Dame Lucie Rie was born in Vienna, Austria in 1902 and received her education from the Vienna Gymnasium and the Arts and Crafts School. Her early ceramic pieces were influenced by a variety of styles, including late Neoclassicism, Jugendstil, modernism, and Japonism. In 1938, Rie fled to England to escape persecution and during World War II, she made and sold fine ceramic buttons to survive. In 1947, she was joined in her studio by Hans Coper, who was also a German-born artist.

Rie's innovative slip-glaze surface treatment and kiln processing techniques influenced a whole generation of younger British ceramists. Her work was renowned for its simplicity, precision, and elegance, often created through the use of "finger wiping" to achieve subtle surface textures. She was also known for her experimentation with glazes, producing a wide range of striking and subtle colours.

Rie held her first solo exhibition as more...

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Dame Lucie Rie rare conical form bowl luminous blue frosted…

Lucie Rie Blue Frosted Conical Bowl with Bronze Rim

Dame Lucie Rie rare conical form bowl luminous blue frosted glaze on both interior and exterior with a manganese/copper bronze band around the rim, small firing indentation on the rim, impressed with artist's seal, 15 cm height, 23.5 cm diameter

Dame Lucie Rie and Hans Coper six place coffee set, comprising…

Lucie Rie and Hans Coper Coffee Set with Sgraffito Design

Dame Lucie Rie and Hans Coper six place coffee set, comprising a coffee pot and milk jug each with side handles, sugar basin and six cups and saucers. With manganese glaze decorated with vertical radiating sgraffito bands to the exterior with white tin…

A cup and saucer pairing by Dame Lucie Rie and Hans Coper,…

Rie and Coper Cup & Saucer Set

A cup and saucer pairing by Dame Lucie Rie and Hans Coper, Off-white tin interior glaze with exterior black manganese glaze and sgraffito vertical lines. Impressed maker's mark of both to base of cup. Cup height 17 cm, diameter 100, saucer, height 2.5 cm,…

Dame Lucie Rie, coffee set comprising a coffee pot, with side…

Lucie Rie Manganese Glazed Coffee Set

Dame Lucie Rie, coffee set comprising a coffee pot, with side handle, milk jug and seven coffee cups and five saucers, each with manganese glaze with vertical radiating sgraffito bands and tin glazed interior, impressed seal mark to each

Dame Lucie Rie, (1902-1995) trumpet vase, c. 1975, stoneware…

Lucie Rie trumpet vase with sgraffito, 1975

Dame Lucie Rie, (1902-1995) trumpet vase, c. 1975, stoneware with matt white glaze, fine sgraffito to flaring lip and base, raised potter's monogram to base (A/F restored rim). Height 21 cm. Provenance: Lucie Rie, pottery, London, 1976, Estate of Prof.…

A rare set of six tumblers by Dame Lucie Rie, each with the…

Lucie Rie White Glaze Tumblers Set of Six

A rare set of six tumblers by Dame Lucie Rie, each with the exterior in a stunning white glaze. Two with mustard glaze interior, one with black, one with manganese and the remaining two with a very pale green interior. One of the pale green interiors with…

Dame Lucie Rie (Austrian/British, 1902-1995), salad bowl, c.…

Lucie Rie Salad Bowl, Mustard Glaze, 1969

Dame Lucie Rie (Austrian/British, 1902-1995), salad bowl, c. 1969, wheel-thrown stoneware with asymmetrical pulled lip, mustard yellow glaze with manganese oxide rim, artist's stamp to base, height 14 cm diameter 27.5 cm. Provenance: purchased from artist…

Dame Lucie Rie, (1902-1995) coffee set, c. 1975 comprising…

Lucie Rie Coffee Set with White Glaze and Brown Line

Dame Lucie Rie, (1902-1995) coffee set, c. 1975 comprising coffee pot, milk jug and sugar bowl, stoneware with white glaze and fine brown line on the edge of the rim, all with raised potter's monogram to base (3) coffee pot. Height 23.5 cm. Provenance:…

A Dame Lucie Rie elliptical form bowl, the interior with a…

Lucie Rie Elliptical Bowl with Manganese Glaze and Sgraffito Bands

A Dame Lucie Rie elliptical form bowl, the interior with a white tin glaze, the exterior in a dark manganese glaze with sgraffito bands. Impressed maker's mark to base, height 6 cm, diameter 11.5 cm

Dame Lucie Rie bowl white tin glaze with manganese glazed rim,…

Lucie Rie Manganese Rimmed Tin Glazed Bowl

Dame Lucie Rie bowl white tin glaze with manganese glazed rim, impressed LR seal mark, 11 cm diameter

A cup and saucer pairing by Dame Lucie Rie and Hans Coper,…

Lucie Rie and Hans Coper Cup and Saucer Pairing

A cup and saucer pairing by Dame Lucie Rie and Hans Coper, Off-white tin interior glaze with exterior black manganese glaze and sgraffito vertical lines. Impressed maker's mark of both to base of cup. Cup height 17 cm, diameter 110, saucer height 2.5 cm,…

