DAME LUCIE RIE | TEAPOT WITH LID
DAME LUCIE RIE
1902-1995
TEAPOT WITH LID
stoneware with a manganese glaze and bamboo handle
height (including handle): 22cm.; 8¾in.
Executed circa 1950.
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Condition Report:
There is a very fine, historic hairline running down approximately 3cm. from the inside lip of the main body of the teapot, with one tiny resultant fleck of loss, only visible upon very close inspection and when the lid is dislodged. two very small chips on the base. There is a chance that the spout may have been filed down at an earlier stage. There are some traces of light surface dirt, including a light oxidisation to the copper elements of the handle, but this excepting the work appears in good overall condition. Inspected under Ultraviolet light.
Provenance:
Acquired by the original owner in the 1960s
Sale, Sotheby's London, 20 March 2018, lot 58
Private Collection, UK
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DAME LUCIE RIE
1902-1995
TEAPOT WITH LID
stoneware with a manganese glaze and bamboo handle
height (including handle): 22cm.; 8¾in.
Executed circa 1950.
Please note: Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot
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Condition Report:
There is a very fine, historic hairline running down approximately 3cm. from the inside lip of the main body of the teapot, with one tiny resultant fleck of loss, only visible upon very close inspection and when the lid is dislodged. two very small chips on the base. There is a chance that the spout may have been filed down at an earlier stage. There are some traces of light surface dirt, including a light oxidisation to the copper elements of the handle, but this excepting the work appears in good overall condition. Inspected under Ultraviolet light.
Provenance:
Acquired by the original owner in the 1960s
Sale, Sotheby's London, 20 March 2018, lot 58
Private Collection, UK
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Time, Location
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