Price databaseBrowseSell your artwork
Watchlist

Joe Colombo

Italian · 1930–1971 · Painter, Sculptor

Cesare "Joe" Colombo was an Italian mid-century modernist industrial designer. (Wikipedia)

Own a work by Joe Colombo? Get a free auction estimate →

166lots offered2001–2026years recorded75%sold (118)$1.3kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Joe Colombo, Interior, from Casa Zancopé, via San Francesco, Milan, 1962-1967, Comprising bookcase: ash, ash-veneered wood, nickel-plated metal, glass; desk: East Indian rosewood, East Indian rosewood-veneered wood, plastic-laminated wood, nickel-plated metal, glass; extendable dining table: oak, nickel-plated metal; sofa: walnut, fabric; ‘Combi centre’: walnut, aluminium; drinks cabinet: walnut, stainless steel plate, acrylic (interior drawer with manufacturer’s logo paper label BERNINI/ Made in Italy ); folding dressing table: walnut, mirrored glass, acrylic (interior drawer with manufacturer’s logo paper label BERNINI/ Made in Italy ); umbrella stands and coat hooks: nickel-plated brass. Each work manufactured by Berini, Milan, Italy. ‘Spider’ desk and standard lamps: painted aluminium, chromium-plated tubular metal, painted metal. Both lights manufactured by O-Luce, Milan, Italy. Each work together with a certificate of authenticity from Studio Joe ColomboInterior, from Casa Zancopé, via San Francesco, MilanPhillips · £146,500≈ $223,896≈ €204,902Sign up to see
  2. Joe Colombo, 'Combi centre', circa 1963, Teak, acrylic, metal'Combi centre'Phillips · £22,500≈ $37,836≈ €27,366Sign up to see
  3. Joe Colombo, Set of four rare slipper chairs, circa 1963, Santos rosewood, leather, steelSet of four rare slipper chairsPhillips · £20,320≈ $25,894≈ €24,361Sign up to see

Joe Colombo’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).

All filters
Longest side–Reset

9 results match these filters

Sign up free to see all prices. You’ve seen the free realized prices for this month. Artist, title, date, house, medium, size and estimates stay visible to everyone. Create a free account · Sign in
  1. Joe Colombo, Table lamp, model KD 28, 1966, plastic, acrylic
    Table lamp, model KD 28, 1966
    Acrylic
    9 h x 9⅞ w in (23 x 25 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 311
    $512≈ £382≈ €448Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Wright ↗
  2. Joe Colombo, Noviglio sconces, pair, 1968, acrylic
    Noviglio sconces, pair, 1968
    Acrylic
    6 d x 10 dia in (15 x 25 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 118
    $826≈ £607≈ €712Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
  3. Joe Colombo, 4801 lounge chair, 1964, acrylic
    4801 lounge chair, 1964
    Acrylic
    22¾ h x 25½ w x 26 d in (58 x 65 x 66 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 335
    $1,638≈ £1,275≈ €1,513Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
  4. Joe Colombo, Rare table lamp, 1964 / 1965, acrylic
    Rare table lamp, 1964 / 1965
    Acrylic
    6 h x 5¼ dia in (15 x 13 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 390
    $1,008≈ £789≈ €928Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Wright ↗
  5. Joe Colombo, Interior, from Casa Zancopé, via San Francesco, Milan, 1962-1967, Comprising bookcase: ash, ash-veneered wood, nickel-plated metal, glass; desk: East Indian rosewood, East Indian rosewood-veneered wood, plastic-laminated wood, nickel-plated metal, glass; extendable dining table: oak, nickel-plated metal; sofa: walnut, fabric; ‘Combi centre’: walnut, aluminium; drinks cabinet: walnut, stainless steel plate, acrylic (interior drawer with manufacturer’s logo paper label BERNINI/ Made in Italy ); folding dressing table: walnut, mirrored glass, acrylic (interior drawer with manufacturer’s logo paper label BERNINI/ Made in Italy ); umbrella stands and coat hooks: nickel-plated brass. Each work manufactured by Berini, Milan, Italy. ‘Spider’ desk and standard lamps: painted aluminium, chromium-plated tubular metal, painted metal. Both lights manufactured by O-Luce, Milan, Italy. Each work together with a certificate of authenticity from Studio Joe Colombo
    Interior, from Casa Zancopé, via San Francesco, Milan, 1962-1967
    Acrylic · Panel
    Bookcase: 287 x 334 x 228 cm (112 7/8 x 131 1/2 x 89 3/4 in.); desk: 77.5 x 139.5 x 74.1 cm (30 1/2 x 54 7/8 x 29 1/8 in.); extendable dining table: 68.8 x 160.1 x 160.2 cm (27 1/8 x 63 x 63 1/8 in.) fully extended; sofa: 65.7 x 251.7 x 114 cm (25 7/8 x 99 1/8 x 44 7/8 in.); ‘Combi centre’: 151.4 cm (59 5/8 in.) high, 82.5 cm (32 1/2 in.) diameter; drinks cabinet: 50.8 x 116.7 x 88.2 cm (20 x 45 7/8 x 34 3/4 in.) fully extended; folding dressing table: 76.5 x 65.1 x 104.3 cm (30 1/8 x 25 5/8 x 41 1/8 in.) fully extended; each umbrella stand: 69.2 x 14 x 17.1 cm (27 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.); each coat hooks: 4.2 x 11.7 x 13 cm (1 5/8 x 4 5/8 x 5 1/8 in.); ‘Spider’ standard lamp: 145.2 cm (57 1/8 in.) high; ‘Spider’ desk lamp: 40 x 18 x 27.5 cm (15 3/4 x 7 1/8 x 10 7/8 in.) fully extended
    Phillips · · Lot 114
    £146,500≈ $223,896≈ €204,902Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £80,000–120,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Joe Colombo, Illuminated 'Combi centre', circa 1963, Indian rosewood-veneered wood, aluminium sheet, painted wood, acrylic
    Illuminated 'Combi centre', circa 1963
    Acrylic · Panel
    126.8 cm (49 7/8 in.) high, 83.5 cm (32 7/8 in.) diameter
    Phillips · · Lot 312
    £8,750≈ $14,346≈ €11,185Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Joe Colombo, 'Combi centre', circa 1963, Teak, acrylic, metal
    'Combi centre', circa 1963
    Acrylic
    159.9 cm (62 7/8 in.) high, 84.4 cm (33 1/4 in.) diameter
    Phillips · · Lot 94
    £22,500≈ $37,836≈ €27,366Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Joe Colombo, Illuminated Combi-Center, designed 1963, for Bernini, walnut, aluminum, acrylic
    Illuminated Combi-Center
    Acrylic
    height 55 1/2in (141cm); diameter 33 1/4in (84.5cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 60
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
  9. Joe Colombo, Pair of 'Triedro' clamp lamps, 'Topo' standard lamp, and 'Elmo' desk lamp, 1970s, Painted steel, painted tubular steel, chromium-plated tubular steel, chromium-plated brass, painted aluminium, acrylic
    Pair of 'Triedro' clamp lamps, 'Topo' standard lamp, and 'Elmo' desk lamp, 1970s
    Acrylic
    Each clamp lamp: 37 cm (14 5/8 in.) high Standard lamp: 157.5 cm (62 in.) high fully extended Desk lamp: 43 cm (16 7/8 in.) high
    Phillips · · Lot 129
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
Also offered, result not published (9)

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

Joe Colombo paintings (51)Joe Colombo acrylic paintings (9)Joe Colombo sculpture (21)

Related artists — Italian, born 1905–1955

More Italian artists of the same period