Dame Lucie Rie, (1902-1995), & Hans Coper, (1920-1981), pouring…

Lucie Rie and Hans Coper Stoneware Pouring Set

Dame Lucie Rie, (1902-1995), & Hans Coper, (1920-1981), pouring vessel with underplate, stoneware with white speckled glaze and fine brown line on the edge of the rim, raised potter's monogram for Lucie Rie and Hans Coper to base of vessel, plate unmarked…

A Dame Lucie Rie elliptical form bowl, in an all over black…

Lucie Rie Black Glaze Elliptical Bowl

A Dame Lucie Rie elliptical form bowl, in an all over black glaze with a very fine white rim. Impressed maker's mark to base, height 6.5 cm, diameter 10.5 cm

Lucie Rie and Hans Coper elliptical bowl, blue glazed interior,…

Blue and White Elliptical Bowl by Rie and Coper

Lucie Rie and Hans Coper elliptical bowl, blue glazed interior, speckled white exterior, the base impressed with both potter's marks. 14 x 11.8 x 7 cm.

A Dame Lucie Rie pourer, the interior in a white tin glaze, the…

Lucie Rie Manganese and White Pourer

A Dame Lucie Rie pourer, the interior in a white tin glaze, the exterior in an all-over manganese glaze. Impressed maker's mark to base, height .8 cm, width 14 cm, diameter 8.5 cm

Dame Lucie Rie sgraffito bowl white tin glaze interior,…

Lucie Rie Sgraffito Bowl with Black Manganese Glaze

Dame Lucie Rie sgraffito bowl white tin glaze interior, exterior in black manganese glaze with vertical radiating sgraffito bands, impressed Lr seal mark to the base, 7 cm height, 14 cm diameter

A Dame Lucie Rie tin glaze bowl, white tin glaze with a fine…

Lucie Rie Tin Glaze Bowl with Manganese Rim

A Dame Lucie Rie tin glaze bowl, white tin glaze with a fine manganese glaze to the rim. Impressed maker's mark to base, height 6 cm, diameter 10 cm

Lucie Rie, oil & Vinegar Pourers stoneware with manganese…

Lucie Rie Stoneware Oil & Vinegar Pourers

Lucie Rie, oil & Vinegar Pourers stoneware with manganese exterior, white interior with O & V marked to stoppers, both with impressed Lr impressed marks, 15 cm height (oil with rim chip)

Dame Lucie Rie, (1902-1995), set of three coffee cups with…

Lucie Rie Stoneware Coffee Cups with Saucers

Dame Lucie Rie, (1902-1995), set of three coffee cups with saucers, c. 1975 stoneware with white glaze and fine brown line on the edge of the rim, each piece with raised potter's monogram to base (6) cup. Height 7.5 cm, saucer. Diameter 13.5 cm.…

Dame Lucie Rie, a stoneware bowl of conical shape, the interior…

Lucie Rie Stoneware Bowl with Sgraffito Bands

Dame Lucie Rie, a stoneware bowl of conical shape, the interior with white tin glaze, the exterior with black manganese glaze with vertical radiating sgraffito bands. Impressed LR seal mark to the base. Diameter 11 cm

Dame Lucie Rie, (1902-1995), set of three tea cups with saucers,…

Lucie Rie Stoneware Tea Cups and Saucers, 1975

Dame Lucie Rie, (1902-1995), set of three tea cups with saucers, c. 1975 stoneware with white glaze and fine brown line on the edge of the rim, each piece with raised potter's monogram to base (A/F) (6) cup. Height 6 cm, saucer. Diameter 14 cm. Provenance…

Dame Lucie Rie (1902-1995), side handled coffee pot, stoneware,…

Radiating Sgraffito Stoneware Coffee Pot by Lucie Rie

Dame Lucie Rie (1902-1995), side handled coffee pot, stoneware, manganese with fine radiating sgraffito to the neck, the interior white, impressed LR seal to base, 20 cm high

A Dame Lucie Rie hot water pourer, in an all-over black glaze,…

Lucie Rie Black and White Hot Water Pourer

A Dame Lucie Rie hot water pourer, in an all-over black glaze, and a very fine white glaze to the upper rim. Impressed maker's mark to base, height 1.2 cm, width 16 cm, diameter 8.5 cm

Two Dame Lucie Rie ceramic vessels 1902-1995 two good examples…

Lucie Rie Modernist Ceramic Vessels

Two Dame Lucie Rie ceramic vessels 1902-1995 two good examples of modernist ceramics from the renowned ceramicist. Both circa 1960's, these small works present a great opportunity. (one tiny rim chip) 11 cm and 8 cm.

