Cini Boeri Auction Prices and Value Guide
Cini Boeri auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 234 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Cini Boeri auction prices: quick answer
Cini Boeri auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Cini Boeri
- Source records
- 234
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Artist context
About Cini Boeri
Cini Boeri (1924–2020), born Maria Cristina Mariani Dameno, was an Italian architect and designer recognized as one of the most influential women in postwar Italian design. Based in Milan, she built a six-decade career spanning residential and commercial architecture, furniture, and industrial design. Her work is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and she is associated with the Italian modernist movement that reshaped domestic and public interiors from the 1950s onward. MoMA senior curator Paola Antonelli described her as a formidable architect and designer and a paragon of Milanese elegance. In 2023, the Archivio Cini Boeri was established by her family to preserve and promote her legacy, and in June 2024 the archive presented a centenary exhibition marking one hundred years since her birth.
Italian ModernismMid-Century Modern designfurniture designglass designarchitectural designresidential architecturemodular and flexible furniture systems
Common works and media
Collectors and appraisers most commonly encounter Boeri's furniture designs at auction, including chairs, sofas, and modular seating systems produced for manufacturers such as Knoll and Artemide. Her work in curved glass—particularly pieces designed for Fiam—is also well represented in design-sale catalogs. Architectural drawings, project documentation, and limited production objects may also appear, though less frequently. Her output spans residential interiors, exhibition installations, and mass-produced industrial design.
Market and appraisal context
Cini Boeri's design work appears regularly at international auction in categories including 20th Century Design and Modern Furniture. Objects produced through her collaborations with major Italian and international manufacturers—particularly seating, modular storage systems, and glass furniture—are the lots most frequently encountered by collectors. Valuation depends on designer attribution, manufacturer, material (curved glass, molded plastic, or upholstery), condition, documented provenance, and whether the piece is an original production run or a later re-edition. The 234 records indexed by Appraisily reflect a steady but specialized secondary market.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Value drivers
- Designer attribution and documented provenance to Cini Boeri studio
- Manufacturer collaboration (pieces produced for Knoll, Artemide, Fiam, and other Italian design houses are most frequently encountered at auction)
- Medium and material (curved glass, molded plastic, and upholstered furniture each carry different market segments)
- Condition, edition details, and documentation
Appraisal caveats
- Market data is drawn from the 234 auction and design-lot records indexed by Appraisily. Individual realized prices vary significantly by object type, material, date of sale, and provenance.
- Posthumous re-editions and authorized reproductions exist alongside original production pieces; collectors should verify manufacturing provenance.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Cini Boeri worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
Can Appraisily value my Cini Boeri artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.