What is a Don Thornley work worth?
Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 22 works by Don Thornley with a published auction price sold between $36Sign up free to see and $84Sign up free to see, and the median is $47Sign up free to see. In the last five years the median was $90Sign up free to see across 3 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Don Thornley prices by medium
- Auction results
- 25
- Sold rate
- 88%
- Active at auction
- 2012–2026
- Median price
- $47Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $279Sign up free to see Pair of lidded stoneware jars, Art+Object, Oct 2014
Top auction houses: Art+Object (25)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Recent Don Thornley sales
- Press mould dish, glazed stoneware — $43Sign up free to see, Art+Object, Feb 24, 2026
- Large pedestal bowl, with shino glaze — $90Sign up free to see, Art+Object, Feb 27, 2024
- Stoneware square platter, with gestural decoration — $105Sign up free to see, Art+Object, Feb 27, 2024
- Large shino glaze stoneware vase — $79Sign up free to see, Art+Object, Dec 9, 2015
- Lidded stoneware crock — $36Sign up free to see, Art+Object, Feb 18, 2015
- Stoneware floor vase — $74Sign up free to see, Art+Object, Oct 9, 2014
- Stoneware pouring jug — $18Sign up free to see, Art+Object, Oct 9, 2014
- Stoneware coffee pot — $28Sign up free to see, Art+Object, Oct 9, 2014
Questions about Don Thornley prices
What is a Don Thornley work worth?
Based on 22 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Don Thornley have sold for a median of $47, and half of them sold between $36 and $84. Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Don Thornley sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $279 for “Pair of lidded stoneware jars” at Art+Object in October 2014.
How often do Don Thornley works sell at auction?
88% of the 25 lots recorded between 2012 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Don Thornley work?
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Don Thornley have appeared at auction 25 times in ArtSell’s records between 2012 and 2026; 22 sold, a sell-through rate of 88%.
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