Osvaldo Borsani: career timeline

Italian · 1911–1985 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 143 of 248 lots (58% 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.

Osvaldo Borsani: 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	1	$81.4kSign up	Other
1930s	15	11	$16.8kSign up	Other
1940s	26	23	$11.3kSign up	Other
1950s	80	70	$4.1kSign up	Other
1960s	15	14	$7.7kSign up	Other
1970s	4	4	$1.2kSign up	Other

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)Medium

1920s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $81.4kSign up
Average: $81.4kSign up
Typical size: 24 × 22 in (61 × 56 cm)
Mediums: Other (1)
Subjects: —

c. 1928 Unique pair of armchairs$81.4kSign up

1930s 15 works

Sold: 11 of 15
Median: $16.8kSign up
Average: $19.7kSign up
Typical size: 32 × 37 in (81 × 94 cm)
Mediums: Other (15)
Subjects: —

c. 1930 Mirror$13.6kSign up
c. 1930 Pair of armchairs$6.6kSign up
c. 1930 Pair of bedside tables$15.6kSign up
c. 1930 Rare wall-mounted consoleUnsold
c. 1932 Settee$41.8kSign up
c. 1932 Pair of armchairs$38.3kSign up
1935 A coffee table$2kSign up
1936 Rare coffee table, from the Casa S, Milan$27.3kSign up
1937 Unique pair of cabinets$17kSign up
1938 A coffee tableUnsold
1938 An armchairUnsold
c. 1938 Nightstands, pair$12.1kSign up

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c. 1938 Chest of drawersUnsold
c. 1938 Chest of drawers$16.8kSign up
c. 1939 Cabinet$25.6kSign up

1940s 26 works

Sold: 23 of 26
Median: $11.3kSign up
Average: $15.1kSign up
Typical size: 20 × 34 in (51 × 86 cm)
Mediums: Other (22), Sculpture (4)
Subjects: —

c. 1940 PARCEL-GILT & PAINTED GLASS-TOP CONSOLE TABLE$1kSign up
c. 1940 Wall-mounted console table$8.3kSign up
c. 1940 Rare armchair$14kSign up
c. 1940 occasional table$1.1kSign up
c. 1940 Coffee table$10.9kSign up
c. 1940 Revolving low tableUnsold
c. 1940 Pair of side tables$18kSign up
c. 1940 Rare chandelier$49.7kSign up
c. 1941 Side table$7.2kSign up
1944 Pair of wardrobes$21.9kSign up
c. 1944 Wall lightUnsold
c. 1945 Rare wall-mounted coatrack shelf$2.2kSign up

Show 12 more (1940s)

c. 1945 Occasional table$953Sign up
c. 1945 Wall-mounted cabinet$9.5kSign up
c. 1945 Wall-mounted cabinet$8.3kSign up
c. 1945 wall-mounted nightstands, pair$11.3kSign up
1946 Accompagnato da un certificato di autenticità dell'Archivio Osvaldo Borsani$11.7kSign up
1946 Wall-mounted modular bookcase, model no. E60$6.8kSign up
c. 1947 Sofa$14.6kSign up
c. 1948 Wall-mounted console$8.3kSign up
c. 1948 Pair of side tables$45.8kSign up
c. 1948 Side table$11.4kSign up
c. 1948 Pair of armchairs, model no. P71$34.1kSign up
c. 1948 Early side table$17.5kSign up

…and 2 more works from this group in the full results list.

1950s 80 works

Sold: 70 of 80
Median: $4.1kSign up
Average: $7.9kSign up
Typical size: 31 × 48 in (79 × 122 cm)
Mediums: Other (74), Sculpture (4), Multiple (2)
Subjects: —

1950 Dry Bar or Sideboard$1.3kSign up
c. 1950 Bed with Integrated Headboard$1kSign up
c. 1950 Dining table$1.6kSign up
c. 1950 Paire de tables d'appoint tripodes$10.9kSign up
c. 1950 Bar Cabinet$3.2kSign up
c. 1950 Queen BedUnsold
c. 1950 P40 Lounge Chair$3.8kSign up
1950 Set di sedie vintageUnsold · sold 2×
c. 1950 Deux tables d'appoint mod. T1Unsold
c. 1950 'T1 speciale' side table$19.2kSign up
c. 1950 Cabinet, early 1950s$2.2kSign up
c. 1950 Pair of "T1" side tables$6.3kSign up

