Walter Crane: career timeline

British · 1845–1915 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 13 of 21 lots (62% 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.

Walter Crane: 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
1870s	2	2	$2.7kSign up	Sculpture
1880s	6	5	$925Sign up	Other
1890s	2	1	$1.9kSign up	Sculpture
1900s	3	3	$520Sign up	Sculpture

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1870s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $2.7kSign up
Average: $2.7kSign up
Typical size: 20 × 12 in (51 × 30 cm)
Mediums: Sculpture (1), Print (other) (1)
Subjects: —

1880s 6 works

Sold: 5 of 6
Median: $925Sign up
Average: $1.5kSign up
Typical size: 15.5 × 36 in (39 × 91 cm)
Mediums: Other (2), Watercolor (2), Etching (1)
Subjects: —

1880 SIX NURSERY RHYME TILES, CIRCA 1880$2kSign up
1880 FOUR NURSERY RHYME TILES, CIRCA 1880$925Sign up
1883 Interno di moscheaResult not published
1887 Wettlauf der Stunden$472Sign up
1889 'SKOAL' TWIN-HANDLED VASE, CIRCA 1889$3.9kSign up
1889 Corfe Castle$213Sign up

1890s 2 works

Sold: 1 of 2
Median: $1.9kSign up
Average: $1.9kSign up
Typical size: —
Mediums: Sculpture (1), Other (1)
Subjects: —

1892 'Mermaids' bulbous vaseUnsold
1896 A CHARIOT RACE AT OLYMPIA$1.9kSign up

1900s 3 works

Sold: 3 of 3
Median: $520Sign up
Average: $2.3kSign up
Typical size: 27 × 26.5 in (68 × 67 cm)
Mediums: Sculpture (2), Other (1)
Subjects: Sunsets & night (1)

1900 RARE SET OF SIX 'FLORA'S TRAIN' TILES, CIRCA 1900-1902$5.9kSign up
1900 FRAMED NAPKIN, CIRCA 1900$520Sign up
1906 'NIGHT AND MORNING' PLATE, CIRCA 1906$481Sign up

Creation date not recorded

8 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 3 works

Sold: 0 of 3
Median: —
Average: —
Typical size: 10.5 × 14.5 in (27 × 37 cm)
Mediums: Other (3)
Subjects: —

sold 2015 BoscoUnsold
sold 2015 BoscoUnsold
sold 2015 BoscoUnsold

Undated, sold in the 2020s 5 works

Sold: 4 of 5
Median: $285Sign up
Average: $2.4kSign up
Typical size: 8.5 × 5.5 in (21 × 14 cm)
Mediums: Print (other) (2), Other (1), Lithograph (1)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (1)

sold 2023 Two-Handled Vase$9kSign up
sold 2025 Flora's Feast A Masque of Flowers$85Sign up
sold 2025 London Schools Swimming Association certificate$402Sign up
sold 2025 Nymphe Danseuse, from 'L'Estampe Originale'Unsold
sold 2025 Preparatory Drawing For Scottish Widows Calendar, February$168Sign up

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 Walter Crane auction results →