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William Morris, A Leaf from the Kelmscott Chaucer

William Morris

British · 1834–1896 · Painter, Illustrator

William Morris was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. He was a major contributor to… (Wikipedia)

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  1. William Morris, FOUR 'LABOURS OF THE MONTHS' TILE PANELS, CIRCA 1865, 1865, painted and glazed earthenwareFOUR 'LABOURS OF THE MONTHS' TILE PANELS, CIRCA 1865Lyon & Turnbull · £94,700≈ $128,319≈ €108,929Sign up to see
  2. William Morris, LARGE ARTS & CRAFTS 'HAMMERSMITH' CARPET, CIRCA 1890-95, 1890, hand-tufted wool on a linen and wool warpLARGE ARTS & CRAFTS 'HAMMERSMITH' CARPET, CIRCA 1890-95Lyon & Turnbull · £27,500≈ $37,263≈ €31,632Sign up to see
  3. William Morris, ‘THE APPLE TREE’ EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1890, 1890‘THE APPLE TREE’ EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1890Lyon & Turnbull · £15,000≈ $18,345≈ €17,371Sign up to see

William Morris’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).

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William Morris, FOUR 'LABOURS OF THE MONTHS' TILE PANELS, CIRCA 1865, 1865, painted and glazed earthenware
FOUR 'LABOURS OF THE MONTHS' TILE PANELS, CIRCA 1865, 1865
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 15, 2026
£94,700Sign up free to see
William Morris, LARGE ARTS & CRAFTS 'HAMMERSMITH' CARPET, CIRCA 1890-95, 1890, hand-tufted wool on a linen and wool warp
LARGE ARTS & CRAFTS 'HAMMERSMITH' CARPET, CIRCA 1890-95, 1890
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 15, 2026
£27,500Sign up free to see
William Morris, 'OLIVE AND ROSE' EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1880, 1880
'OLIVE AND ROSE' EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1880, 1880
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 15, 2026
£1,080Sign up free to see
William Morris, 'OLIVE AND ROSE' EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1880, 1880
'OLIVE AND ROSE' EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1880, 1880
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 15, 2025
£1,134Sign up free to see
William Morris, ARTS & CRAFTS HAMMERSMITH RUNNER, CIRCA 1880, 1880, hand-knotted wool
ARTS & CRAFTS HAMMERSMITH RUNNER, CIRCA 1880, 1880
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 15, 2025
£5,544Sign up free to see
William Morris, PAIR OF 'TULIP & ROSE' PATTERN CURTAINS, CIRCA 1876, 1876
PAIR OF 'TULIP & ROSE' PATTERN CURTAINS, CIRCA 1876, 1876
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 15, 2025
£2,268Sign up free to see
William Morris, ‘THE APPLE TREE’ EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1890, 1890
‘THE APPLE TREE’ EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1890, 1890
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 15, 2025
£3,528Sign up free to see
William Morris, FRAMED ‘LEA’ FABRIC PANEL, CIRCA 1885, 1885
FRAMED ‘LEA’ FABRIC PANEL, CIRCA 1885, 1885
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 15, 2025
£1,260Sign up free to see
William Morris, GROUP OF THREE ‘TULIP & ROSE’ PATTERN TEXTILE PANELS, CIRCA 1880, 1880
GROUP OF THREE ‘TULIP & ROSE’ PATTERN TEXTILE PANELS, CIRCA 1880, 1880
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 16, 2025
£3,528Sign up free to see
William Morris, 'DOVE AND ROSE' PATTERN HANGING, CIRCA 1879, 1879
'DOVE AND ROSE' PATTERN HANGING, CIRCA 1879, 1879
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 16, 2025
£1,386Sign up free to see
William Morris, 'OLIVE AND ROSE' EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1880, 1880
'OLIVE AND ROSE' EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1880, 1880
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 16, 2025
£1,134Sign up free to see
William Morris, 'BRER RABBIT' PERIOD TEXTILE PANEL, CIRCA 1890, 1890
'BRER RABBIT' PERIOD TEXTILE PANEL, CIRCA 1890, 1890
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 16, 2025
£378Sign up free to see
