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

# Robin Welch (1936–2019)

## What is Robin Welch’s work worth? {#value}

As of 2 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 87 auction results for Robin Welch at 11 houses since 2009. Over the last 24 months the median price was $459 including buyer’s premium (middle half $307–$622, n=14). The auction record is $11,460 for Alveston 12 piece canteen flatware service (2024, Lyon & Turnbull). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.

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

| # | Work | Medium | Price | House | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alveston 12 piece canteen flatware service | Stamped maker's mark, and hallmarked for Sheffield 1967 and 1972, silver, in a free-standing custom-built three-drawer oak canteen comprising: 12 Table Knives, 12 Table Forks, 12 Dessert Knives, 12 Dessert Forks, 12 Dessert Spoons, 12 Soup Spoons, 12 Tea Spoons, 12 Coffee Spoons, 12 Fish Knives, 12 Fish Forks, 12 Fruit Forks, 12 Fruit Knives, 8 Serving Spoons, 2 Butter Knives, and 2 Sauce Ladles (total of 170 items) | $11,460 | Lyon & Turnbull | Oct 2024 |
| 2 | Robin Welch (1938-2019),, 1990 | Stoneware | $1,193 | Sworders | Jan 2023 |
| 3 | a large stoneware charger with a broad edge, 1938 | Stoneware charger with a broad edge | $1,193 | Sworders | Jan 2023 |
| 4 | Tall vase, 1980 | Thrown and altered stoneware with white slip and iron glaze decoration | $958 | Roseberys London | Oct 2026 |
| 5 | Robin Welch (born 1936) a hand-built stoneware bowl, flaring, footed form, with painted panel, 1984 | — | $906 | Woolley and Wallis | Mar 2017 |
| 6 | a monumental stoneware slab vase, 1936 | Stoneware slab vase | $869 | Sworders | Oct 2025 |
| 7 | ▲ Robin Welch (1936-2019), | Stoneware slab vase, of rectangular form with a winged top, and a textured polychrome surface with white and red enamels | $869 | Sworders | Oct 2025 |
| 8 | Vessel, 1985 | Impressed ROBIN WELCH 85, stoneware | $691 | Lyon & Turnbull | Apr 2023 |
| 9 | Robin Welch (1936-2019) a stoneware cylindrical vase with everted rim, dated 1986, waisted, | — | $656 | Woolley and Wallis | May 2021 |
| 10 | Vessel | Impressed artist's seal, stoneware | $641 | Lyon & Turnbull | Oct 2022 |


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

| Medium | Sales | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 37 | $419 |

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

| Size | Sales | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Medium (50-120 cm) | 5 | $958 |
| Small (under 50 cm) | 22 | $398 |

Data as of 2 November 2026 · Source: OpeningBid, 87 results from 11 houses · [How we compute these figures](https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data)


Robin Welch is a British artist with 98 auction lots recorded since 2009, median price $344. 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 Robin Welch sold in 2026 for $958, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results.

## What is a Robin Welch work worth?

Across 87 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Robin Welch work is $344.

The median Robin Welch painting sells for $169 across 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 3 | $169‡ | $279 | 66.7% | 2026-05-21 |
| Masterpieces (top of market) | 5 | $1,315† | $11,460 | — | 2024-10-31 |

† 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 2026 | $279 |
| Paintings | 2022 | $59‡ |

‡ 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 Robin Welch worth?

Across 87 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Robin Welch work is $344. The median Robin Welch painting sells for $169 across 2 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 Robin Welch's auction record?

Robin Welch's auction record is $11,460, set in 2024.

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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, “Robin Welch auction prices”, https://www.openingbid.art/artist/robin-welch (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.