Joe Colombo
Italian · 1930–1971 · Painter, Sculptor
Cesare "Joe" Colombo was an Italian mid-century modernist industrial designer. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Interior, from Casa Zancopé, via San Francesco, MilanPhillips · £146,500≈ $223,896≈ €204,902Sign up to see
'Combi centre'Phillips · £22,500≈ $37,836≈ €27,366Sign up to see
Set 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).
Lots sold
117
of 156 offered · 2001–2026
Sell-through
75%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
9 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 | 50 | 43 | 86% | $8.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $224kSign up |
| Acrylic | 9 | 7 | 78% | $40kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $224kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 2 | 2 | 100% | $7.6kSign up | $7.6kSign up | $12.7kSign up |
| Multiple | 2 | 2 | 100% | $7.6kSign up | $7.6kSign up | $12.7kSign up |
| Sculpture | 21 | 17 | 81% | $4.7kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $11.1kSign up |
| Other | 83 | 55 | 66% | $3.4kSign up | $1kSign up | $25.9kSign 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 | 19 | 9 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2025 | 25 | 20 | $953Sign up |
| 2024 | 22 | 17 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2023 | 15 | 9 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2022 | 10 | 6 | $6kSign up |
| 2021 | 6 | 4 | $824Sign up |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2019 | 5 | 3 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2018 | 11 | 10 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | $5kSign up |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2014 | 5 | 4 | $11.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | $667Sign up |
| 2012 | 9 | 7 | $490Sign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 | $1.7kSign up |