{"slug":"thelma-marcuson","artist_id":"740956c2-1b0d-4bf8-862d-7d06f5eb8871","canonical_slug":"thelma-marcuson","name":"Thelma Marcuson","built_at":"2026-11-02","categories":[{"bucket":"Other","lots_n":8,"sold_n":8,"median_price_usd_minor":7327,"record_price_usd_minor":38018,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":null,"last_sale_date":"2026-05-24","first_sale_year":2022}],"sizes":[],"notable":[],"last_sold":{"year":"2026","total_price_usd":7327,"priced_basis":"premium"},"upcoming_count":0,"content_modified":"2026-10-22","value_block_hash":"27276778804de024c0763228b14a94b57edf36c2","value":{"slug":"thelma-marcuson","name":"Thelma Marcuson","as_of":"2026-11-02","newest_result_date":"2026-05-24","results_total":8,"houses_total":3,"first_year":2022,"median_24m":{"usd_minor":7222,"p25_usd_minor":6986,"p75_usd_minor":7327,"n":6,"basis":"premium"},"record":{"title":"Thelma Marcuson (1919-2009), Studio Pottery yellow crackle glaze bottle vase, mid 1980s, Porcelain, Painted 'TM' to underside, 37cm high. Footnote: Inspired by the work of Lucie Rie, Marcuson met Rie and Hans Coper on her overseas trips and collected their work. She was also inspired by Ruth Duckworth, Bernard Leach and Mary Rogers. Marcuson started working in porcelain with the help of Tim Morris in 1975. Later in life, Marcuson settled in London and exhibited in both Johannesburg and London.","work_year":"mid 1980s","usd_minor":38018,"basis":"premium","sale_year":2022,"sale_month":"2022-12","house_name":"Roseberys London","lot_id":"a203e62e-8d0c-4a4a-9a6b-9cd18fefb60c"},"by_medium":[{"medium":"Other","n":7,"median_usd_minor":7327}],"by_size":[],"methodology_url":"https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data","top10":{"originals":[{"rank":1,"title":"Thelma Marcuson (1919-2009), Studio Pottery yellow crackle glaze bottle vase, mid 1980s, Porcelain, Painted 'TM' to underside, 37cm high. Footnote: Inspired by the work of Lucie Rie, Marcuson met Rie and Hans Coper on her overseas trips and collected their work. She was also inspired by Ruth Duckworth, Bernard Leach and Mary Rogers. Marcuson started working in porcelain with the help of Tim Morris in 1975. Later in life, Marcuson settled in London and exhibited in both Johannesburg and London.","work_year":"mid 1980s","medium":"Porcelain, yellow crackle glaze","usd_minor":38018,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Roseberys London","sale_month":"2022-12","lot_id":"a203e62e-8d0c-4a4a-9a6b-9cd18fefb60c"},{"rank":2,"title":"Thelma Marcuson (South Africa, 1919 - 2009), Bowl","work_year":null,"medium":null,"usd_minor":34220,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Russell Kaplan Auctioneers","sale_month":"2025-11","lot_id":"a8477bb6-4fbd-4215-9b9b-251b47e33aca"},{"rank":3,"title":"Thelma Marcuson (1919-2009), Studio Pottery ovoid-form vase with fine manganese rim, circa 1980, Porcelain, Painted 'TM' to underside, 15cm high. Footnote: Inspired by the work of Lucie Rie, Marcuson met Rie and Hans Coper on her overseas trips and collected their work. She was also inspired by Ruth Duckworth, Bernard Leach and Mary Rogers. Marcuson started working in porcelain with the help of Tim Morris in 1975. 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Over the last 24 months the median price was $72 including buyer’s premium (middle half $70–$73, n=6). The auction record is $380 for Thelma Marcuson (1919-2009), Studio Pottery yellow crackle glaze bottle vase, mid 1980s, Porcelain, Painted 'TM' to underside, 37cm high. Footnote: Inspired by the work of Lucie Rie, Marcuson met Rie and Hans Coper on her overseas trips and collected their work. She was also inspired by Ruth Duckworth, Bernard Leach and Mary Rogers. Marcuson started working in porcelain with the help of Tim Morris in 1975. Later in life, Marcuson settled in London and exhibited in both Johannesburg and London. (2022, Roseberys London). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Thelma Marcuson value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}