Seven Ceramics of Dame Lucie Rie at Sotheby's London, 13 sept. 2017

26 août 2017

Seven Ceramics of Dame Lucie Rie at Sotheby's London, 13 sept. 2017

Lot 141. Dame Lucie Rie (1902-1995), Large 'Knitted' Bowl, impressed with Artist's seal, stoneware with an inlaid manganese and grey glaze, height: 12cm.; 5in. diameter: 31.5cm.; 12½in. Executed circa 1980. Estimate £15,000 - £25,000. Photo: Sotheby's.

Provenance: Acquired directly from the Artist by the present owner, 12th August 1981

Together with a copy of the original purchase receipt.

Lot 132. Dame Lucie Rie (1902-1995), Yellow Footed Bowl with Bronzed Rim, impressed with Artist's seal, stoneware with an all-over yellow glaze and bronzed rim, height: 10.5cm.; 4¼in., diameter: 15cm.; 6in. Executed circa the 1980s. Estimate £8,000 - £12,000. Photo: Sotheby's.

Literature: Emmanuel Cooper, The Electric Kiln Pottery: The Complete Guide, The Anchor Press Ltd, Tiptree, 1982, illustrated p.48.

Note: ‘Her work, timeless and majestic, remains, a lasting and enduring testament to the art of the potter.’ Emanuel Cooper

One of the most respected and well-known figures of the British studio ceramics scene, Emmanuel Cooper was not only a talented maker in his own right, but a well-respected writer, editor, critic, broadcaster and campaigner. Together with Eileen Lewenstein he founded Ceramic Review magazine, which became the leading publication for contemporary and studio ceramics in Britain. Cooper can be credited with helping to broaden exposure and understanding of potters, ceramists and makers that are today celebrated all around the world. Including his many publications were a leading biography of Bernard Leach, published in 2003, and Lucie Rie, which was the last book that Cooper wrote before his death in 2012. A moving and insightful testament to one of the most celebrated makers of the past century, Cooper’s book captured the essence of Rie’s work and life, with an in-depth technical understanding of the work that she produced both in Britain and Austria.

Lot 138. Dame Lucie Rie (1902-1995), White Bowl with Bronzed Rim, impressed with Artist's seal, stoneware with a thick white glaze and bronzed rim, height: 9.5cm.; 3¾in., diameter: 22.5cm.; 9in. Executed circa the 1970s. Estimate £7,000 - £10,000. Photo: Sotheby's

Provenance: Gifted by the Artist to the family of the present owners in the 1970s

Note: 'Rie brought to British studio pottery a connection with design and architecture, a much-needed confidence in decorative art and a touch of metropolitan chic.' Edmund de Waal, 2011.

Lot 130. Dame Lucie Rie (1902-1995), Large Vase, impressed with Artist's seal, stoneware with a manganese and sgraffito decoration, height: 24cm.; 9in. Executed circa 1950. Estimate £6,000 - £8,000. Photo: Sotheby's

Provenance: Private Collection, U.S.A.

Note: 'It is not easy to describe her simplicity of approach and the delicacy of her work ... Her skills are so profound that her work appears simpler and simpler, while in fact becoming more and more complex.' Janet Leach, 1981.

Lot 136. Dame Lucie Rie (1902-1995), Large Vase, impressed with Artist's seal, stoneware with a pink and blue volcanic glaze, height: 24cm.; 9½in. Executed circa the late 1970s. Estimate £6,000 - £8,000. Photo: Sotheby's

Provenance: The Oxford Gallery, Oxford, where acquired by the present owner in 1990.

Lot 147. Dame Lucie Rie (1902-1995), Fluted Vase with Flaring Rim, impressed with Artist's seal, stoneware with a thick pale brown glaze, height: 20cm.; 8in. Executed circa the 1970s. Estimate £3,000 - £5,000. Photo: Sotheby's

Provenance: Gifted by the Artist to the family of the present owners in the 1970s.

Lot 149. Dame Lucie Rie (1902-1995), Jug, impressed with Artist's seal, stoneware with an all-over oatmeal white glaze, height: 18cm.; 7¼in. Executed circa the 1950s. Estimate £2,000 - £3,000. Photo: Sotheby's

Provenance: Galerie Besson, London, where acquired by the present owner in the 1990s.

Sotheby's. Made in Britain, London, 13 sept. 2017, 10:30 AM