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William De Morgan: career timeline

British · 1839–1917 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 141 of 190 lots (74% 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.

William De Morgan: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1870s55$5.5kSign upOther
1880s5757$2.4kSign upSculpture
1890s7169$3.7kSign upSculpture
1900s88$1.8kSign upSculpture

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1870s 5 works

Sold
5 of 5
Median
$5.5kSign up
Average
$7.4kSign up
Typical size
6 × 6 in (15 × 15 cm)
Mediums
Other (4), Sculpture (1)
Subjects
Landscapes (1)

1880s 57 works

Sold
57 of 57
Median
$2.4kSign up
Average
$3.3kSign up
Typical size
6 × 6 in (15 × 15 cm)
Mediums
Sculpture (50), Other (7)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (3), Boats (2), Birds (2)
Show 12 more (1880s)

…and 33 more works from this group in the full results list.

1890s 71 works

Sold
69 of 71
Median
$3.7kSign up
Average
$5.7kSign up
Typical size
12 × 12 in (30 × 30 cm)
Mediums
Sculpture (60), Other (11)
Subjects
Birds (2), Harbours & ports (1), Flowers & still life (1)
Show 12 more (1890s)

…and 47 more works from this group in the full results list.

1900s 8 works

Sold
8 of 8
Median
$1.8kSign up
Average
$3.8kSign up
Typical size
8.5 × 6 in (22 × 15 cm)
Mediums
Sculpture (8)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (1)

Creation date not recorded

49 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 2000s 2 works

Sold
2 of 2
Median
$3.7kSign up
Average
$3.7kSign up
Typical size
—
Mediums
Other (2)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2010s 3 works

Sold
3 of 3
Median
$4.4kSign up
Average
$7.1kSign up
Typical size
—
Mediums
Other (3)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2020s 44 works

Sold
40 of 44
Median
$1.8kSign up
Average
$3.2kSign up
Typical size
12 × 11 in (31 × 28 cm)
Mediums
Sculpture (22), Other (19), Drawing (3)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (9), Figures & portraits (3), Boats (2)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 32 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 William De Morgan auction results →