Free pottery appraisal app
Use Appraisily's free screener to identify pottery marks, glaze, form, age, condition, and whether a professional appraisal is worthwhile.
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- 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.
What similar items actually sold for
To help ground this guide in real market activity, here are recent example auction comps from Appraisily’s internal database. These are educational comparables (not a guarantee of price for your specific item).
Shown USD range: USD 250-USD 1,900. Median of these 4 USD examples: USD 513.
| Image | Description | Auction house | Date | Lot | Reported price realized |
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Richard Tuck, (American/Indiana, 20th century), studio pottery vase, glazed stoneware, 10 3/4"H | Ripley Auctions | 2018-03-31 | 124 | USD 250 |
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Don (Donald) Reitz, American (1929 - 2014), studio pottery vase, glazed stoneware, 12"H x 4 1/2"Diam. | Ripley Auctions | 2024-07-06 | 233 | USD 325 |
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Clyde Burt, (American, 1922-1981), large studio pottery vase, carved stoneware, 17 1/4"H | Ripley Auctions | 2018-03-31 | 109 | USD 1,900 |
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BERNARD LEACH STONEWARE STUDIO POTTERY VASE , British (1887-1979). Mark BL, Leach Pottery sealmark and England. - 7 5/8" high. | Sloans & Kenyon | 2016-06-25 | 590 | USD 700 |
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Disclosure: prices are shown as reported by auction houses and are provided for appraisal context. Learn more in our editorial policy.
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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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