: $29.1kSign up
Typical size: 32 × 28 in (81 × 72 cm)
Mediums: Other (10), Acrylic (1)
Subjects: —

c. 1940 Pair of 'Fiorenza' armchairs, model no. 432Unsold
c. 1940 Pair of daybeds, from Villa Neuffer, Ispra, ItalyUnsold
c. 1940 Early and rare rocking chaise longue$16.8kSign up
c. 1945 Set of six early 'Luisa' armchairs, designed for the dining room of Casa F., Milan$73.9kSign up
c. 1945 Pair of early 'Fiorenza' armchairs, designed for the dining room of Casa F., Milan$69kSign up
c. 1948 Pair of armchairs, model no. 432$22.7kSign up
c. 1948 'Fiorenza' armchair, model no. 432$22.7kSign up
c. 1948 Rare “Mitragliera” floor lamp$52.5kSign up
c. 1949 Desk$750Sign up
1949 Desk$900Sign up
1949 desk, model 80 and armchair, model 48$3kSign up

1950s 54 works

Sold: 46 of 54
Median: $6.5kSign up
Average: $12.7kSign up
Typical size: 30.5 × 28.5 in (78 × 72 cm)
Mediums: Other (50), Sculpture (4)
Subjects: —

1950 Desk, model TL 22 and cart$3kSign up
1950 + Franca Held, Desk and Cabinet (2)$1.5kSign up
c. 1950 Table, model TL2$3.9kSign up
c. 1950 Dining Table$500Sign up
c. 1950 Set of twelve "Luisa" armchairs$20kSign up
1950 Luisa chairs, pair$2kSign up
c. 1950 Eight "Luisa" armchairs$16.3kSign up
1950 Luisa armchairs, pair$4.1kSign up
c. 1950 Pair of rare wall lights, designed for the National Institute of Assurance Office Building, Parma$175kSign up
c. 1950 Prototype center table$27.5kSign up
1951 A pair of 'Margherita' armchairs$1.5kSign up
1951 + Franca Helg, 'Belladonna' Settee$800Sign up

Show 12 more (1950s)

1951 Margherita stool$762Sign up
1951 Margherita stool$693Sign up
1951 Demountable octagonal table, model no. TL3Unsold
1951 Margherita Stools (4)$2.5kSign up
1951 Margherita chair and ottoman$1.1kSign up
1951 Margherita chairs$1.8kSign up
1952 Fiorenza lounge chair$10.2kSign up
1952 Fiorenza lounge chair$15.2kSign up
1952 Fiorenza lounge chair$7.6kSign up
1952 Pair of folding chairs$3.6kSign up
c. 1952 Folding chairUnsold
c. 1952 ‘Fiorenza’ armchairUnsold

…and 30 more works from this group in the full results list.

1960s 8 works

Sold: 6 of 8
Median: $790Sign up
Average: $756Sign up
Typical size: 18.5 × 6 in (47 × 15 cm)
Mediums: Other (8)
Subjects: —

c. 1960 OttomanUnsold
c. 1960 Stools (3)$450Sign up
c. 1960 Lounge Chairs (2)$850Sign up
c. 1960 'Margherita' Chairs (2)$1kSign up
1962 Sconce, model 267$1.1kSign up
1969 A hanging lamp from the AM/AS seriesUnsold
1969 + Franca Helg, Pendant Lamp$450Sign up
1969 Table Lamp, designed 1969$730Sign up

Creation date not recorded

48 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 20 works

Sold: 8 of 20
Median: $728Sign up
Average: $874Sign up
Typical size: 26 × 21 in (66 × 54 cm)
Mediums: Other (20)
Subjects: —

sold 2012 A FIORENZA OTTOMAN$840Sign up
sold 2013 Senza titoloResult not published
sold 2013 Senza titoloResult not published
sold 2013 Senza titoloResult not published
sold 2013 Senza titoloResult not published
sold 2013 Senza titoloResult not published

Show 6 more (2010s)

sold 2014 Senza titoloResult not published
sold 2014 Senza titoloResult not published
sold 2014 Senza titoloResult not published
sold 2014 Senza titoloResult not published
sold 2014 Senza titoloResult not published
sold 2014 Senza titoloResult not published

…and 8 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 28 works

Sold: 12 of 28
Median: $3.1kSign up
Average: $3.7kSign up
Typical size: 30 × 43.5 in (77 × 111 cm)
Mediums: Other (27), Sculpture (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2020 Untitled$5kSign up
sold 2021 Tavolo Modello Tl 30Unsold
sold 2021 Untitled$2.7kSign up
sold 2021 credenza, model MB15$3.9kSign up
sold 2022 Fauteuil «Fiorenza»Unsold
sold 2022 «Mb48»Unsold

Show 6 more (2020s)

sold 2022 desk, model TL-22$1.9kSign up
sold 2023 Pair of 'Luisa' armchairs$6.8kSign up
sold 2023 TL-2 Dining TableUnsold
sold 2023 Mod. LB7$10.3kSign up
sold 2024 Stadera desk, model 840 with cart and folding chair$6.9kSign up
sold 2024 UntitledUnsold

…and 16 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Franco Albini auction results →