Edmund de Waal

English · b. 1964 · Printmaker

Edmund Arthur Lowndes de Waal, is an English contemporary artist, potter and author. He is known for his large-scale installations of porcelain vessels often created in… (Wikipedia)

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The rest of the way to EgyptPhillips · Nov 2025$219,300≈ £167,584≈ €190,365Sign up to see
'Kamen'Phillips · Jun 2020£150,000≈ $185,790≈ €165,736Sign up to see
Tall lidded jarPhillips · Nov 2021£40,320≈ $54,476≈ €47,133Sign up to see

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Footed cylinder, circa 1990
Sculpture
9.6 cm high, 16.2 cm diameter
Bonhams · Oct 3, 2023 · Lot 35
£1,088≈ $1,313≈ €1,254Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £700–900View at Bonhams ↗
Vase, circa 2000
Sculpture
15.5 cm high, 15 cm diameter
Bonhams · Oct 3, 2023 · Lot 36
£704≈ $849≈ €811Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £500–700View at Bonhams ↗
Vase, circa 2000
Sculpture
26 cm high, 22 cm diameter
Bonhams · Oct 3, 2023 · Lot 37
£1,792≈ $2,162≈ €2,065Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
Leaf, treeless, 2022
Sculpture · Other support
gold leaf on porcelain 12.1 x 8 cm (4 3/4 x 3 1/8 in.) aluminium shelf 16 x 9 x 5 cm (6 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Sep 19, 2023 · Lot 38
£15,240≈ $18,927≈ €17,667Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
Stand and low dish, circa 1996
Sculpture
Stand: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm) high, 10 in. (25.4 cm) diameter Dish: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm) high, 9 in. (22.9 cm) diameter
Phillips · Jul 26, 2023 · Lot 102
$1,651≈ £1,279≈ €1,493Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
Teapot and cover
Sculpture
12.5 cm high (excluding handle)
Bonhams · May 15, 2023 · Lot 5
£3,188≈ $3,987≈ €3,666Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
The Hay Festival
Drawing · Paper
39cm high x 27cm wide (15 3/8in high x 10 5/8in wide)
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 28, 2023 · Lot 247
£882≈ $1,100≈ €1,002Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £800–1,200View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
Cup
Sculpture
6.8cm high (2 5/8in high)
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 28, 2023 · Lot 248
£819≈ $1,021≈ €930Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £400–600View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
Footed Bowl
Sculpture
10cm high, 21cm diameter (4in high, 8 1/4in diameter)
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 28, 2023 · Lot 249
£2,016≈ $2,514≈ €2,290Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,500–2,000View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
Teapot
Sculpture
including handle up 25cm high (9 3/4in high); excluding handle 15cm high (5 7/8in high)
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 28, 2023 · Lot 250
£2,520≈ $3,143≈ €2,862Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗

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Edmund de Waal signature

8 catalogued lots by Edmund de Waal record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (100% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

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on the reverse3

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signed and dated1

Gilded porcelain tile signed and numbered 'Edmund de Waal I' on the artist's label affixed to the reverse porcelain vessel signed and numbered 'Edmund de Waal I — Einmal, Phillips, Mar 4, 2022
Inscribed 'Finding is the first act The second, loss' to the centre; further signed, dedicated and dated 'Edmund de Waal for migrate art 2018' on the reverse — tile for migrate art, Phillips, Apr 11, 2019
Each vessel stamped with the artist's signature and number "Edmund de Waal [A 1-6, B 1-7]" on the underside — Velocity or Pause, Phillips, Feb 28, 2026

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About Edmund de Waal

Edmund Arthur Lowndes de Waal, is an English contemporary artist, potter and author. He is known for his large-scale installations of porcelain vessels often created in response to collections and archives or the history of a particular place. De Waal's book The Hare with Amber Eyes was awarded the Costa Book Award for Biography, Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize in 2011 and Windham–Campbell Literature Prize for Non-Fiction in 2015. De Waal's second book, The White Road, tracing his journey to discover the history of porcelain, was released in 2015.

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