Lucie Rie and Hans Coper Pouring vessel etc. Including jug and…

Lucie Rie and Hans Coper Ceramic Set

Lucie Rie and Hans Coper Pouring vessel etc. Including jug and two bowls. Minor rim chips to each bowl. Height 7.5 cm, (pouring vessel)

A pair of hand-potted cups by Dame Lucie Rie, off-white tin…

Lucie Rie Hand-Potted Cups with Sgraffito Design

A pair of hand-potted cups by Dame Lucie Rie, off-white tin interior glaze with exterior black manganese glaze and sgraffito vertical lines. Impressed maker's mark to base, height 17 cm, diameter 11 cm

A Dame Lucie Rie stoneware jug, in an all-over black glaze. The…

Lucie Rie Stoneware Jug in Black Glaze

A Dame Lucie Rie stoneware jug, in an all-over black glaze. The squat base with tapering body, strap handle and a very fine white upper rim. Impressed maker's mark to base, height 1.1 cm, width 11 cm, diameter 8.5 cm

Lucie Rie, elliptical shaped stoneware bowl, with white tin…

Lucie Rie Stoneware Bowl with Tin and Manganese Glaze

Lucie Rie, elliptical shaped stoneware bowl, with white tin glaze to the interior and manganese glaze to the exterior, impressed LR seal mark to the base, diameter 15 cm. Provenance: Beverley Luxton collection.

A Dame Lucie Rie plate, maker's mark to base, diameter 140 mm

Lucie Rie Plate, 140mm Diameter

A Dame Lucie Rie plate, maker's mark to base, diameter 140 mm

Lucie Rie circular footed bowl, thick matt manganese glaze to…

Lucie Rie Footed Bowl with Manganese Glaze

Lucie Rie circular footed bowl, thick matt manganese glaze to the exterior, the pale interior with fine orange/brown spotting. Impressed potter's mark to the base. Diameter approx. 14.5 cm. Height 6.4 cm

A Lucie Rie and Hans Coper elliptical bowl, blue glazed…

Lucie Rie and Hans Coper Elliptical Bowl

A Lucie Rie and Hans Coper elliptical bowl, blue glazed interior, speckled white exterior, the base impressed with both potter's marks, faint hairline crack to rim. Provenance: from a major Hawkes Bay Collection 14.8 cm x 12 cm x 7.2 cm

A Lucie Rie and Hans Coper elliptical bowl, pale grey/green…

Speckled Elliptical Bowl by Rie and Coper

A Lucie Rie and Hans Coper elliptical bowl, pale grey/green glazed interior, speckled white exterior, impressed with both potter's marks, similar to above.

Lucie Rie, stoneware tumbler, off white glaze, impressed mark…

Off-White Stoneware Tumbler by Lucie Rie

Lucie Rie, stoneware tumbler, off white glaze, impressed mark to base, 11 cm height

Hans Coper and Dame Lucie Rie, stoneware bowl, with manganese…

Coper and Rie Stoneware Bowl with Sgraffito Banding

Hans Coper and Dame Lucie Rie, stoneware bowl, with manganese glaze with sgraffito banding to the exterior and white tin glazed interior (minor restoration to the top rim), impressed LR and HC seal marks, diameter 13 cm

Dame Lucie Rie, white tin glazed bowl, with yellow glazed…

Yellow Interior Bowl by Dame Lucie Rie

Dame Lucie Rie, white tin glazed bowl, with yellow glazed interior (hairline crack), impressed 'LR' seal mark

Lucie Rie, stoneware beaker, with white tin glaze, impressed LR…

Lucie Rie Stoneware Beaker with Tin Glaze

Lucie Rie, stoneware beaker, with white tin glaze, impressed LR seal mark to the base, height 11 cm. Provenance: Beverley Luxton collection.

Lucie Rie. Hot water jug, stoneware with manganese exterior and…

Lucie Rie Stoneware Hot Water Jug

Lucie Rie. Hot water jug, stoneware with manganese exterior and scragfitto decoration. Impressed mark. Note: some prefessional restoration to rim. Height 21 cm. Width 23 cm

Dame Lucie Rie, white tin glazed beaker, impressed 'LR' seal…

Lucie Rie White Beaker with 'LR' Seal Mark, 11cm

Dame Lucie Rie, white tin glazed beaker, impressed 'LR' seal mark to the base, height 11 cm

Lucie Rie. Oil and vinegar pourers, stoneware with manganese…

Lucie Rie Stoneware Oil & Vinegar Pourers

Lucie Rie. Oil and vinegar pourers, stoneware with manganese exterior, white interior with O & V marked to stoppers. Note: oil pourer has some restoration to rim. Height 15.5 cm (tallest) x diameter 7 cm

Lucie Rie, (England), hot water jug with side pulled handle in…

Lucie Rie Cream Glaze Hot Water Jug with Handle

Lucie Rie, (England), hot water jug with side pulled handle in cream glaze with manganese highlights to rim (hairline cracks to base). Impressed mark 22 cm height

Lucie Rie white glazed circular dish with raised plain handle…

Lucie Rie White Glazed Circular Dish with Raised Handle

Lucie Rie white glazed circular dish with raised plain handle with circular pierced hole, Manganese glaze to the rims, impressed potter's mark to base. Diameter 17 cm

A Lucy Rie small saucer dish, cream glaze, impressed cipher,…

Lucy Rie Cream Saucer with Impressed Cipher and Rim Chip

A Lucy Rie small saucer dish, cream glaze, impressed cipher, small rim chip, diameter 14 cm.