Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist
Thence by descent
Literature
Tony Birks, Hans Coper, Yeovil, 2013, p. 94 for a similar example
Artist Biography
Hans Coper
German • 1920 - 1981
Hans Coper learned his craft in the London studio of Lucie Rie, having emigrated from Germany as a young Jewish engineering student in 1939. He initially assisted Rie in the studio with the ceramic buttons she made for the fashion industry, as well as ceramic tableware, but soon Coper was producing his own work. By 1951 he had received considerable recognition exhibiting his pots in the "Festival of Britain."

Coper favored compound shapes that, while simple in appearance, were in fact complex in construction. Similar to the making of Joseon Dynasty Moon Jars (Rie in fact displayed a Moon Jar in the studio), he would build his vessels by bringing several thrown forms together, for example joining bowls rim to rim. Coper eschewed glazes and preferred the textured surfaces achieved through the application of white and black slips, evoking the abraded texture of excavated vessels. This interest in ancient objects was very much in step with other modernists of his time—Coper admired Constantin Brancusi and Alberto Giacometti and his textured markings have been compared to sculptors such as William Turnbull.

In the last phase of his career, Coper reduced the scale of his work creating small "Cycladic" pots that stood on pedestals or drums, recalling the clay figures of Bronze Age Greece.
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Property from the late William Ohly Collection

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Hans Coper

Early and large globular pot with handles and abstract design

circa 1952
Stoneware, manganese glaze with a white linear abstract design.
25.5 cm (10 in.) high
Impressed with artist's seal.

Estimate
£30,000 - 40,000 ♠

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Lucie Rie and Hans Coper: Potter and Artist

London Auction 18 October 2018

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Lucie Rie
Cylindrical vase with flaring lip
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ♠
Sold for £9,375
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302
Lucie Rie
Flower vase with oval lip
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
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303
Lucie Rie
Conical bowl with oval lip
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £6,875
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304
Lucie Rie
Serving dish
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ♠
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305
Hans Coper
Early and large vase with abstract design
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ♠
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306
Hans Coper
Early and large globular pot with handles and abstract design
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ♠
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307
Lucie Rie
Conical bowl
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡ ♠
Sold for £41,250
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308
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ♠
Sold for £75,000
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309
Lucie Rie
Monumental 'knitted' bowl
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ♠
Sold for £37,500
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310
Lucie Rie
Monumental footed bowl
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ‡ ♠
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311
Lucie Rie
Bowl
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £22,500
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312
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £28,000 - 35,000 ♠
Sold for £31,250
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313
Lucie Rie
Vase with fluted body
Estimate £6,000 - 9,000 ‡ ♠
Sold for £7,500
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314
Lucie Rie
Vase with flaring lip and integral spiral
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ♠
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315
Hans Coper
Bottle with hourglass base and disc lip
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡ ♠
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316
Hans Coper
Cup on stand with central disc
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡ ♠
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317
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ♠
Sold for £60,000
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318
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ‡ ♠
Sold for £32,500
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319
Lucie Rie
Footed open bowl
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡ ♠
Sold for £62,500
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320
Hans Coper
Small-waisted form
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡ ♠
Sold for £5,000
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321
Hans Coper
Pot
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ♠
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322
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Pot
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Hans Coper
Pot
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324
Hans Coper
Pot
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325
Hans Coper
Pot
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326
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡ ♠
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327
Lucie Rie
Sake cup
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £3,750
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328
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £12,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for £8,750
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329
Lucie Rie
Wide-footed bowl
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡ ♠
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330
Lucie Rie
Conical bowl
Estimate £16,000 - 24,000 ‡ ♠
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331
Hans Coper
Composite pot on foot with central disc
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ♠
Sold for £43,750
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Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ♠
Sold for £37,500
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