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Christopher Dresser: career timeline

British · 1834–1904 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 205 of 244 lots (84% 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.

Christopher Dresser: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1860s55$1.4kSign upSculpture
1870s3533$2kSign upOther
1880s123115$1.3kSign upOther
1890s4238$1.5kSign upOther

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1860s 5 works

Sold
5 of 5
Median
$1.4kSign up
Average
$2.8kSign up
Typical size
37 × 74 in (94 × 187 cm)
Mediums
Sculpture (3), Other (2)
Subjects
—

1870s 35 works

Sold
33 of 35
Median
$2kSign up
Average
$3.9kSign up
Typical size
23.5 × 16.5 in (60 × 42 cm)
Mediums
Other (17), Sculpture (16), Print (other) (2)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (1)
Show 12 more (1870s)

…and 11 more works from this group in the full results list.

1880s 123 works

Sold
115 of 123
Median
$1.3kSign up
Average
$2.2kSign up
Typical size
7.5 × 8 in (19 × 20 cm)
Mediums
Other (83), Sculpture (36), Print (other) (3)
Subjects
Birds (1)
Show 12 more (1880s)

…and 99 more works from this group in the full results list.

1890s 42 works

Sold
38 of 42
Median
$1.5kSign up
Average
$2.4kSign up
Typical size
7.5 × 8.5 in (19 × 21 cm)
Mediums
Other (33), Sculpture (9)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (1)
Show 12 more (1890s)

…and 18 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

39 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 2000s 8 works

Sold
7 of 8
Median
$532Sign up
Average
$752Sign up
Typical size
—
Mediums
Other (5), Sculpture (3)
Subjects
—
Show 2 more (2000s)

Undated, sold in the 2010s 1 work

Sold
1 of 1
Median
$2.2kSign up
Average
$2.2kSign up
Typical size
—
Mediums
Other (1)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2020s 30 works

Sold
23 of 30
Median
$1.9kSign up
Average
$3.9kSign up
Typical size
9 × 7 in (23 × 18 cm)
Mediums
Other (25), Sculpture (4), Drawing (1)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 18 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 Christopher Dresser auction results →