Colasanti Casa d'Aste organizes auctions of 20th century Design and Decorative Arts, a sector relating to the larger context of Applied Arts and highly appreciated by aspiring buyers and collectors. This department reserves great surprises thanks to the catalogs full of rare or unpublished works, furnishings and furnishing accessories, lighting, glass, and ceramic objects; masterpieces signed by the most famous masters of historical design of the twentieth century. The boundaries of art, design, creativity, and craftsmanship are lost in the catalogs of these auctions, which offer artefacts of rare originality and whose fundamental component is their creator.
Among the best-known names that the Department has had the honor of dealing with in these auctions we remember some personalities of Italian and international design such as Gio Ponti, Piero Fornasetti, Max Ingrand, Ico Parisi, Ettore Sottsass, Gaetano Pesce, Carlo Scarpa, Ingo Maurer, Mario Ceroli, Bruno Munari, Willy Rizzo, Gae Aulenti, Afra and Tobia Scarpa, Franco Albini, Paolo Buffa and many others.
Particular attention is related to the glass sector, precious objects often signed by Italian designers such as Fulvio Bianconi and Carlo Scarpa, of important Italian manufacturers such as Barovier, Cappellin, Seguso, Venini and of international manufacturers such as Baccarat and Lalique.
Ingenious and subtle ideas in this sector, whose collectors are always looking for the best lots in terms of quality and rarity; a collecting characterized by cross-buying. This is the main characteristic of Design collecting: a comparison of artefacts capable of stimulating the imagination and whose collection is guided by financial investment considerations but above all by passion. Our 20th century Design and Decorative Arts auction catalogs offer objects that combine utility, beauty, charm, and artistic value; pieces to collect and love. Sometimes experimental objects are also offered in these auctions; undoubtedly iconic as well as revolutionary pieces, precursors of objects in common use today, ideal for enriching a collection. Thanks to the diversity and heterogeneity of our catalogues, auctions are unmissable opportunities for those who wish to enter the fantastic world of collecting while having limited budgets at their disposal.
Do you want to buy Design at auction? Our experts are at your disposal to give you the best advice. For those who possess 20th century Decorative Arts pieces and wish to sell them through Colasanti auctions can request an initial estimate through the evaluation form on our website. The evaluation service is free of charge, fast and without obligation for your works of art.