Lucie Rie, Footed bowl, circa 1974. Photo courtesy Phillips

Porcelain, "American" yellow glaze. 3 1/2 in. (8.8 cm) high, 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm) diameter. Impressed with artist's seal. Estimate $16,000 - 24,000 - SOLD FOR $22,500

PROVENANCE; Christie's East, New York, "20th Century Design," June 10, 1996, lot 679 

Lucie Rie, Conical bowl, circa 1980. Photo courtesy Phillips

Porcelain, inlaid pink lines, turquoise and manganese bands. 4 5/8 in. (11.6 cm) high, 8 1/2 in. (21.7 cm) diameter.Impressed with artist’s seal. Estimate $25,000 - 35,000 - SOLD FOR $32,500

LITERATURE: John Houston, ed., Lucie Rie: a survey of her life and work, exh. cat., Crafts Council and The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1981, p .50 for a similar example
Issey Miyake Meets Lucie Rie, exh. cat., Sogetsu Gallery, Tokyo, 1989, p. 116, fig.36, for a similar example
Tony Birks, Lucie Rie, Paris, 2008, p. 161 for a similar example 

Lucie Rie, Footed bowl, circa 1978. Photo courtesy Phillips.

Porcelain, bottle green glaze with golden lip. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm) high, 7 1/8 in. (18 cm) diameter. Impressed with artist’s seal. Estimate $30,000 - 40,000 - SOLD FOR $56,250

LITERATURE: Issey Miyake Meets Lucie Rie, exh. cat., Sogetsu Gallery, Tokyo, 1989, p.116, fig.91, for a similar example
Lucie Rie, Hans Coper, and their pupils: A selection of contemporary ceramics illustrating their influence, exh. cat., Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Norwich, 1990, front cover for a similar example
Tony Birks, Lucie Rie, Paris, 2008, p. 181 for a similar example
Lucie Rie: A Retrospective, exh. cat., The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, 2010, p. 240 for a similar example 

Lucie Rie, Flaring footed bowl, circa 1978. Photo courtesy Phillips. 

Porcelain, golden manganese glaze, radiating inlaid and sgraffito design. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm) high, 8 5/8 in. (22 cm) diameter. Impressed with artist's seal. Estimate $25,000 - 35,000 - SOLD FOR $43,750

LITERATURE: Tony Birks, Lucie Rie, Paris, 2008, p. 141 for a similar example.

Lucie Rie, Large open form bowl, circa 1980. Photo courtesy Phillips.

Porcelain, manganese glaze with radiating sgraffito design. 3 3/4 x 12 7/8 in. (9.4 x 32.8 cm).Impressed with artist’s seal. Estimate $30,000 - 40,000 - SOLD FOR $37,500.

PROVENANCE: Christie's London, “British Decorative Arts from 1880 to the Present Day," January 28, 1986, lot 76
Fischer Fine Art, London 

Lucie Rie, Large open form bowl, circa 1960. Photo courtesy Phillips.

Stoneware, flowing "Dolomite" glaze with an unglazed ring in the well. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm) high, 14 1/2 in. (36.7 cm) diameter. Impressed with artist’s seal. Estimate $20,000 - 30,000 - SOLD FOR $33,750

PROVENANCE: Christie’s, London, "Contemporary Ceramics," July 22, 1985, lot 2 

LITERATURE: John Houston, ed., Lucie Rie: A Survey of Her Life and Work, exh. cat., Crafts Council and The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1981, p. 41 for a similar example
Lucie Rie: A Retrospective, exh. cat., The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, 2010, p. 145, fig. 104 for a similar example 

Lucie Rie, "Knitted" bowl, circa 1982. Photo courtesy Phillips.

Stoneware, inlaid with manganese beneath grey. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm) high, 9 7/8 in. (25.2 cm) diameter. Impressed with artist’s seal. Estimate $12,000 - 16,000 - SOLD FOR $16,250

PROVENANCE: Christie’s, London, "Contemporary Ceramics," December 16, 1985, lot 203 

LITERATURE: John Houston, ed., Lucie Rie: a survey of her life and work, exh. cat., Crafts Council and The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1981, p. 56

Lucie Rie, Large bowl, circa 1980. Photo courtesy Phillips.

Stoneware, matte white glaze with golden lip. 4 5/8 in. (11.6 cm) high, 11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm) diameter. Impressed with artist’s seal. Estimate $20,000 - 30,000 - SOLD FOR $52,500

LITERATURE: John Houston, ed., Lucie Rie: a survey of her life and work, exh. cat., Crafts Council and The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1981, p. 89, fig. 213, for a similar example
Issey Miyake Meets Lucie Rie, exh. cat., Sogetsu Gallery, Tokyo, 1989, fig. 27 for a similar example 
Tony Birks, Lucie Rie, Paris,

Lucie Rie, Large conical "Rice" bowl, circa 1978. Photo courtesy Phillips.

Porcelain, matte white glaze with golden lip, the glaze flowing into pierced dots in the body. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm) high, 7 1/2 in. (19.2 cm) diameter. Impressed with artist’s seal.. Estimate $12,000 - 16,000 - SOLD FOR $32,500

Lucie Rie, Deep bowl, circa 1956. Photo courtesy Phillips.

Porcelain, manganese and white glazes, with a deep band of fine sgraffito design. 4 3/4 x 7 1/8 x 6 7/8 in. (12.2 x 18.2 x 17.5 cm). Impressed with artist’s seal. Estimate $20,000 - 30,000 - SOLD FOR $37,500

LITERATURE: John Houston, ed., Lucie Rie: a survey of her life and work, exh. cat., Crafts Council and The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1981, fig. 73, p. 70 for a similar example 

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