Bernard Leach: career timeline
British · 1887–1979 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 58 of 108 lots (54% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | $15.3kSign up | Other |
| 1920s | 7 | 7 | $47.7kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1930s | 12 | 12 | $5.8kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | $527Sign up | Other |
| 1950s | 9 | 8 | $5.6kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1960s | 22 | 21 | $3.6kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1970s | 5 | 5 | $3kSign up | Sculpture |
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1910s 1 work
1920s 7 works
- Sold
- 7 of 7
- Median
- $47.7kSign up
- Average
- $48.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 7.5 × 10 in (19 × 25 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (5), Other (2)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (2), Birds (1)
c. 1920 Early rectangular dish in the style of Ogata Kenzan$18.7kSign up
1923 Rare early vase$4.1kSign up
c. 1923 Jar$7.2kSign up
c. 1924 Charger with design of bird feeding its young$51.1kSign up
c. 1924 Charger with 'Tree of Life' design$131kSign up
1925 Charger with 'Tree of Life' design$81.5kSign up
c. 1926 Large tile with Etruscan style octopus$47.7kSign up
1930s 12 works
- Sold
- 12 of 12
- Median
- $5.8kSign up
- Average
- $12kSign up
- Typical size
- 5 × 6 in (13 × 15 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (12)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (2), Cattle & animals (1), Birds (1)
1930 MEDIEVAL STYLE JUG, c.1930$992Sign up
c. 1930 Albarello jar$14.5kSign up
c. 1930 Tile with willow design$5.1kSign up
c. 1930 Large tile with design of a raging bull$4.8kSign up
c. 1930 Large tile with design of bird feeding its young$32.3kSign up
c. 1930 Early dish with tree$34kSign up
c. 1930 Plate$6.5kSign up
1934 Bowl with cherry tree design$23.8kSign up
c. 1935 Collection of six tiles$2.8kSign up
c. 1935 Early tea bowl$1.4kSign up
c. 1935 Early vase$1.4kSign up
1937 Bowl with chrysanthemum design$17kSign up
1940s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $527Sign up
- Average
- $527Sign up
- Typical size
- 31 × 13 in (79 × 34 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (1), Sculpture (1)
- Subjects
- —
1940 SIX-FOLD SCREEN, CIRCA 1940-1950$413Sign up
c. 1946 Small vase$641Sign up
1950s 9 works
- Sold
- 8 of 9
- Median
- $5.6kSign up
- Average
- $6.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 4.5 × 4.5 in (12 × 12 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (8), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (2)
c. 1950 Bowl with snail on tree branch$699Sign up
c. 1950 Medieval style pitcher$8.5kSign up
c. 1950 vase$2.2kSign up
c. 1952 Large vase with inlaid design of fish$2.7kSign up
c. 1952 A Bottle Vase$9.1kSign up
c. 1952 Large vase with inlaid design of fishUnsold
c. 1958 Large vase with 'Tree of Life' design$14.3kSign up
c. 1958 Bowl with fish design$17kSign up
1959 Two drawings$448Sign up
1960s 22 works
- Sold
- 21 of 22
- Median
- $3.6kSign up
- Average
- $7.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 10 in (22 × 25 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (18), Other (2), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1960 Bol$1.1kSign up
c. 1960 Vase$1.9kSign up
c. 1960 Lidded censer$1.5kSign up
c. 1960 Bottle vase$3.6kSign up
c. 1960 'Leaping Salmon' vase$23kSign up
c. 1960 Fluted vase$27.2kSign up
c. 1960 Vase$1.6kSign up
c. 1961 Vase$15.3kSign up
c. 1963 Small vase$1.1kSign up
1964 YAYEMA ISLANDS, SOUTH OF THE RYNKYNS, 1964$2.6kSign up
c. 1965 Große kantige Vase$1.5kSign up
c. 1965 Large bottle vase$6.4kSign up
Show 10 more (1960s)
c. 1965 Lamp base with willow design$5.4kSign up
c. 1965 Large vase$14.5kSign up
1965 Vase$2.8kSign up
1966 Vase$716Sign up
1966 Vase$8.9kSign up
c. 1967 Bottle vase$2.5kSign up
1967 Vase$8.9kSign up
c. 1968 'Pilgrim' dishUnsold
c. 1968 'Pilgrim' dish$27.2kSign up
1969 Vase$6.4kSign up
1970s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $3kSign up
- Average
- $3.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 15.5 × 7.5 in (40 × 19 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (3), Other (1), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1970 Tall vase$6.4kSign up
c. 1970 Vase$1.9kSign up
c. 1970 Vase$4.4kSign up
c. 1972 Slab sided bottle with blown walls, c.1972$3kSign up
c. 1973 Drawing for a Pot$761Sign up
Creation date not recorded
50 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2010s 28 works
- Sold
- 19 of 28
- Median
- $633Sign up
- Average
- $1.4kSign up
- Typical size
- —
- Mediums
- Other (22), Sculpture (6)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2010 Rectangular stoneware bottle vase, mottled grey and brown glaze, impressed marks, 19.5 cm high$3.3kSign up
sold 2011 Stoneware tile$311Sign up
sold 2011 Earthenware dish$621Sign up
sold 2011 Small ovoid stoneware vase$95Sign up
sold 2011 Stoneware teapot$740Sign up
sold 2011 Stoneware teapot$549Sign up
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2011 Stoneware ashtray$406Sign up
sold 2011 Stoneware rectangular pen tray$716Sign up
sold 2011 Stoneware tile$573Sign up
sold 2011 Large and impressive stone ware tile$1.5kSign up
sold 2013 Stoneware teapotUnsold
sold 2013 Stoneware teapotUnsold
…and 16 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 22 works
- Sold
- 19 of 22
- Median
- $591Sign up
- Average
- $983Sign up
- Typical size
- 4 × 5 in (10 × 13 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (16), Drawing (3), Lithograph (2)
- Subjects
- Birds (1), Landscapes (1)
sold 2020 ST IVES POTTERY STONEWARE TILE, MID 20TH CENTURY$550Sign up
sold 2020 for Leach Pottery$635Sign up
sold 2021 and Leach Pottery$591Sign up
sold 2021 VaseUnsold
sold 2021 'Bird on Nest' Tile$345Sign up
sold 2021 Vase$724Sign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2021 Pagoda Tile$417Sign up
sold 2022 Bernard Leach (1887-1979)$432Sign up
sold 2024 Squared 'Willow' vase$1.1kSign up
sold 2024 Bowl$616Sign up
sold 2024 BOTTLE VASE$2.1kSign up
sold 2024 VASE$2.6kSign up
…and 10 more works from this group in the full results list.
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Bernard Leach auction results →