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Ettore Sottsass
tray
glazed earthenware
12½ w × 7¾ d × 2¼ h in (32 × 20 × 6 cm)
Painted signature on bottom.
estimate: $700–900
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Ettore Sottsass 1917–2007
Ettore Sottsass is one of the most significant designers and architects of the late 20th Century, his bold and colorful, Post Modern aesthetic enlivening objects, furniture and interiors and influencing design around the world. Born in Innsbruck, Austria in 1917, Sottsass and his family moved to Turin, Italy in 1929 so he could study architecture at the Politecnico di Turino. He graduated with a degree in architecture in 1939 but he was called to serve the Italian army during World War II and he spent most of the war in a concentration camp. Upon his return in 1945, he worked for his father, Ettore Sottsass senior, an architect practicing in Turin, before relocating to Milan to curate a craft exhibition at the 1946 Triennale.
Upcoming Lots Ettore Sottsass

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Ettore Sottsass
Gli Specchi di Dioniso 5 mirror
estimate: $2,000–3,000

126
Ettore Sottsass
Sinus lamp
estimate: $1,000–1,500

148
Ettore Sottsass
Hsing vessel from the Pop series, model 456
estimate: $700–900

160
Ettore Sottsass
Bacterio card case
estimate: $100–150

190
Ettore Sottsass
laminate
estimate: $2,500–3,500

203
Ettore Sottsass
collection of four vessels
estimate: $2,000–3,000

209
Ettore Sottsass
Spirit Smart watch
estimate: $700–900

212
Ettore Sottsass
UFO table lamp
estimate: $1,000–1,500

220
Ettore Sottsass
Mela ice buckets, set of two
estimate: $1,000–1,500

223
Ettore Sottsass
Yang vase from the Pop series, model 455
estimate: $2,000–3,000

230
Ettore Sottsass
Valiglia table lamp
estimate: $500–700

265
Ettore Sottsass
Shiva vase
estimate: $700–900

274
Ettore Sottsass
umbrella stand and planter
estimate: $2,000–3,000

308
Ettore Sottsass
Lettuce plate
estimate: $400–600

313
Ettore Sottsass
Peyrano chocolate box
estimate: $200–300

316
Ettore Sottsass
Totem
estimate: $700–900

318
Ettore Sottsass
vase from the Yantra series, model Y28
estimate: $1,000–1,500

324
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umbrella holder
estimate: $700–900

347
Ettore Sottsass
laminate
estimate: $700–900
Auction Results Ettore Sottsass

Ettore Sottsass
Essetre shelving from the Mobili Grigi series
estimate: $40,000–50,000
result: $48,000

Ettore Sottsass
Bookshelf No. 31
estimate: $40,000–60,000
result: $47,500

Ettore Sottsass
Totem
estimate: $15,000–20,000
result: $32,500

Ettore Sottsass
Lotorosso dining table
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $32,400

Ettore Sottsass
Burma totem
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $30,000

Ettore Sottsass
Harlow dining chairs, set of six
estimate: $15,000–20,000
result: $27,600

Ettore Sottsass
necklace
estimate: $30,000–50,000
result: $27,500

Ettore Sottsass
Tantra vase
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $24,000

Ettore Sottsass
chalice, model 388
estimate: $4,000–5,000
result: $22,800

Ettore Sottsass
custom console
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $22,500

Ettore Sottsass
In Praise of Epicurus
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $22,500

Ettore Sottsass
Acropoli
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $21,600

Ettore Sottsass
Mobile Giallo cabinet
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $20,400

Ettore Sottsass
Portafiori (Florer) pedestal
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $20,400

Ettore Sottsass
Menta totem
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $20,000

Ettore Sottsass
vase from the Yantra series, model Y37
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $20,000