Peter Shire: career timeline
American · b. 1947 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 70 of 121 lots (58% 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.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 | 4 | $1.4kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1980s | 41 | 38 | $2.3kSign up | Other |
| 1990s | 13 | 11 | $1.5kSign up | Sculpture |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | $1.6kSign up | Sculpture |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | $953Sign up | Sculpture |
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1970s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $1.4kSign up
- Average
- $2.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 7.5 × 16 in (19 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (3), Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
1974 Auffengile$6.9kSign up
1977 Teapot$1.5kSign up
1978 Teapot and cup$567Sign up
c. 1978 Coffee pot and mugs (3)$1.3kSign up
1980s 41 works
- Sold
- 38 of 41
- Median
- $2.3kSign up
- Average
- $2.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 28.5 × 25.5 in (72 × 65 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (20), Sculpture (19), Gouache (1)
- Subjects
- Birds (1), Sunsets & night (1)
1980 Teapot$910Sign up
1981 Teapot$1.5kSign up
1981 Brazil table$4kSign up
c. 1981 Collection of twenty-one table articles$1.8kSign up
1981 for Memphis, An early Brazil table, designed Los Angeles 1981, produced n Milan 1981/1982Unsold
1981 Two-tone cone teapot$1.5kSign up
1981 Tall Rebar teapot$3.3kSign up
1981 Two-tone cone teapot$2.5kSign up
1981 Teapot$625Sign up
1981 Ceramic teapot$1.6kSign up
1982 Rare Harlequin floor lamp$8.9kSign up
1982 Harlequin floor lampUnsold
Show 12 more (1980s)
1982 Weathervane teapot$1.8kSign up
c. 1982 "Peninsula" table$2.8kSign up
1982 Rare "Bel Air" armchair$8.2kSign up
c. 1982 "Peninsula" table$6.9kSign up
1982 Untitled (Vessel with Circle and Triangle)$1.3kSign up
1982 Dodgehedge teapot$3.1kSign up
c. 1982 Théière Anchorage, produced for Memphis$4.8kSign up
1982 Doghedge teapot from the Mexican Bauhaus series$3.3kSign up
1982 Teapot$2.3kSign up
c. 1983 Smiling Springs table$1.7kSign up
1983 'HOLLYWOOD' TABLE, 1983$1kSign up
1983 Hollywood table$3kSign up
…and 17 more works from this group in the full results list.
1990s 13 works
- Sold
- 11 of 13
- Median
- $1.5kSign up
- Average
- $1.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 13.5 × 11 in (34 × 28 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (10), Other (2), Mixed media (1)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (1)
1990 Candlesticks, set of two$1.5kSign up
c. 1990 Untitled$1.4kSign up
1991 Comedians Traffic School$2.1kSign up
1991 Untitled$1.3kSign up
1991 Clamped Torso$2.8kSign up
c. 1992 Rare Hollywood tableUnsold
1992 Still Life: Oranges, Lemons, and Watermelon$2.8kSign up
1993 New Frontier maquetteUnsold
c. 1995 Tuck 'n' Roll chair$4.8kSign up
c. 1996 Scorpion teapot$2.1kSign up
1998 Teapot$1.5kSign up
c. 1998 candlestick$455Sign up
Show 1 more (1990s)
c. 1998 candlestick$625Sign up
2000s 7 works
- Sold
- 7 of 7
- Median
- $1.6kSign up
- Average
- $1.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 9 × 12 in (23 × 30 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (6), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Abstract (1)
2000 Teapot$1.3kSign up
2000 Miniature Teapots (3)$1.9kSign up
2002 Abstract teapot$2.4kSign up
2003 Teapot$889Sign up
2005 Flying Devil$924Sign up
2005 Teapot$2.5kSign up
2007 'Right Weld' Chair$1.6kSign up
2010s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $953Sign up
- Average
- $1.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 6.5 × 5 in (17 × 13 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (4), Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
2014 Colossal$630Sign up
2016 + Kelly Wearstler, Custom Bar Cabinet$4.5kSign up
2017 Teapot$1.4kSign up
2017 Teapot$953Sign up
2018 Untitled (Cup)$581Sign up
Creation date not recorded
51 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 2010s 19 works
- Sold
- 17 of 19
- Median
- $1.9kSign up
- Average
- $2.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 39 × 36.5 in (99 × 93 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (10), Sculpture (9)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2010 Untitled$1.2kSign up
sold 2010 Untitled (chair)$1.2kSign up
sold 2011 Pair of side tables$5.9kSign up
sold 2011 Untitled$375Sign up
sold 2011 Extremely rare early teapot$625Sign up
sold 2011 Fleetline teapot$1.9kSign up
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2014 Sake Pots (3)$4.4kSign up
sold 2014 Side table$3.8kSign up
sold 2014 Teapot$1.9kSign up
sold 2014 Teapot and cup (2)$2.5kSign up
sold 2015 Bowls (3)$625Sign up
sold 2015 Wosk Cocktail Table$1.8kSign up
…and 7 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 32 works
- Sold
- 24 of 32
- Median
- $1.6kSign up
- Average
- $1.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 27.5 × 17.5 in (70 × 44 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (17), Other (11), Pastel (2)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (2)
sold 2020 Mugs (14)$1.3kSign up
sold 2020 Group (5)$625Sign up
sold 2020 Cups (5)$750Sign up
sold 2020 Untitled (Teapot)$1.6kSign up
sold 2020 End table$4.1kSign up
sold 2020 Night StudioUnsold
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2020 Bowl$383Sign up
sold 2020 Teapot with LidUnsold
sold 2020 Untitled (Teapot Sculpture)$2.8kSign up
sold 2020 Madame X$2.5kSign up
sold 2021 Atlas Ascending Tableau$2kSign up
sold 2021 side table$875Sign up
…and 20 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 Peter Shire auction results →