Lucie Rie
A selection of footed bowls photographed at
George Nakashima Woodworkers
NEW YORK – 21 NOVEMBER 2024 – Phillips is pleased to announce highlights from the forthcoming single-owner Design sale, Moved by Beauty: Works by Lucie Rie from an Important Asian Collection, which will take place at 10am EST on 11 December at its New York headquarters. The sale will feature more than 70 works by British studio ceramist Lucie Rie created between circa 1950 and 1985.
Benjamin Green, Associate Specialist, Design, New York, said, “This is a particularly momentous occasion, as we are presenting the first sale dedicated to Lucie Rie’s work at any auction house in the United States. The works included in the sale come from an important Asian collection assembled over nearly two decades and spanning more than 30 years of artistic creation. The collection reflects not only is Rie’s incredible technical range, but her aesthetic influences as well—from ancient Rome and Byzantium to the ceramic traditions of China and Japan.”
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