> Source: https://www.openingbid.art/artist/carol-mcnicoll · updated 2026-11-03

# Carol McNicoll (b. 1943)

## What is Carol McNicoll’s work worth? {#value}

As of 3 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 33 auction results for Carol McNicoll at 9 houses since 2014. Over the last 24 months the median price was $496 including buyer’s premium (middle half $451–$743, n=10). The auction record is $1,366 for Carol McNicoll Teapot and two cups, circa 1987 (2026, Bonhams). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.

**Top auction records: paintings, drawings & sculpture**

| # | Work | Medium | Price | House | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carol McNicoll Teapot and two cups, circa 1987, 1987 | Slipcast earthenware, decorated in blue slip with white and red splashes | $1,366 | Bonhams | Mar 2026 |
| 2 | Preview: Barley Mow Centre, circa 1990 | Pottery | $1,167 | Chiswick Auctions | Apr 2025 |
| 3 | Preview: Barley Mow Centre, circa 1990s | Pottery cup with looping double handle | $801 | Chiswick Auctions | Apr 2025 |
| 4 | A twin-handled vessel | Painted and transfer floral pattern on a light green glaze | $570 | Woolley and Wallis | Jun 2026 |
| 5 | Two mugs in blue with white and black linear decoration, circa 1988 | Earthenware Painted signature faint to underside of one mug | $510 | Chiswick Auctions | Aug 2026 |
| 6 | ▲ Carol McNicoll (b.1943), 1943 | Pottery candlesticks | $482 | Sworders | Jun 2026 |
| 7 | Two sculptures of stacking cups form | Earthenware with transfer printed designs Each with painted signature t | $476 | Chiswick Auctions | Aug 2026 |
| 8 | Cup or bowl, with saucer, 1980s | Earthenware Painted signature to underside and Designers Guild applied | $442 | Chiswick Auctions | Aug 2026 |
| 9 | Preview: Barley Mow Centre | Pottery square dish Glazed earthenware Painted signature to the und | $401 | Chiswick Auctions | Aug 2025 |
| 10 | Mad-Hatter's teapot with diving dormouse cover, circa 1972 | Pottery Mad-Hatter | $401 | Chiswick Auctions | Dec 2024 |


**Median price by medium (last 24 months, n ≥ 5)**

| Medium | Sales | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 22 | $321 |

**Median price by size (last 24 months, n ≥ 5)**

| Size | Sales | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Small (under 50 cm) | 20 | $369 |

Data as of 3 November 2026 · Source: OpeningBid, 33 results from 9 houses · [How we compute these figures](https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data)


Carol McNicoll is a British artist with 31 auction lots recorded since 2014, median price $253. Some sold prices are hammer-only and exclude the buyer's premium; they are marked on this page.

A work by Carol McNicoll sold in 2026 for $510, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results.

## What is a Carol McNicoll work worth?

Across 30 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Carol McNicoll work is $253.

Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is a Carol McNicoll worth?

Across 30 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Carol McNicoll work is $253. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified.

### What is Carol McNicoll's auction record?

Carol McNicoll's auction record is $1,366, set in 2026.

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Data last updated 2026-11-03. OpeningBid tracks 15,596,131 auction lots from 579 auction houses, refreshed nightly.

Cite this page as: OpeningBid, “Carol McNicoll auction prices”, https://www.openingbid.art/artist/carol-mcnicoll (updated 2026-11-03).

Historical auction data, not investment advice. Prices are premium-inclusive USD where the buyer's premium is recorded. Figures marked † are hammer prices (buyer's premium not included); ‡ marks a price whose basis is not yet verified. Non-USD results are converted at the sale month's rate.