William Morris, PAIR OF 'BIRD AND VINE' PATTERN CURTAINS, CIRCA 1880, 1880, hand-loom jacquard woven woollen fabric
PAIR OF 'BIRD AND VINE' PATTERN CURTAINS, CIRCA 1880, 1880
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 16, 2025
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William Morris, ‘THE APPLE TREE’ EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1890, 1890
‘THE APPLE TREE’ EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1890, 1890
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 16, 2024
£1,890Sign up free to see
William Morris, THREE PANELS OF 'DOVE AND ROSE' PATTERN FABRIC, CIRCA 1879, 1879
THREE PANELS OF 'DOVE AND ROSE' PATTERN FABRIC, CIRCA 1879, 1879
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 16, 2024
£693Sign up free to see
William Morris, 'TULIP AND ROSE' FRAMED PANEL, CIRCA 1880, 1880, woven wool 3-ply cloth
'TULIP AND ROSE' FRAMED PANEL, CIRCA 1880, 1880
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 16, 2024
£479Sign up free to see
William Morris, Rose and Tulips pattern textile panel
Rose and Tulips pattern textile panel
Bonhams · Sep 18, 2024
£704Sign up free to see
William Morris, 'BIRD' PATTERN PORTIERE, CIRCA 1880, 1880, jacquard woven double wool cloth
'BIRD' PATTERN PORTIERE, CIRCA 1880, 1880
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 17, 2024
£2,394Sign up free to see
William Morris, ‘THE APPLE TREE’ EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1890, 1890
‘THE APPLE TREE’ EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1890, 1890
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 17, 2024
£2,142Sign up free to see
William Morris, Runner, c. 1900, hand-knotted wool
Runner, c. 1900
Toomey & Co. · Mar 26, 2024
$5,292Sign up free to see
William Morris, ORIGINAL 'BRER RABBIT' PANEL, CIRCA 1882, 1882
ORIGINAL 'BRER RABBIT' PANEL, CIRCA 1882, 1882
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 11, 2023
£756Sign up free to see
William Morris, THREE 'PEACOCK & DRAGON' PANELS, CIRCA 1880, 1880, hand-loom jacquard woven wool
THREE 'PEACOCK & DRAGON' PANELS, CIRCA 1880, 1880
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 11, 2023
£693Sign up free to see
William Morris, GROUP OF ORIGINAL TEXTILES, CIRCA 1890 AND LATER, 1890
GROUP OF ORIGINAL TEXTILES, CIRCA 1890 AND LATER, 1890
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 11, 2023
£202Sign up free to see
William Morris, 'DOVE AND ROSE' PATTERN FRAMED PANEL, CIRCA 1879, 1879, silk and wool double cloth
'DOVE AND ROSE' PATTERN FRAMED PANEL, CIRCA 1879, 1879
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 19, 2023
£454Sign up free to see
William Morris, ‘THE APPLE TREE’ EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1890, 1890
‘THE APPLE TREE’ EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1890, 1890
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 19, 2023
£11,340Sign up free to see
William Morris, PAIR OF ORIGINAL ‘CAMPION’ PATTERN ARTS & CRAFTS CURTAINS, DESIGNED 1883, 1883, jacquard woven wool
PAIR OF ORIGINAL ‘CAMPION’ PATTERN ARTS & CRAFTS CURTAINS, DESIGNED 1883, 1883
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 28, 2022
£3,250Sign up free to see
William Morris, 'SUNFLOWER' FRAMED ORIGINAL WALLPAPER PANEL, 1879, 1879
'SUNFLOWER' FRAMED ORIGINAL WALLPAPER PANEL, 1879, 1879
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 28, 2022
£688Sign up free to see
William Morris, ARTS & CRAFTS ‘BIRD AND VINE’ PATTERN TABLE RUNNER, THE MATERIAL DESIGNED 1879, 1879, jacquard woven wool
ARTS & CRAFTS ‘BIRD AND VINE’ PATTERN TABLE RUNNER, THE MATERIAL DESIGNED 1879, 1879
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 28, 2022
£375Sign up free to see
William Morris, 'SUNFLOWER' FRAMED ORIGINAL WALLPAPER PANEL, 1879, 1879
'SUNFLOWER' FRAMED ORIGINAL WALLPAPER PANEL, 1879, 1879
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 28, 2022
£325Sign up free to see
William Morris, ‘WILLOW BOUGHS’, FRAMED ORIGINAL WALLPAPER PANEL, CIRCA 1887, 1887
‘WILLOW BOUGHS’, FRAMED ORIGINAL WALLPAPER PANEL, CIRCA 1887, 1887
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 28, 2022
