Teapot and cream pot – Lucie Rie

Lot: 167

Lucie Rie
Teapot and cream pot

Stoneware. Designed in the late 1950s. Teapot with a conical body that flares out significantly at the bottom. Flat snap-on lid with a knob. H. 21.5 cm, D. 13.4 cm. Cream pot, cylindrical body with a handle and wide spout. H. 6.2 cm, D. 4.7 cm. Both are semi-opaque, glazed white, with the glaze partially running along the rim, accented with a manganese-colored border. Each marked on the underside with the artist's signature: LR (embossed stamp).
Provenance: Acquired in southern England in 1960, since then in a private collection.

A chip at the spout of the pitcher, a chip on the rim of the milk jug.

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Reserve price: 1,800 €

K-18 -
14. November 2026 at 11:00 AM CET

Literature:

Birks, Tony: Lucie Rie, London 1987, pp. 136 ff. (variants in form).

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Lucie RieTeapot and cream pot

Lucie Rie
Teapot and cream pot