Michael Cardew: career timeline

British · 1901–1983 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 22 of 61 lots (36% 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.

Michael Cardew: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1920s	2	2	$2.5kSign up	Sculpture
1930s	15	13	$2.5kSign up	Sculpture
1950s	1	1	$5.8kSign up	Sculpture
1960s	2	2	$805Sign up	Sculpture
1970s	2	1	$1kSign up	Sculpture

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1920s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $2.5kSign up
Average: $2.5kSign up
Typical size: 8 × 9 in (21 × 23 cm)
Mediums: Sculpture (2)
Subjects: —

c. 1924 Early jug$2.6kSign up
c. 1929 Jar$2.4kSign up

1930s 15 works

Sold: 13 of 15
Median: $2.5kSign up
Average: $4.2kSign up
Typical size: 10.5 × 11 in (27 × 28 cm)
Mediums: Sculpture (15)
Subjects: Birds (2)

1930 FLAGON, c.1930$944Sign up
1930 CHARGER WITH BIRD, c. 1930$5.7kSign up
1930 Large Teapot, circa 1930$6.6kSign up
1930 Bowl with 'Bird with Five Eggs' design$12.8kSign up
c. 1930 Large jar with handles$5.4kSign up
1931 Cider Flagon, 1931$2.7kSign up
1932 BOWL, c.1932$1.4kSign up
c. 1932 BowlUnsold
c. 1932 Vase$727Sign up
c. 1932 Harvest jug$2.5kSign up
1933 JUG, c.1933$1.2kSign up
1935 Large Cider Flagon, circa 1935$1.5kSign up

Show 3 more (1930s)

c. 1935 Jar with handles$11.9kSign up
c. 1938 BowlUnsold
c. 1938 Dish$696Sign up

1950s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $5.8kSign up
Average: $5.8kSign up
Typical size: —
Mediums: Sculpture (1)
Subjects: —

c. 1955 Bowl with 'Basket' pattern$5.8kSign up

1960s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $805Sign up
Average: $805Sign up
Typical size: 9 × 11 in (23 × 29 cm)
Mediums: Sculpture (2)
Subjects: Birds (1)

1965 charger$975Sign up
c. 1969 Plate with bird and foliage$635Sign up

1970s 2 works

Sold: 1 of 2
Median: $1kSign up
Average: $1kSign up
Typical size: 3 × 10 in (7 × 26 cm)
Mediums: Sculpture (2)
Subjects: —

c. 1970 STOOL / DRUM SEAT, 1970s$1kSign up
c. 1975 Two dishesUnsold

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 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $295Sign up
Average: $295Sign up
Typical size: —
Mediums: Other (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2007 shallow stoneware dish$295Sign up

Undated, sold in the 2010s 21 works

Sold: 18 of 21
Median: $338Sign up
Average: $624Sign up
Typical size: —
Mediums: Other (19), Sculpture (2)
Subjects: —

sold 2011 Winchcombe pottery slipware dish$286Sign up
sold 2011 Slipware cheese dish and cover$334Sign up
sold 2011 Winchcombe Pottery slipware coffee pot$668Sign up
sold 2011 Slipware teapot$955Sign up
sold 2011 Two early St Ives egg cups$334Sign up
sold 2011 Wenford Bridge stoneware teapot$716Sign up

Show 6 more (2010s)

sold 2011 An early circular slipware dish$239Sign up
sold 2011 Wentford Bridge stoneware wall pocket$214Sign up
sold 2011 Winchcombe pottery slipware Raisin jar.$573Sign up
sold 2011 A Winchcombe pottery slipware bowl$1.3kSign up
sold 2011 An oval slipware platter$860Sign up
sold 2011 A Winchcombe pottery slipware water jar$3.2kSign up

…and 9 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 17 works

Sold: 14 of 17
Median: $782Sign up
Average: $709Sign up
Typical size: 7.5 × 7.5 in (19 × 19 cm)
Mediums: Sculpture (12), Other (5)
Subjects: —

sold 2021 Leach Pottery and Winchcombe Pottery$1.4kSign up
sold 2021 and Winchcombe Pottery$845Sign up
sold 2021 Jar and Cover$1kSign up
sold 2021 Ewer$482Sign up
sold 2021 Michael Cardew (1901-1983)$1kSign up
sold 2021 Michael Cardew (1901-1983) a stoneware dish$167Sign up

Show 6 more (2020s)

sold 2023 Two Miniature Pots$85Sign up
sold 2023 Lidded TeapotUnsold
sold 2024 OIL LAMP BASEUnsold
sold 2024 Large Winchcombe Pottery stoneware teapot$1kSign up
sold 2024 'BEAN' POT$757Sign up
sold 2024 FOOTED BOWL$378Sign up

…and 5 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 Michael Cardew auction results →