Show 12 more (1950s)

c. 1950 Pair of "T1" side tablesUnsold
c. 1950 Side table$4.5kSign up
c. 1950 Unique wall-mounted cabinetUnsold
c. 1950 Set of three 'T1' side tables$46kSign up
c. 1950 Occasional table$7.5kSign up
c. 1950 Occasional table$7.5kSign up
c. 1950 Pair of "T1" side tables$21.3kSign up
c. 1950 Modular bookcase with writing desk$13.4kSign up
c. 1950 Pair of 'T1' side tables$46.2kSign up
1951 Shelving system, model E22$2.8kSign up
c. 1951 Rare console, designed for the IX Triennale, Milan$44.8kSign up
c. 1951 Sideboard$25kSign up

…and 56 more works from this group in the full results list.

1960s 15 works

Sold: 14 of 15
Median: $7.7kSign up
Average: $7.7kSign up
Typical size: 31.5 × 31 in (81 × 79 cm)
Mediums: Other (13), Sculpture (2)
Subjects: —

c. 1960 executive desk$10.8kSign up
1961 AT 16 coatrack$8.2kSign up
1961 AT16 coatrack$8.1kSign up
1961 revolving coatrack, model AT61$9.1kSign up
1961 Revolving coat rack$5kSign up
c. 1961 Adjustable coat rack, model no. AT 16$12kSign up
1965 A pair of armchairs, 'P103' model$6.1kSign up
1965 Two Midcentury 'Canada' Armchairs$3.6kSign up
1965 Pair of side tables, model no. T110$9.5kSign up
1965 Dining Table for Tecno$612Sign up
c. 1965 & ARNALDO POMODORO$4kSign up
c. 1965 Set of four 'Canada' armchairs, model no. P110$20.3kSign up

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1965 Canada lounge chairs, pair$3kSign up
1965 desk, model #T96$7.2kSign up
1966 Prod. TecnoUnsold

1970s 4 works

Sold: 4 of 4
Median: $1.2kSign up
Average: $1.4kSign up
Typical size: —
Mediums: Other (3), Sculpture (1)
Subjects: —

c. 1970 Bar Cabinet$1.8kSign up
c. 1970 Console Table$600Sign up
1972 'Modus' Side Chairs (4)$550Sign up
c. 1975 + Eugenio Gerli, Desk + Cabinet (2)$2.5kSign up

Creation date not recorded

104 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 22 works

Sold: 7 of 22
Median: $3.6kSign up
Average: $4.1kSign up
Typical size: —
Mediums: Other (21), Sculpture (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2012 Revolving coat rack$6.3kSign 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

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sold 2013 Senza titoloResult not published
sold 2013 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 10 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 82 works

Sold: 35 of 82
Median: $3.5kSign up
Average: $3.7kSign up
Typical size: 41.5 × 49 in (106 × 124 cm)
Mediums: Other (77), Sculpture (5)
Subjects: —

sold 2020 SE1-2-3 cabinet$3.8kSign up
sold 2020 SE1-2-3 cabinetUnsold
sold 2020 Lounge ChairUnsold
sold 2020 Adjustable Sofa-Daybed$2.5kSign up
sold 2020 2 Dressers$4.7kSign up
sold 2021 'P40' ARMCHAIR FOR TECNO$3.7kSign up

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sold 2021 Mobile BarUnsold
sold 2021 dining table, model T69B$780Sign up
sold 2021 armchairs, pair$1.3kSign up
sold 2021 coffee table, model T73$293Sign up
sold 2021 adjustable lounge chair, model P40$3.6kSign up
sold 2021 SIDE CABINET, CIRCA 1940-45$17.4kSign up

…and 70 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 Osvaldo Borsani auction results →