Gino Sarfatti Auction Prices and Value Guide

Gino Sarfatti auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,983 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Gino Sarfatti auction prices: quick answer

Gino Sarfatti auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Gino Sarfatti
Source records
1,983
Market update
2026-02-16

Gino Sarfatti market snapshot

Gino Sarfatti shows very deep auction liquidity with 1,351 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,900. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 110 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-21.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (20.1% · 175 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (65.5% · 569 sales)
  • $10,000+ (14.4% · 125 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$2,400
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
110
Median shift vs prior year
+20.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-21

Artist context

About Gino Sarfatti

Gino Sarfatti portrait
Mauroballotta · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Born

1912

Died

1985

Nationality

Italian

Gino Sarfatti (1912–1985) was an Italian industrial designer and entrepreneur best known for his work in lighting. Authority records and collected biographical references place him within twentieth-century Italian design, where lamps and luminaires became the central field through which collectors encounter his work. Sarfatti’s importance comes from the way he treated lighting as both a functional object and a designed form, connecting industrial production with the visual language of modern interiors. Today, his name appears in museum records, design bibliographies, and auction contexts focused on Italian modern lighting. Collectors may encounter individual lamps, related design objects, or pieces attributed to his output, so model identification and documentation are important starting points. A reliable assessment should distinguish a securely identified Sarfatti design from a work merely described as being in his style, and should account for the specific object rather than relying on the artist name alone.

Italian modern designlighting and lampsindustrial designlighting designlamps and luminaires

Common works and media

Auction and appraisal records for Gino Sarfatti most commonly relate to lighting design, including lamps and luminaires associated with twentieth-century Italian modern design. A submitted object may be a complete lamp, a related lighting component, or a design attributed to Sarfatti. Useful identification evidence can include the form, dimensions, materials, construction, labels or marks, manufacturer information, provenance, and any surviving publication or exhibition references. The source pack does not establish a complete model list, so individual attribution and production details should be verified from the object and from comparable documented records.

Market and appraisal context

For Gino Sarfatti lighting, appraisal begins with identifying the model or design and confirming attribution. The object’s condition, materials, construction, dimensions, production or edition details, provenance, and supporting documentation can all affect comparison with other examples. Sale date and the availability of comparable public auction records also matter because market evidence is specific to the object and its condition. The collected source pack contains strong identity and institutional references, but it does not include a detailed catalogue raisonne or a major auction-house lot record for a particular work. Any valuation conclusion should therefore remain object-specific and avoid assuming that all lamps associated with Sarfatti have the same market profile.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • lighting and lamps
  • Italian modern design

Value drivers

  1. model or design identification
  2. materials, construction, and condition
  3. provenance and documentation
  4. edition, production, and attribution details
  5. sale date and comparable public auction records

Appraisal caveats

  • The supplied source pack does not include a major auction-house lot page or a detailed catalogue raisonne for individual Sarfatti designs.
  • Public identity records contain a minor date conflict: VIAF includes a linked form giving 1912-1984, while Wikidata and other collected records identify 1912-1985.
  • The source pack does not provide a complete list of models, production dates, manufacturers, materials, or realized prices for individual works.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

Source-grounded artist Markdown

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.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Gino Sarfatti

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Gino Sarfatti 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 Gino Sarfatti artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.