Roy Cowan
New Zealand · 1918–2006 · Painter
James Robson "Roy" Cowan was a New Zealand potter, illustrator, and printmaker. His wife Juliet Peter was also a New Zealand potter, printmaker, and sculptor. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
An impressive Lantern VaseArt+Object · NZ$21,933≈ $13,694≈ £11,188≈ €12,778Sign up to see
An impressive Midas Head garden sculptureArt+Object · NZ$20,714≈ $12,933≈ £10,566≈ €12,068Sign up to see
Large stoneware slab-built garden vaseArt+Object · NZ$19,496≈ $12,173≈ £9,945≈ €11,358Sign up to see
Roy Cowan’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).
Lots sold
39
of 47 offered · 2007–2026
Sell-through
83%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prints & multiples | 3 | 3 | 100% | $731Sign up | $929Sign up | $1kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $229Sign up | $229Sign up | $229Sign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $929Sign up | $929Sign up | $929Sign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1kSign up | $1kSign up | $1kSign up |
| Sculpture | 10 | 6 | 60% | $8kSign up | $8.6kSign up | $13.7kSign up |
| Other | 34 | 30 | 88% | $2.5kSign up | $703Sign up | $12.9kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.