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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 matched sales are market context only, not an object estimate or identification, and they do not guarantee a price for your specific art pottery.
Shown USD range: USD 12-USD 8,540. Median of these 8 USD examples: USD 162.50.
| Comparable | What sold | Auction house | Date | Lot | Source-reported amount |
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Karen Karnes Stoneware Art Pottery Vase | Auctions at Showplace | 2020-08-23 | 345 | USD 125 |
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Lorinda Epply for Rookwood Pottery, Large Decorated Porcelain vase with Art Deco flowers | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | 2024-06-13 | 377 | USD 3,800 |
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MIKE DONNELLY RAKU ART POTTERY OVAL VESSEL | Bradford's | 2025-10-12 | 5171 | USD 45 |
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GREEN GRUEBY ART POTTERY VASE | O'Gallerie | 2025-08-18 | 24 | USD 950 |
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George Ohr Art Pottery Vase | Neal Auction Company | 2020-09-11 | 171 | USD 8,540 |
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Hull Art Pottery Vase | Berner's Auction Gallery | 2024-09-26 | 3123 | USD 12 |
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Remued Art Pottery Vase | Shapiro Auctioneers | 2018-05-15 | 388 | AUD 216 |
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Polia Pillin (1909-1992) Art Pottery Vase | Akiba Galleries | 2024-01-09 | 473 | USD 200 |
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WELLER HUDSON FLORAL ART POTTERY VASE | Dennis Auction Service | 2023-02-10 | 1186 | USD 45 |
How these auction records were verified
Each row retains its exact source URL, lot identity, retrieval time, access result, and immutable record hash. Inspect the public comparable provenance record.
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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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