Ruth Duckworth Auction Prices and Value Guide
Ruth Duckworth auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 292 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Ruth Duckworth auction prices: quick answer
Ruth Duckworth auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Ruth Duckworth
- Source records
- 292
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Ruth Duckworth market snapshot
Ruth Duckworth shows deep auction liquidity with 155 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,700. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 28 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-16.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (33.3% · 46 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (55.1% · 76 sales)
- $10,000+ (11.6% · 16 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $5,500
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 28
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2026-01-16
Artist context
About Ruth Duckworth
Born
1919
Died
2009
Nationality
American
Ruth Duckworth (1919–2009) was a German-born sculptor and muralist who worked in England and the United States and is identified by authority records as an American artist. She is associated with modernist sculpture and became especially known for working in ceramics, including stoneware and porcelain, while also producing work in bronze. Her practice included individual sculptural objects and wall-based work, crossing the boundaries between ceramic craft and modern sculpture. Many of her sculptures are untitled, which can make material, dimensions, date, and documented history more useful identifiers than a title alone. Her best-known named work is Clouds over Lake Michigan, a wall sculpture. Collectors may consequently encounter her name in ceramic-sculpture, bronze-sculpture, and wall-sculpture listings. Stable records from Wikidata, VIAF, Getty ULAN, and other library authorities help connect these works to the correct artist identity.
ModernismCeramicsStonewarePorcelainBronze
Common works and media
Ruth Duckworth is associated principally with sculpture in ceramic media. Public summaries identify ceramics, stoneware, porcelain, and bronze among her materials and note that many sculptures are untitled. Auction descriptions may therefore use labels such as ceramic sculpture, porcelain sculpture, stoneware sculpture, bronze sculpture, or wall sculpture. Clouds over Lake Michigan illustrates her association with the wall-sculpture format. These descriptions identify material or form; they do not by themselves establish authorship. Appraisal research should match the actual object's medium and format to closely related public records.
Market and appraisal context
An appraisal should distinguish Duckworth works by medium and format before comparing auction results. Ceramic, stoneware, porcelain, and bronze objects are not automatically comparable, and a wall sculpture may belong to a different comparison group from a smaller sculptural object. Because many works are untitled, reliable record matching may depend on the description, dimensions, date, and available documentation rather than title. Public auction records can provide useful sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when examined at record level. This source pack does not support a price trend or scarcity claim, so broad averages should not replace comparisons selected for similar material, scale, and work type.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Ceramic sculpture
- Bronze sculpture
- Wall sculpture
Value drivers
- Medium and construction, including distinctions among ceramic, stoneware, porcelain, and bronze
- Work format and scale, particularly when comparing wall sculpture with other sculptural objects
- Accurate record matching when a sculpture is untitled
- Comparable public auction records, including relevant sale dates and realized prices when available
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack contains no detailed public major-auction-house analysis, so it does not support claims about price trends, market momentum, scarcity, or record prices.
- Auction-category labels are broad and should not be treated as authentication or attribution.
- Record-level comparisons are needed before drawing valuation conclusions from the available auction dataset.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
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 Ruth Duckworth 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 Ruth Duckworth artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.