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Ruth Duckworth

British · 1919–2009 · Painter, Sculptor

Ruth Duckworth was a modernist sculptor who specialized in ceramics, she worked in stoneware, porcelain, and bronze. Her sculptures are mostly untitled. She is best known for… (Wikipedia)

$63,000≈ £51,387≈ €58,928Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumUntitled (Form 18990)Rago Auctions100lots offered2001–2026years recorded92%sold (90)$4.4kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Untitled (Form 18990) by Ruth Duckworth, 1990, porcelain, sold Nov 2023Untitled (Form 18990)Rago Auctions · $63,000≈ £51,387≈ €58,928Sign up to see
  2. Untitled by Ruth Duckworth, 1990, bisque porcelain in two parts, sold Jun 2026UntitledRago Auctions · $53,760≈ £40,227≈ €46,598Sign up to see
  3. Untitled by Ruth Duckworth, 1999, bisque porcelain, sold Oct 2025UntitledRago Auctions · $33,020≈ £24,859≈ €28,544Sign up to see

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  1. Group of Four Objects by Ruth Duckworth, glazed stoneware and porcelain, three objects incised or signed in the glaze, sold Sep 2020
    Group of Four Objects
    Sculpture
    height of largest 2 1/4in (5.7cm); width 20 1/2in (52cm); depth 12in (30.4cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 290
    $1,658≈ £1,292≈ €1,416Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
  2. Untitled by Ruth Duckworth, porcelain, glaze mark 'R80', sold Jun 2020
    Untitled
    Sculpture
    height 5in (12.5cm); width 17in (43cm); depth 16 1/2in (42cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 353
    $4,450≈ £3,548≈ €3,956Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
  3. Vessel on Stand by Ruth Duckworth, stoneware, signed 'R 77' on the underside of the base, sold Jun 2020
    Vessel on Stand
    Sculpture
    height of vessel 14in (35.5cm); width 18 1/2in (46.9cm); depth 19in (48.2cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 354
    $10,700≈ £8,530≈ €9,511Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
  4. Porcelain #30 by Ruth Duckworth, 1989, porcelain, sold May 2020
    Porcelain #30, 1989
    Sculpture
    9¼ h x 7 w x 5 d in (23 x 18 x 13 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 151
    $12,500≈ £10,143≈ €11,494Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  5. Untitled by Ruth Duckworth, 1975, hand-built and glazed porcelain, sold Jan 2020
    Untitled, 1975
    Sculpture
    13½ h x 15 w x 4 d in (34 x 38 x 10 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 559
    $8,320≈ £6,400≈ €7,506Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  6. Untitled by Ruth Duckworth, c. 1975, glazed stoneware, sold Sep 2019
    Untitled, c. 1975
    Sculpture
    8 h x 9 w x 9 d in (20 x 23 x 23 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 391
    $1,000≈ £811≈ €912Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Wright ↗
  7. Vase by Ruth Duckworth, ceramic, signed in black 'R 78', sold Apr 2019
    Vase
    Sculpture
    height 9 1/4in (23.3cm); diameter 9 1/4in (23.5cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 355
    $956≈ £738≈ €853Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–900View at Bonhams ↗
  8. Untitled (vessel) by Ruth Duckworth, c. 1970, glazed stoneware, sold Feb 2019
    Untitled (vessel), c. 1970
    Sculpture
    5¾ h x 5 dia in (15 x 13 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 276
    $438≈ £335≈ €386Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Wright ↗
  9. TWO PIECE FORM by Ruth Duckworth, 1998, porcelain, underside incised 598398, sold Jun 2016
    TWO PIECE FORM, 1998
    Sculpture
    height 7 1/4in (18.5cm); width 6 1/4in (16cm); depth 6 1/4in (16cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 36
    $2,750≈ £1,866≈ €2,431Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
  10. vase by Ruth Duckworth, glazed porcelain, sold Oct 2001
    vase
    Sculpture
    8 h in (20 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 357
    $1,495≈ £1,031≈ €1,660Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Wright ↗
Also offered, result not published (2)

Lots by Ruth Duckworth that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

Ruth Duckworth sculpture (91)

Ruth Duckworth signature

8 catalogued lots by Ruth Duckworth record a signature line. Most often: signed.

Form

  • signed7
  • initialled1
  • Signed 'RWD' to the underside, brown and black drip glaze — Untitled, Leonard Auction, Nov 13, 2022
  • Initialed — Open 'Mama Pot', Bonhams, Jul 22, 2026
  • Signed on underside, depicting an abstract shape — Untitled, Leonard Auction, Jan 21, 2024

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About Ruth Duckworth

Ruth Duckworth was a modernist sculptor who specialized in ceramics, she worked in stoneware, porcelain, and bronze. Her sculptures are mostly untitled. She is best known for Clouds over Lake Michigan, a wall sculpture.

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