David Frith (b. 1943)
What is David Frith’s work worth?
As of 2 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 31 auction results for David Frith at 8 houses since 2012. Over the last 24 months the median price was $174 including buyer’s premium (middle half $174–$436, n=7). The auction record is $2,440 for Five Monumental Vases (2025, Sotheby's). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.
| # | Work | Medium | Price | House | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Five Monumental Vases | Stoneware, various running glazes over a hatched body with each three lugs and three amulet seals to the body | $2,440 | Sotheby's | Jun 2025 |
| 2 | David Frith (born 1943) a tall stoneware bottle vase, shouldered form glazed to the foot in | — | $938 | Woolley and Wallis | Nov 2019 |
| 3 | Medium Vase | Stoneware, layered dolomite, tenmoku and iron glazes | $523 | Sotheby's | Jun 2025 |
| 4 | a large baluster Vase | Sgraffito combed with a trailing ochre glaze | $372 | Sworders | Sep 2012 |
| 5 | David and Margaret Frith | Studio pottery | $354 | Sworders | Jul 2024 |
| 6 | Large Jug | Stoneware, layered tenmoku, red iron and light green speckled glazes with red iron abstract design to the body, with handle | $349 | Sotheby's | Jun 2025 |
| 7 | Large Bottle Vase | Stoneware with tenmoku, rust iron and olive green glazes and foliate design | $174 | Sotheby's | Jun 2025 |
| 8 | Large Squared Dish | Stoneware, with various glazes | $174 | Sotheby's | Jun 2025 |
| 9 | Lidded Vase | Stoneware, tenmoku and iron red glazes, over protruding angles around the body and shoulder | $174 | Sotheby's | Jun 2025 |
| 10 | Vase | Stoneware, various running glazes over a hatched body with three lugs and three amulet seals to the body | $174 | Sotheby's | Jun 2025 |
| Medium | Sales | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 14 | $174 |
| Size | Sales | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Small (under 50 cm) | 11 | $174 |
Data as of 2 November 2026 · Source: OpeningBid, 31 results from 8 houses · How we compute these figures
David Frith is a British artist with 33 auction lots recorded since 2012, median price $172. Some sold prices are hammer-only and exclude the buyer's premium; they are marked on this page.
A work by David Frith sold in 2025 for $174, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results.
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Across 26 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a David Frith work is $172.
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.
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What is a David Frith worth?
Across 26 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a David Frith work is $172. 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 David Frith's auction record?
David Frith's auction record is $2,440, set in 2025.
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