What is a Royal Doulton work worth?
Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 31 works by Royal Doulton with a published auction price sold between $533Sign up free to see and $1,285Sign up free to see, and the median is $905Sign up free to see. In the last five years the median was $1,087Sign up free to see across 9 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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Royal Doulton prices by medium
- Auction results
- 47
- Sold rate
- 77%
- Active at auction
- 2003–2026
- Median price
- $905Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $7kSign up free to see Set of 12 Hand Painted & Relief Gold Leafed Plates, Cottone Auctions, May 2014
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sculpture | 9 | $485–$1.3kSign up free to see | $953Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Bonhams (18), Toomey & Co. (7), Art+Object (6)
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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.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 8 | $945–$2.6kSign up free to see | $1.4kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 5 | $323–$1.8kSign up free to see | $905Sign up free to see |
Recent Royal Doulton sales
- Flambé vase with koi fish, glazed and gilt porcelain — $953Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, May 8, 2025
- Bottle vase — $323Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Dec 5, 2023
- FOUR VASES, CIRCA 1930, glazed stoneware — $1,087Sign up free to see, Lyon & Turnbull, Jan 25, 2023
- 'THE MATADOR', DATED 1995, glazed earthenware — $905Sign up free to see, Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 12, 2022
- 'THE MOOR' CIRCA 1995, flambé-glazed earthenware — $1,305Sign up free to see, Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 20, 2022
- 'MOTHERHOOD', CIRCA 1925, glazed earthenware — $6,527Sign up free to see, Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 20, 2022
- 'ST GEORGE AND THE DRAGON', DATED 1987, glazed earthenware — $1,795Sign up free to see, Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 20, 2022
- Exhibition Vase, glazed ceramic — $485Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Mar 8, 2022
Questions about Royal Doulton prices
What is a Royal Doulton work worth?
Based on 31 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Royal Doulton have sold for a median of $905, and half of them sold between $533 and $1,285. 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 Royal Doulton sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $7,000 for “Set of 12 Hand Painted & Relief Gold Leafed Plates” at Cottone Auctions in May 2014.
How often do Royal Doulton works sell at auction?
77% of the 47 lots recorded between 2003 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Royal Doulton work?
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ArtSell has recorded 47 auction results for Royal Doulton between 2003 and 2026, and 36 of them sold (77%).
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