£550Sign up free to see
William Morris, THREE ARTS & CRAFTS ‘PEACOCK & DRAGON’ PATTERN CUSHIONS, THE FABRIC CIRCA 1878, 1878, jacquard woven wool
THREE ARTS & CRAFTS ‘PEACOCK & DRAGON’ PATTERN CUSHIONS, THE FABRIC CIRCA 1878, 1878
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 28, 2022
£1,500Sign up free to see
William Morris, 'BATCHELOR'S BUTTON' ORIGINAL WALLPAPER PANEL, CIRCA 1892, 1892
'BATCHELOR'S BUTTON' ORIGINAL WALLPAPER PANEL, CIRCA 1892, 1892
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 28, 2022
£425Sign up free to see
William Morris, ‘FLOWERPOT’, ARTS & CRAFTS EMBROIDERED PANEL, DESIGNED 1876, MADE CIRCA 1900, 1876
‘FLOWERPOT’, ARTS & CRAFTS EMBROIDERED PANEL, DESIGNED 1876, MADE CIRCA 1900, 1876
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 28, 2022
£2,500Sign up free to see
William Morris, ‘THE APPLE TREE’ EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1890, 1890
‘THE APPLE TREE’ EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1890, 1890
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 28, 2022
£15,000Sign up free to see
William Morris, RARE ‘BIRD AND ANEMONE’ PATTERN FRAMED FABRIC PANEL, DESIGNED 1881, 1881
RARE ‘BIRD AND ANEMONE’ PATTERN FRAMED FABRIC PANEL, DESIGNED 1881, 1881
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 28, 2022
£325Sign up free to see
William Morris, PAIR OF 'BIRD' PATTERN CURTAINS, CIRCA 1890, 1890, 'Cray' pattern block-printed cotton fabric
PAIR OF 'BIRD' PATTERN CURTAINS, CIRCA 1890, 1890
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 20, 2022
£7,500Sign up free to see
William Morris, 'TULIP & ROSE' PATTERN HANGING, CIRCA 1876, 1876
'TULIP & ROSE' PATTERN HANGING, CIRCA 1876, 1876
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 20, 2022
£1,750Sign up free to see
William Morris, FIRESCREEN, CIRCA 1880, 1880, mahogany
FIRESCREEN, CIRCA 1880, 1880
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 20, 2022
£450Sign up free to see
William Morris, GROUP OF ORIGINAL TEXTILES, CIRCA 1880, 1880
GROUP OF ORIGINAL TEXTILES, CIRCA 1880, 1880
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 20, 2021
£3,750Sign up free to see
William Morris, 'TULIP & NET' FABRIC PANEL, REGISTERED 1888, 1888, wool
'TULIP & NET' FABRIC PANEL, REGISTERED 1888, 1888
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 20, 2021
£325Sign up free to see
William Morris, GROUP OF ORIGINAL TEXTILES, CIRCA 1880, 1880
GROUP OF ORIGINAL TEXTILES, CIRCA 1880, 1880
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 20, 2021
£2,000Sign up free to see
William Morris, 'ROSE' FABRIC, REGISTERED 1883, 1883, together with a PANEL OF 'TULIP & ROSE' PATTERN FABRIC
'ROSE' FABRIC, REGISTERED 1883, 1883
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 20, 2021
£688Sign up free to see
William Morris, TWO BOLTS OF FABRIC, LATE 20TH CENTURY
TWO BOLTS OF FABRIC, LATE 20TH CENTURY
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 20, 2021
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William Morris, GROUP OF ORIGINAL TEXTILES, CIRCA 1880, 1880, and a selection of Morris & co fabric scraps
GROUP OF ORIGINAL TEXTILES, CIRCA 1880, 1880
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 20, 2021
£1,500Sign up free to see
William Morris, LINOLEUM & WALLPAPER SAMPLES
LINOLEUM & WALLPAPER SAMPLES
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 20, 2021
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William Morris, GROUP OF DELFTWARE TILES, CIRCA 1875, 1875, tin-glazed earthenware
GROUP OF DELFTWARE TILES, CIRCA 1875, 1875
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 20, 2021
£625Sign up free to see
William Morris, RARE 'ST. JAMES' PATTERN WALLPAPER REPEAT, CIRCA 1881, 1881
RARE 'ST. JAMES' PATTERN WALLPAPER REPEAT, CIRCA 1881, 1881
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 21, 2021
£1,125Sign up free to see
William Morris, 'SUNFLOWER' FRAMED WALLPAPER PANEL, 1879, 1879, framed and glazed
'SUNFLOWER' FRAMED WALLPAPER PANEL, 1879, 1879
Lyon & Turnbull · Nov 2, 2020
£325Sign up free to see

