Free pottery appraisal app
Use Appraisily's free screener to identify pottery marks, glaze, form, age, condition, and whether a professional appraisal is worthwhile.
Found pottery and want to know if it matters?
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Use the free screenerStart an appraisalQuick value checklist
- Photograph the whole piece, base, marks, clay body, glaze, rim, foot, repairs, and size.
- Separate studio pottery, art pottery, production pottery, earthenware, stoneware, and decorative ceramics.
- Use free triage for likely category and value signals before ordering a signed report.
Key value drivers
Pottery value depends on maker, mark, clay body, glaze, form, age, condition, rarity, and whether collectors want that pottery tradition or studio.
Auction evidence from Appraisily's database
These records are market examples, not final appraisals. Condition, authenticity, provenance, size, maker, completeness, and demand can materially change value.
| Category | Sale | Date | Lot | Realized | What it shows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian earthenware vase | Leonard Joel | May 3, 2026 | Antique Australian glazed earthenware vase or vessel by Richard Sturrock | AUD 4600 | Maker and regional importance can be decisive. |
| Roseville art pottery | Crafted Auctions | May 3, 2026 | Roseville Azurean Blue 1903 Art Pottery Hand Painted Floral Ceramic Vase 892-8 | USD 170 | Known pottery lines need mark and condition review. |
| Studio pottery | Lyon and Turnbull | May 1, 2026 | Michael Cardew C.B.E. at Winchcombe Pottery | GBP 550 | Studio attribution can change the market. |
Condition and authenticity cautions
Do not price pottery from photos alone. Repairs, restoration, chips, cracks, crazing, replaced pieces, fake marks, later reproductions, and incomplete sets can change the appraisal path.
Photo checklist
- Full object or set, front, back, base, maker marks, pattern, decoration, measurements, and scale reference.
- Close-ups of chips, cracks, crazing, repairs, restoration, labels, signatures, boxes, receipts, and provenance notes.
Related guides
Pottery and porcelain guides, Antique pottery value guide, Pottery marks identification, How to identify pottery marks, Rookwood pottery value guide, Use the screener.
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