Lot 44
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DAME LUCIE RIE | Bowl

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • Dame Lucie Rie
  • Bowl
  • impressed with Artist’s seal
  • porcelain with an all-over white glaze and manganese rim
  • height: 11cm.; 4in.
  • diameter: 24cm.; 9½in.
  • Executed in 1964.

Provenance

John Pike
His sale, Bonhams London, 12th November 1992, lot 452, where acquired by the present owner

Exhibited

London, Arts Council, Lucie Rie: A Retrospective Exhibition, 15th July - 12th August 1967, cat. no.154, with tour to Bristol City Art Gallery, Bristol and Midland Group Gallery, Nottingham;
London, Victoria & Albert Museum, Lucie Rie, 17th February - 28th March 1982, cat. no.113, illustrated.

Condition

Structurally sound, with no obvious signs of damage or restoration. The work appears in excellent overall condition. Inspected under ultraviolet light. Please contact the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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