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

William Morris, A Leaf from the Kelmscott Chaucer
A Leaf from the Kelmscott Chaucerpublished 1896 · set in Chaucer and Troy types in black and red with decorative initials by William Morris, on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
William Morris, The Golden Legend: the Golden Legend of Master William Caxton done anew (volume 1)
The Golden Legend: the Golden Legend of Master William Caxton done anew (volume 1)1892 · bound volume with woodcut title by William Morris and 2 full-page woodcut illustrations by Sir Edward Burne-Jones (all in volume 1)
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, William B. O'Neal Fund — Open Access (CC0)
William Morris, Oxford Union murals
Oxford Union murals1859
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC BY 2.0 · Peg Syverson, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
William Morris, Strawberry Thief
Strawberry Thief1883
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
William Morris, La Belle Iseult
La Belle Iseult1858
National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery
William Morris, Pink and Rose
Pink and Rose1890
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · William Morris / Morris & Co., via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan…
William Morris, Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi1904
Musée d'Orsay ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée d'Orsay
William Morris, Marigold
Marigold1920
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · William Morris, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art
William Morris, Honeysuckle
Honeysuckle
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · William Morris, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art
William Morris, Strawberry Thief (Cleveland Art Museum)
Strawberry Thief (Cleveland Art Museum)1936
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · William Morris, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art
William Morris, "Swan House" Carpet
"Swan House" CarpetDesign c. 1883, made 1887 · Cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming "Ghiordes knots" cut pile
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Charles F. Batchelder — public domain …
William Morris, Peacock and Dragon
Peacock and DragonDesign 1878 · Wool, three-colored complementary weft, weft-float faced 3:1 twill weave; lined with linen, plain weave; two panels pieced
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Natalie Henry — pu…
William Morris, Cray
CrayDesign 1884, made 1884–1917 · Cotton, plain weave, block printed
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Charles F. Batchelder — public domain …
William Morris, Acanthus
AcanthusDesign 1876, made 1877–1917 · Cotton, twill weave with supplementary pile wefts forming cut "velveteen"; block printed
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Chicago Architecture Foundation — publi…
William Morris, Snakeshead
SnakesheadDesign 1876, made 1925–40 · Cotton, plain weave; block printed
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Theodore D. T…
William Morris, Tulip and Rose
Tulip and RoseDesign 1876 · Four panels joined: wool, plain weave triple cloth
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Louise Lutz and Mi…

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