# Peter Shire - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-02T01:24:04.281Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 287
- Lots with prices: 191
- First auction date: 2001-10-20
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-08
- Median realised price: $1,000
- Price range: $50 to $15,000

## Market Takeaway
Peter Shire shows deep auction liquidity with 284 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 26 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-08.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $425 and $1,900.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 48.4% (91 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 50.5% (95 sales)
- $10,000\+: 1.1% (2 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 26
- Previous 12 months sales: 31
- Recent 12 months median: $1,100
- Previous 12 months median: $1,000
- Median shift: 10%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-08
- Days since latest sale: 41
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 54 lots
- Los Angeles Modern Auctions: 24 lots
- Wright: 23 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 22 lots
- Abell Auction: 16 lots
- Clark's Auction Company: 16 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 10 lots
- Toomey & Co. Auctioneers: 9 lots
- Kunst und Design Auktionshaus Schops Turowski: 8 lots
- Von Zezschwitz Kunst und Design: 8 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-08 | Peter Shire, Smiling Springs table | Wright | $1,300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-peter-shire-smiling-springs-table-202-c-87d9f61fe2
2. 2025-12-17 | Peter Shire, American/California b. 1947, "Arboles Locos Blanco", steel, ceramic and paint | Neal Auction Company | $562 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-peter-shire-american-california-b-1947-arboles-locos-blanco-steel-ceramic-and-paint-81-c-5470a9fea8
3. 2025-12-03 | PETER SHIRE 1947 \- COFFEE TABLE "HOLLYWOOD" | Arthouse Hejtmánek | €667 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-peter-shire-1947-coffee-table-hollywood-250-c-c27d9de81b
4. 2025-12-02 | Peter Shire, B. 1947, Two Handle Pot | Abell Auction | $300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-peter-shire-b-1947-two-handle-pot-3-c-2ca3875409
5. 2025-11-20 | Peter Shire, Teapot | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-peter-shire-teapot-275-c-071eeb3717
6. 2025-11-20 | Peter Shire, Teapot | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-peter-shire-teapot-274-c-9bf10909e8
7. 2025-10-22 | PETER SHIRE \(BORN 1947\) Mexican Bauhaus \(Teapot\)1981glazed earthenware, signed and dated 'SHIRE 1981' on undersideheight 8in \(20.3cm\); width 15 1/4in \(38.7cm\); depth 13in \(33cm\) | Bonhams | $420 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-peter-shire-born-1947-mexican-bauhaus-teapot-1981glazed-earthenware-signed-and-dated-shire-1981-on-undersideheight-8in-20-3cm-width-15-1-4in-38-7cm-depth-13in-33cm-164-c-ba7d3fb1f9
8. 2025-09-30 | Peter Shire \(b. 1947\), A Pre\-Memphis glazed ceramic charger, 1979 | John Moran Auctioneers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-peter-shire-b-1947-a-pre-memphis-glazed-ceramic-charger-1979-251-c-6794418b05
9. 2025-09-30 | Peter Shire \(b. 1947\), A Memphis glazed ceramic teapot, 1990s | John Moran Auctioneers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-peter-shire-b-1947-a-memphis-glazed-ceramic-teapot-1990s-250-c-0594b01a21
