Lot 149
  • 149

Dame Lucie Rie

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • Dame Lucie Rie
  • Jug
  • impressed with Artist's seal
  • stoneware with an all-over oatmeal white glaze
  • height: 18cm.; 7¼in.
  • Executed circa the 1950s.

Provenance

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

Condition

There is an extremely fine, minor hairline to the glaze visible to the inside back of the flaring lip. This could have occurred in the making process. This excepting the work appears in very good 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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