# Polia Pillin artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/polia-pillin/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T14:09:47.429Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: American
- Movements: Modernist ceramics
- Common media: Ceramics, Pottery, Painted ceramic decoration

## About Polia Pillin

Polia Pillin (1909–1992) was a Polish-born American ceramicist associated with modernist pottery and ceramics decorated with painted images. Public authority records identify her as an American artist and connect her with Library of Congress and ISNI identity records, helping distinguish her from similarly named makers. Collectors primarily encounter her work as studio ceramics and pottery, where the object's form and painted surface should be considered together. The available sources are stronger on identity than on detailed career chronology: they establish her lifespan, occupation, and recognized ceramic practice but do not provide exact birth and death dates or a documented list of named series. Appraisily's matched auction data shows an established secondary-market record for works attributed to Pillin. Each object should nevertheless be compared with closely related examples, with attention to medium, dimensions, date, condition, inscriptions, provenance, and attribution rather than treating the artist's name alone as sufficient evidence.

## Common works and media

Collectors are most likely to encounter Pillin's ceramic and pottery objects, particularly modernist forms carrying painted imagery or decoration. Auction databases may place these works under broad decorative-art headings, so the category label alone may not describe the object adequately. Appraisal comparisons should prioritize closely related ceramic forms and painted surfaces rather than unrelated works grouped under a general artist or decorative-art category.

## Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's public market index reports an observed range of $75 to $4,600 among its priced records for Polia Pillin, with a median realized result near $437. These figures describe matched public auction records rather than a forecast for an individual object. A useful comparison should involve pottery or ceramics of similar form, dimensions, date, decoration, and condition. Restoration, surface wear, signatures or inscriptions, provenance, exhibition history, and confidence in the attribution can materially affect relevance. Reported prices may also differ in their treatment of buyer premiums and fees. Because private transactions, incomplete feeds, and later attribution changes may be absent, public auction results should be treated as one part of an appraisal rather than a standalone valuation.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine researched artist identities with matched public auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, reported realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. Private sales, incomplete feeds, and attribution changes may not be represented.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28957251
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/13864039/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polia_Pillin
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/polia-pillin/