DAME LUCIE RIE | EARLY CUP AND SAUCER

DAME LUCIE RIE
1902-1995
EARLY CUP AND SAUCER

both impressed with Artist's seal
earthenware with a white glaze
diameter (cup): 9.5cm.; 3¾in.
diameter (saucer): 16cm.; 6¼in.
Executed in 1947.

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Condition Report:
Structurally sound with one tiny chip to the rim of the saucer. There are one or two further, more minor instances of nicks to the rim of the cup and saucer. There is a pattern of fine crazing to the cup and saucer. There are some tiny instances of light pitting and some crawling to the glaze, in line with the nature of the Artist's techniques and materials. The cup and saucer appear in very good overall condition.

Inspection under Ultraviolet light reveals no obvious signs of damage or restoration.

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Provenance:
Gifted by the Artist to the grandmother of the present owner in the late 1940s and thence by family descent