Mary Potter Auction Prices and Value Guide
Mary Potter auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 236 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Mary Potter auction prices: quick answer
Mary Potter auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Mary Potter
- Source records
- 236
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Mary Potter market snapshot
Mary Potter shows solid auction liquidity with 130 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,250. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-04-26.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (26.8% · 22 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (54.9% · 45 sales)
- $10,000+ (18.3% · 15 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $275
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 2
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-04-26
Artist context
About Mary Potter
Born
1900
Died
1981
Nationality
English, British
Also known as
Marian Attenborough, Mary Attenborough
Mary Potter (1900–1981) was an English painter associated in authority records with the English school. Public identity files also connect her with the names Marian Attenborough and Mary Attenborough, helping distinguish her from other people who share the name Mary Potter. Her documented subjects include landscapes and still lifes, while the available museum and authority records consistently identify painting as her principal practice. A 1981 Serpentine Gallery retrospective surveyed paintings dated from 1922 to 1980, indicating a career that extended across much of the twentieth century. Potter is also described in general reference material as working with a restrained range of subtle colors, though individual works require direct examination before stylistic conclusions are drawn. Collectors are most likely to encounter her through paintings offered under her married name, particularly landscape or still-life compositions. Stable records at Tate, Getty ULAN, VIAF, Wikidata, and IdRef provide useful anchors for matching her identity across museum, library, and auction data.
English schoolPaintingLandscapesStill lifes
Common works and media
The strongest source evidence identifies paintings as Mary Potter's principal work type, especially landscapes and still lifes. A documented retrospective covered paintings made between 1922 and 1980. The collected material does not establish recurring print editions, sculpture, ceramics, drawings, or posters, so works in those categories require additional medium-specific and attribution research.
Market and appraisal context
Mary Potter's auction context is centered on paintings, with landscapes and still lifes representing the best-supported subject categories in the collected sources. An appraisal should first confirm that a work belongs to the English painter born in 1900, because the name is not unique and authority records also preserve her Attenborough name variants. Useful comparison begins with public auction lots of a similar work type, subject, and date. The source pack documents painting activity spanning 1922–1980, but it does not provide item-level evidence about dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, sale dates, or realized prices. Those details should therefore be checked in the specific work and its comparable sale records rather than inferred from the artist-level profile.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
- Landscape paintings
- Still-life paintings
Value drivers
- Comparison with public auction records for works sharing the same category and subject matter
- Consistency of the work's date with Potter's documented painting activity from 1922 to 1980
- Secure identification of Mary Potter as the artist, including separation from unrelated people with the same name
Appraisal caveats
- The source pack supplies an aggregate Appraisily auction-record signal but no item-level lot descriptions, dimensions, condition reports, provenance, sale dates, or realized prices.
- Mary Potter is a shared personal name; attribution should be checked against the English painter born in 1900 and deceased in 1981.
- The available sources support paintings, landscapes, and still lifes, but they do not establish a reliable market for prints, editions, sculpture, ceramics, or posters.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
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.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Mary Potter 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 Mary Potter artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.