William Moorcroft

William Moorcroft

British · 1872–1945

William Moorcroft (1872–1945) was an English potter who founded the Moorcroft pottery business. (Wikipedia)

Own a work by William Moorcroft? Get a free auction estimate →

177auction results2015–2026years recorded92%sold (163)$868Sign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. William Moorcroft, 'CLAREMONT' TEA SERVICE FOR SHREVE & CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CIRCA 1905, 1905, glazed earthenware'CLAREMONT' TEA SERVICE FOR SHREVE & CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CIRCA 1905Lyon & Turnbull · £8,255≈ $11,186≈ €9,495Sign up to see
  2. William Moorcroft, LARGE 'LATE FLORIAN' VASE, 1919, 1919, glazed earthenwareLARGE 'LATE FLORIAN' VASE, 1919Lyon & Turnbull · £6,048≈ $7,534≈ €7,082Sign up to see
  3. William Moorcroft, LARGE AND RARE 'SPANISH' PATTERN GINGER JAR LAMP BASE, 1914, 1914, glazed earthenwareLARGE AND RARE 'SPANISH' PATTERN GINGER JAR LAMP BASE, 1914Lyon & Turnbull · £5,292≈ $6,592≈ €6,197Sign up to see

William Moorcroft’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).

Sign up free to see all prices. You’ve seen the free realized prices for this month. Artist, title, date, house, medium, size and estimates stay visible to everyone. Create a free account · Sign in
Average price
median $868free account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
163
of 177 offered · 2015–2026
Sell-through
92%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$100$1k$10k201720192021202320252015-03-01 · $5,0002020-04-01 · $6802020-08-11 · $9202020-08-11 · $2,1742020-08-11 · $1,2542020-08-11 · $1,1712020-08-11 · $1,2542020-08-11 · $2,0072020-08-11 · $2,1742020-08-11 · $2,0072020-08-11 · $1,2542020-08-11 · $1,1712020-08-11 · $1,0872020-11-02 · $8902020-11-02 · $5502020-11-02 · $4852021-04-08 · $3502021-04-21 · $1,1312021-04-21 · $7312021-04-21 · $5222021-04-21 · $4872021-04-21 · $1,2182021-04-21 · $9572021-04-21 · $3,3062021-04-21 · $2,2622021-04-21 · $6962021-04-21 · $4522021-04-21 · $5,5682021-04-21 · $6612021-04-21 · $1,1312021-10-20 · $1,8912021-10-20 · $1,2042021-10-20 · $6192021-10-20 · $4472021-10-20 · $6532021-10-20 · $6192021-10-20 · $4472021-10-20 · $4472021-10-20 · $7572021-10-20 · $6192021-10-20 · $4472021-10-20 · $4472021-10-20 · $4,1272021-10-20 · $2,9232021-10-20 · $9462021-10-20 · $6192021-10-20 · $9632021-10-20 · $1,4612021-10-20 · $1,5472021-10-20 · $1,2042021-10-20 · $1,6332021-10-20 · $4472021-10-20 · $6192021-10-20 · $7572021-10-20 · $8252021-10-20 · $1,2042021-10-20 · $4132021-10-20 · $2,0632021-10-20 · $9462021-10-20 · $9462021-10-20 · $8602021-10-20 · $4472021-10-20 · $4812021-10-20 · $5502021-10-20 · $4472021-10-20 · $6882021-10-20 · $3442021-10-20 · $4472021-12-07 · $1,3522022-04-20 · $6852022-04-20 · $1,4692022-04-20 · $4902022-04-20 · $5552022-04-20 · $8972022-04-20 · $8972022-04-20 · $3662022-04-20 · $2,7742022-04-20 · $7182022-04-20 · $4902022-04-20 · $8162022-04-20 · $1,1422023-01-25 · $6832023-01-25 · $8542023-01-25 · $9322023-01-25 · $6212023-01-25 · $5902023-01-25 · $1,3982023-01-25 · $3112023-01-25 · $1,0872023-01-25 · $7462023-01-25 · $9322023-01-25 · $5592023-01-25 · $1,5532023-01-25 · $1,3202023-01-25 · $1,1652023-04-19 · $4692023-04-19 · $8602023-06-07 · $7182023-06-07 · $1,1972023-10-11 · $5272023-10-11 · $4962023-10-11 · $2482023-10-11 · $5582023-10-11 · $3102023-12-05 · $5172023-12-05 · $8882023-12-05 · $6462023-12-05 · $8082023-12-05 · $4852023-12-05 · $7752023-12-05 · $4,5232023-12-05 · $2,9072023-12-05 · $1,2922023-12-05 · $1,4542023-12-05 · $3552023-12-05 · $3552023-12-05 · $9692023-12-12 · $1,0462023-12-18 · $2822024-04-17 · $7,5342024-04-17 · $6,5922024-04-17 · $8632024-04-17 · $2,1972024-04-17 · $5962024-04-17 · $8632024-04-17 · $1,8842024-04-20 · $7002024-04-20 · $602024-04-25 · $1,2012024-10-16 · $1,3962024-10-22 · $9742025-04-16 · $2,5072025-06-11 · $1,1222025-09-09 · $8682025-09-11 · $3252025-09-13 · $502025-09-13 · $1002025-09-13 · $1002025-09-13 · $1752025-11-20 · $1,8302026-03-17 · $1,7082026-03-17 · $6832026-03-17 · $1,3662026-03-17 · $1,6222026-04-15 · $3442026-04-15 · $1,3772026-04-15 · $7572026-04-15 · $6,5392026-04-15 · $7572026-04-15 · $9462026-04-15 · $6882026-04-15 · $1,4632026-04-15 · $5,5072026-04-15 · $2,5812026-04-15 · $3,7862026-04-15 · $1,2912026-04-15 · $11,1862026-04-15 · $8262026-04-15 · $1,6352026-04-15 · $2,5812026-04-15 · $3442026-04-15 · $1,4632026-04-15 · $1,205
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Sculpture15013791%$1.3kSign up$863Sign up$11.2kSign up
Other272696%$1.1kSign up$905Sign up$5kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
20262723$1.4kSign up
2025119$325Sign up
20241512$1.1kSign up
20234238$760Sign up
20221212$767Sign up
20215353$731Sign up
20201615$1.2kSign up
201511$5kSign up

Related artists — British, born 1847–1897

More British artists of the same period