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David Ellsworth

American · 1944–2025

David Ellsworth (June 25, 1944 – June 16, 2025) was an American woodturner known for his tools and techniques for creating thin-walled hollow wood vessels. He began woodturning… (Wikipedia)

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SphereRago Auctions · Apr 2025$12,700≈ £9,702≈ €11,193Sign up to see
Line Ascending #14 from the Emergence SeriesRago Auctions · Apr 2026$9,600≈ £7,101≈ €8,158Sign up to see
Mecta from the Solstice SeriesRago Auctions · May 2021$6,250≈ £4,438≈ €5,155Sign up to see

David Ellsworth’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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David Ellsworth, Pot Dancing #3, 1997, pin oak — Pot Dancing #3, 1997
Rago Auctions · Aug 19, 2026
$832Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Homage Pot, 2006, spalted maple — Homage Pot, 2006
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 15, 2026
$768Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Oak Burl Pot, 2008, oak burl — Oak Burl Pot, 2008
Rago Auctions · Apr 21, 2026
$3,584Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Black Sphere, 2017, figured ash — Black Sphere, 2017
Rago Auctions · Apr 21, 2026
$1,408Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Line Ascending #14 from the Emergence Series, 2013, black ash burl, paint — Line Ascending #14 from the Emergence Series, 2013
Rago Auctions · Apr 21, 2026
$9,600Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Untitled (Pot), 1988, claro walnut burl — Untitled (Pot), 1988
Rago Auctions · Apr 21, 2026
$2,660Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Qotoh from the Solstice Series, 1991, carved and painted wood — Qotoh from the Solstice Series, 1991
Rago Auctions · Apr 21, 2026
$5,760Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Purple Morning, 1990, cocobolo — Purple Morning, 1990
Rago Auctions · Apr 21, 2026
$3,328Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Untitled (Bronze Pot), patinated bronze — Untitled (Bronze Pot)
Rago Auctions · Apr 21, 2026
$2,816Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Calypso Sphere, 1998, black oak burl — Calypso Sphere, 1998
Rago Auctions · Apr 21, 2026
$2,560Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Collection of three works, silver maple burl, spalted Norway maple burl — Collection of three works
Rago Auctions · Apr 21, 2026
$2,560Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Untitled (Vessel), 1979, black walnut — Untitled (Vessel), 1979
Rago Auctions · Apr 21, 2026
$3,840Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Untitled (Vessel), 1987, claro walnut burl — Untitled (Vessel), 1987
Rago Auctions · Apr 21, 2026
$2,176Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Maple Pot #1, 2004, spalted maple — Maple Pot #1, 2004
Rago Auctions · Apr 21, 2026
$2,048Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Untitled (Vessel), 2003, figured ash — Untitled (Vessel), 2003
Rago Auctions · Apr 21, 2026
$2,176Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Collection of three chargers, black walnut, ash, figured walnut — Collection of three chargers
Rago Auctions · Apr 21, 2026
$960Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Collection of four vessels, 1979-81, box elder burl, manzanita burl, figured walnut, claro walnut burl — Collection of four vessels, 1979-81
Rago Auctions · Apr 21, 2026
$1,664Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, El from the Solstice series, 1991, carved and painted wood — El from the Solstice series, 1991
Rago Auctions · Apr 21, 2026
$2,560Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Untitled (from the Solstice series), c. 1991, carved and painted wood — Untitled (from the Solstice series), c. 1991
Rago Auctions · Nov 19, 2025
$2,794Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Cracked Pot, 1994, white oak — Cracked Pot, 1994
Rago Auctions · Nov 19, 2025
$2,540Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Sphere, 2012, tulip poplar — Sphere, 2012
Rago Auctions · Nov 19, 2025
$1,905Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Untitled (Vessel), 1996, macassar ebony — Untitled (Vessel), 1996
Rago Auctions · Nov 19, 2025
$5,334Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Pot Dreaming, 1994, oak — Pot Dreaming, 1994
Rago Auctions · Nov 19, 2025
$6,096Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Untitled (Vessel), 1979, purpleheart — Untitled (Vessel), 1979
Rago Auctions · Nov 19, 2025
$2,032Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Hippie, 1980, walnut — Hippie, 1980
Rago Auctions · Nov 19, 2025
$2,032Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Untitled (Vessel), 1981, silver leaf maple — Untitled (Vessel), 1981
Rago Auctions · Nov 19, 2025
$762Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Homage Pot, 1999, spalted maple — Homage Pot, 1999
Rago Auctions · Nov 19, 2025
$1,080Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Untitled (Vessel), 1981, box elder burl — Untitled (Vessel), 1981
Rago Auctions · Nov 19, 2025
$889Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Collection of six miniature vessels, olivewood , cocobolo, rosewood, padauk, sheoak, African blackwood — Collection of six miniature vessels
Rago Auctions · Nov 19, 2025
$3,302Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Collection of four miniature vessels, cocobolo, kingwood, tulipwood, Osage orange or satinwood — Collection of four miniature vessels
Rago Auctions · Nov 19, 2025
$2,286Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Collection of four miniature vessels, silver leaf maple, cocobolo, briar burl, tulipwood — Collection of four miniature vessels
Rago Auctions · Nov 19, 2025
$1,270Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Collection of four miniature vessels, cocobolo, coral rosewood, padauk, elm or olive ash — Collection of four miniature vessels
Rago Auctions · Nov 19, 2025
$1,207Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Redwood Lace Burl, 1986, redwood lace burl — Redwood Lace Burl, 1986
Rago Auctions · Aug 20, 2025
$3,048Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Ash Pot, 2009, black ash burl — Ash Pot, 2009
Rago Auctions · Aug 20, 2025
$3,302Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Gorath (from the Solstice series), c. 1995, carved and painted wood — Gorath (from the Solstice series), c. 1995
Rago Auctions · Aug 20, 2025
$2,794Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Collection of four works, silverleaf maple, briar burl, rosewood, boxwood — Collection of four works
Rago Auctions · Aug 20, 2025
$1,397Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Mo's Delight, 1993, white oak — Mo's Delight, 1993
Rago Auctions · Apr 11, 2025
$1,778Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Black Pot Dawn, 2000, ash — Black Pot Dawn, 2000
Rago Auctions · Apr 11, 2025
$4,445Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Untitled (Vessel), 1979, lignum vitae (guayacan) — Untitled (Vessel), 1979
Rago Auctions · Apr 11, 2025
$3,048Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Cloud, 1988, walnut burl — Cloud, 1988
Rago Auctions · Apr 11, 2025
$3,556Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Untitled (Vessel), 1983, redwood lace burl — Untitled (Vessel), 1983
Rago Auctions · Apr 11, 2025
$4,064Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Sphere, 2013, spalted maple — Sphere, 2013
Rago Auctions · Apr 11, 2025
$12,700Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Alamedus Bennuches Mysterious, 2002, birch — Alamedus Bennuches Mysterious, 2002
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 27, 2025
$858Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Collection of three vessels, spalted hickory burl, Australian grass tree — Collection of three vessels
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 27, 2025
$2,032Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Orb, 2004, spalted English beech — Orb, 2004
Rago Auctions · Jan 16, 2025
$5,080Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Vessel, 1983, spalted sugar maple — Vessel, 1983
Rago Auctions · Jul 17, 2024
$3,528Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Early vessel, 1978, tulipwood — Early vessel, 1978
Rago Auctions · Jul 17, 2024
$2,142Sign up free to see

David Ellsworth, Ash Pot, 2012, black ash burl — Ash Pot, 2012
Rago Auctions · Jul 14, 2023
$1,386Sign up free to see

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