Bulbous vase
DesignerLucie Rie
Yearcirca 1970
Design Museum SectionBritish Studio PotteryDesigned by Women
Categories
Designheroes ID405226
Auction HousePhillips
HeadquarterNew York, United States
MaterialsCeramic
Availabilitysold
Conditionpre-owned/vintage
Sale nameDesign
Sale dateNov 04, 2025
Lot Number51
Estimate$4,000 - 6,000
Price realized6'350 USD
Bulbous vase
Lucie Rie
circa 1970
Stoneware, pitted cream glaze.
7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm) high, 8 in. (20.3 cm) diameter
Underside impressed with artist's seal.
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. 77 for a similar example
Yoshiaki Inui, Issey Miyake Meets Lucie Rie, exh. cat., Sogetsu Gallery, Tokyo, 1989, pp. 75, 105 for a similar example
Provenance
Private collection, London
Maak, London, “Contemporary Ceramics,” December 9, 2010, lot 103
Acquired from the above by the present owner
ObjectBulbous vase
DesignerLucie Rie
Yearcirca 1970
Design Museum SectionBritish Studio PotteryDesigned by Women
Categories
Designheroes ID405226
Auction HousePhillips
HeadquarterNew York, United States
MaterialsCeramic
Availabilitysold
Conditionpre-owned/vintage
Sale nameDesign
Sale dateNov 04, 2025
Lot Number51
Estimate$4,000 - 6,000
Price realized6'350 USD
