Inaugurated in 2013, the 20th-Century Decorative Arts and Design Department at Il Ponte Auction House is a reference point for collectors, designers, and enthusiasts of furniture and design objects from the 20th century.
In 2024, the department recorded a turnover exceeding €2.2 million, with strong interest in works signed by major masters of Italian design, including Osvaldo Borsani (coffee table with Lucio Fontana €75,600), and pieces of rare historical value such as the panel “The Annunciation” by Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (€176,400) and “Centaur Head” by Egidio Costantini (€41,580).
Among the most notable successes: the group of furniture by Carlo Mollino for Casa M. in Turin and Casa del Sole in Cervinia (€347,500), “Connubio in ferro e vetro” by Umberto Bellotto (€175,000), the lamp-sculpture “Moloch” by Gaetano Pesce (€106,250), the screen model “Brick” attributed to Eileen Gray (€93,750), the vase “Scozzese” by Fulvio Bianconi (€112,500), and the baluster vase by Ercole Barovier (€43,750).
Other highlights include vases by Yoichi Ohira, the island sofa by Archizoom (€35,000), the luminous furniture piece “Cronotopo” (€18,750), and works signed by Ettore Sottsass, Gio Ponti, Franco Albini, Ignazio Gardella, Ico Parisi, BBPR, and Max Ingrand, consistently among the most sought-after.
The selection of lots, which includes lighting, seating, unique pieces, and limited editions, is based on a thorough study of the works and the analysis of historical-archival documentation, the cornerstones of the departmental strategy and professional valuation of 20th-century design objects.