10. 2025-06-17 | PETER SHIRE \(BORN 1947\) 'California Accordion' Teapot1983glazed ceramic, signed 'SHIRE 1983'height 17 5/8in \(44.8cm\); width 19 1/2in 49.5cm\); depth 4 1/4in \(10.8cm\) | Bonhams | $1,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-peter-shire-born-1947-california-accordion-teapot1983glazed-ceramic-signed-shire-1983-height-17-5-8in-44-8cm-width-19-1-2in-49-5cm-depth-4-1-4in-10-8cm-96-c-a9e43c4b7f
11. 2025-06-17 | PETER SHIRE \(BORN 1947\) 'Untitled' Sculpture1983\-84glazed ceramic, signed 'SHIRE 1983\-84'height 10 7/8in \(27.6cm\); width 18 1/2in \(47cm\); depth 9 1/2in \(24.1cm\) | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-peter-shire-born-1947-untitled-sculpture1983-84glazed-ceramic-signed-shire-1983-84-height-10-7-8in-27-6cm-width-18-1-2in-47cm-depth-9-1-2in-24-1cm-95-c-418474da5d
12. 2025-04-23 | Peter Shire, Teapot | Wright | $1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-peter-shire-teapot-167-c-ca748588b5
13. 2025-04-11 | Peter Shire, Teapot | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-peter-shire-teapot-192-c-d1642cdaf8
14. 2025-03-26 | PETER SHIRE \(BORN 1947\) Mexican Bauhaus \(Teapot\)1981glazed earthenware, signed and dated 'SHIRE 1981' on undersideheight 8in \(20.3cm\); width 15 1/4in \(38.7cm\); depth 13in \(33cm\) | Bonhams | $600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-peter-shire-born-1947-mexican-bauhaus-teapot-1981glazed-earthenware-signed-and-dated-shire-1981-on-undersideheight-8in-20-3cm-width-15-1-4in-38-7cm-depth-13in-33cm-146-c-fa4497b842
15. 2025-02-18 | Peter Shire \(b.1947\) for Memphis  'Bel Air' lounge chair, designed 1982, executed 1986  | Roseberys | N/A
16. 2025-02-17 | PETER SHIRE 'LAUREL' DESK LAMP FOR MEMPHIS MILANO | Leonard Joel | A$1,600
17. 2024-12-08 | Peter Shire \(b. 1947\) Ceramic Abstract Teapot Sculpture | Hughes Auctions | $500
18. 2024-11-21 | Peter Shire, Teapot | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-peter-shire-teapot-260-c-70149e48ac
19. 2024-11-21 | Peter Shire, Teapot and cup | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $450
20. 2024-03-27 | PETER SHIRE \(BORN 1947\) Atlas Ascending1982glazed earthenware, painted wood, signed and dated 'SHIRE 82'height 33in \(84cm\); widest width 19in \(48.5cm\) | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-peter-shire-born-1947-atlas-ascending1982glazed-earthenware-painted-wood-signed-and-dated-shire-82-height-33in-84cm-widest-width-19in-48-5cm-198-c-6504874b3b
21. 2023-12-06 | Peter Shire \(B. 1947\): Five Mugs and a Cactus Candelabra | Abell Auction | $175
22. 2023-09-21 | PETER SHIRE \(Né en 1947\) Meuble bar « Peter »Création en 1987Edition Memphis, plaque de l'éditeurBois, laminé et métalH: 115cm.\(45 1/4in.\); L: 108cm.\(42 1/2in.\); P: 44cm.\(17 5/16in.\).A « Peter » bar\-sid... | Bonhams | €1,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-peter-shire-ne-en-1947-meuble-bar-peter-creation-en-1987edition-memphis-plaque-de-l-editeurbois-lamine-et-metalh-115cm-45-1-4in-l-108cm-42-1-2in-p-44cm-17-5-16in-a-peter-bar-sid-5-c-06a4f58a2e
23. 2023-03-14 | Peter Shire \(American, b. 1947\), Baby Hourglass and another work, 1984 \(2\), glazed ceramic, 12 1/2 x 8 1/4 x 3in \(32 x 21 x 7.5cm\) and 7 1/2 x 10 x 4 1/2in \(19 x 25.5 x 11.5cm\) | Andrew Jones Auctions | $450 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-peter-shire-american-b-1947-baby-hourglass-and-another-work-1984-2-glazed-ceramic-12-1-2-x-8-1-4-x-3in-32-x-21-x-7-5cm-and-7-1-2-x-10-x-4-1-2in-19-x-25-5-x-11-5cm-153-c-9a241e1a77
24. 2022-07-21 | Peter Shire \(American, b. 1947\) Coffee Table, circa 1989 Powder\-coated steel, gl | Heritage Auctions | $3,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-peter-shire-american-b-1947-coffee-table-circa-1989-powder-coated-steel-gl-67043-c-c0644ee8f1

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