> Source: https://www.openingbid.art/artist/ray-finch · updated 2026-11-02

# Ray Finch (1914–2012)

## What is Ray Finch’s work worth? {#value}

As of 2 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 59 auction results for Ray Finch at 12 houses since 2004. Over the last 24 months the median price was $86 including buyer’s premium (middle half $70–$129, n=5). The auction record is $659 for Ray Finch (1914-2012) a Winchcombe Pottery stoneware vase, shouldered form with knopped neck, glazed (2017, Woolley and Wallis). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.

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

| # | Work | Medium | Price | House | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Finch (1914-2012) a Winchcombe Pottery stoneware vase, shouldered form with knopped neck, glazed | — | $659 | Woolley and Wallis | Mar 2017 |
| 2 | Large Dish | Stoneware, red iron and tenmoku glaze with abstract pattern | $349 | Sotheby's | Jun 2025 |
| 3 | ▲ Ray Finch (1914-2012), 1914 | Stoneware charger | $258 | Sworders | Oct 2019 |
| 4 | *Ray Finch (1914-2012), | Stoneware | $223 | Sworders | Oct 2019 |
| 5 | Ray Finch (1914-2012) a Winchcombe Pottery charger, glazed rust red painted to the well with two | — | $165 | Woolley and Wallis | Mar 2017 |
| 6 | Preview: Barley Mow Centre | Ceramics | $129 | Chiswick Auctions | Dec 2024 |
| 7 | Preview: Barley Mow Centre | Earthenware Impressed seals for the artist and pottery | $112 | Chiswick Auctions | Aug 2024 |
| 8 | Footed Bowl | Stoneware, blue, grey and brown glazes with impressed starfish design around body | $86 | Sotheby's | Jun 2025 |
| 9 | A group of three studio pottery bowls | Pottery bowls | $70 | Sworders | Oct 2026 |
| 10 | Teabowl, circa 2000, 2000 | Stoneware, reduction fired with white glaze and layered blue glaze on exterior | $17 | Roseberys London | Oct 2026 |


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

| Medium | Sales | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 9 | $165 |

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

| Size | Sales | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Small (under 50 cm) | 7 | $112 |

Data as of 2 November 2026 · Source: OpeningBid, 59 results from 12 houses · [How we compute these figures](https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data)


Ray Finch is a British (modern) artist with 54 auction lots recorded since 2003, median price $121. Some sold prices are hammer-only and exclude the buyer's premium; they are marked on this page. Some sold prices are not yet verified as premium-inclusive or hammer, and are marked on this page.

A work by Ray Finch sold in 2026 for a hammer price of $291 (buyer's premium not included), according to OpeningBid's index of auction results.

## What is a Ray Finch work worth?

Across 45 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Ray Finch work is $121.

The median Ray Finch photograph sells for $61 across 1 lots.

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.

## Price breakdown by category

| Category | Lots tracked | Median price | Record price | Sell-through | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photography | 1 | $61‡ | $61‡ | — | 2016-10-06 |
| Masterpieces (top of market) | 3 | $1,389†‡ | $1,546† | — | 2019-11-27 |

† hammer price — buyer's premium not included.

‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified.

## Notable results

| Medium | Year | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Photography | 2016 | $61‡ |

‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified.

The highest recorded result in each medium. The full sale history is in the OpeningBid app (free sign-up).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is a Ray Finch worth?

Across 45 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Ray Finch work is $121. The median Ray Finch photograph sells for $61 across 1 lots. 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 Ray Finch's auction record?

Ray Finch's auction record is $1,546, set in 2019. That record lot sold for a hammer price of $1,546 (buyer's premium not included).

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Data last updated 2026-11-02. OpeningBid tracks 15,390,829 auction lots from 577 auction houses, refreshed nightly.

Cite this page as: OpeningBid, “Ray Finch auction prices”, https://www.openingbid.art/artist/ray-finch (updated 2026-11-02).

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.