Philip Moulthrop Auction Prices and Value Guide
Philip Moulthrop auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 288 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Philip Moulthrop auction prices: quick answer
Philip Moulthrop auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Philip Moulthrop
- Source records
- 288
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Philip Moulthrop market snapshot
Philip Moulthrop shows deep auction liquidity with 195 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 21 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-19.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (20.6% · 34 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (75.8% · 125 sales)
- $10,000+ (3.6% · 6 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $1,900
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 21
- Median shift vs prior year
- +26.7%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-11-19
Artist context
About Philip Moulthrop
Born
1947
Nationality
American
Philip Moulthrop is an American artist and woodturner born in 1947. He belongs to the Moulthrop family, a three-generation American woodturning tradition that began with Ed Moulthrop. Collectors may encounter Philip Moulthrop’s name in museum, library, and auction cataloging connected with modern turned-wood work. His identity is represented by records in Wikidata, VIAF, the Library of Congress, and ISNI, which help distinguish him from other artists and from other members of the Moulthrop family. The available source material establishes his basic identity and family context but does not document particular forms, wood species, techniques, commissions, exhibitions, or individual works. Those details should therefore be confirmed from object-specific documentation before they are used in attribution or appraisal.
Woodturning
Common works and media
The collected sources identify Philip Moulthrop with the Moulthrop family’s American woodturning tradition. Turned-wood works are therefore the supported general category for auction and appraisal searches. The source pack does not establish particular vessel forms, wood species, decorative techniques, editions, subjects, or named series, so those characteristics should be described from the object itself and verified against reliable catalog records.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisal of a work attributed to Philip Moulthrop should begin by confirming which member of the three-generation Moulthrop family made it. Object-specific evidence and comparable auction records cataloged under the exact artist are important because the present source pack does not provide signatures, dimensions, wood species, provenance, condition reports, or individual sale results. Where reliable auction records are available, sale date, realized price, catalog attribution, and similarity to the object being appraised can provide useful context. The available evidence does not support a price forecast, scarcity claim, or market-trend conclusion.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Turned-wood works
Value drivers
- Correct attribution to Philip Moulthrop rather than another member of the three-generation Moulthrop family
- Comparable public auction records cataloged under Philip Moulthrop, including sale dates and realized prices when available
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack does not provide lot-level descriptions, dimensions, condition reports, provenance, wood species, signatures, or price results.
- No price trend, scarcity conclusion, or value forecast can be supported from the collected excerpts.
- Because several authority and market pages were rate-limited during collection, their detailed records could not be evaluated.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, thin source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- VIAF library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- ISNI library authority
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
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 Philip Moulthrop 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 Philip Moulthrop artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.