Rupert Spira was born in London in 1960. He gained a degree at West Surrey College of Art and Design from 1978 – 80 under Henry Hammond and later trained with Michael Cardew at Wenford Bridge Pottery. In 1996 he set up his own studio at Church Farm, Shropshire.
The skill of throwing on a potter’s wheel is the basis of Rupert Spira’s work. Having been the apprentice to some major ceramic artists he sets very high standards in the craft of his art – making things larger and with extraordinary attention to detail than one might anticipate.
The versatility of his skills mean that works vary in scale from miniature to monumental and in decoration from monochrome to intricately hand-written texts. Rupert also painstakingly applies raised texts to some pieces, and in some cases poetry he has written himself.
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Stoneware, vivid copper red glaze
H 9.8 x D 27.4 cm
Impressed with the artist’s seal
c. 2002
Ref. RS256
£3,500 + ARR
Stoneware, vivid yellow glaze
Approx. H 5.8 x D 9.1 cm
Impressed with artist’s seal
c. 2003
Ref. RS257
£3,500 + ARR
Stoneware, turquoise jun glaze
c. 1997
Left: H 19 x D 17 cm (Ref. RS255)
Right: H 14 x D 15 cm (ref. RS253)
Ref. RS255; RS253
£3,200 + ARR | £2,900 + ARR
(left – right)
H 22 x D 4 cm (Ref. RS251) Sold
H24.6 x D 4 cm (Ref. RS250)
Impressed with artist’s seal
Available individually
Ref. RS250
£2,000 + ARR
Sold
Stoneware, pale blue jun crackle glaze with a deep pink blush to the underside of the cups. Saucers have shallow fluting across the surface and iron speckles. Impressed RS seals.
H 7 x D 18 cm, H 8 x D 18.5 cm
Ref. RS247a-b
Sold
1996
Stoneware, turquoise blue glaze, softly running to reveal a pale green rim, impressed RS seal
H 11 x D 29 cm
Ref. RS248
Sold
Stoneware
Cup: H 7 x D 11 cm
Saucer: H 3 x D 18.5 cm
Sold as a pair
Ref. RS246a-b
Sold
Circa 1984
Circular charger painted with olive green stylised foliage branches on a cream glaze
Impressed RS monogram
D 39 cm
Ref. RS7
Pair of Turquiose, Indigo Glaze Beakers >
Stoneware
Circa 1980s, studio of Rupert Spira
H 13 cm
Ref. RS18
£650 each + ARR
Stoneware, layered white and manganese glazes with sgraffito linear design
Impressed RS seal
Circa 1995
Mug: H 12.4 x D 7.4 cm
Small Dish: H 2.3 x D 18.8 cm
Large Dish: H 3.2 x D 27.2 cm
Ref. RS23
£2,900 + ARR
Stoneware
D 28.5 cm
Impressed with RS seal
Circa 1994
(2 available)
Ref. RS12
£850
10 settings, 4 pieces per setting
Bowl H 6.8 x D 17 cm
Small plate D 19.6 cm
Medium plate D 23 cm
Large Plate D 27.5 cm
Ref. RS24
Sold
Small yellow, chun and red glazed bowls
Stoneware, impressed RS mark
Circa 2008
Ref. RS14 / RS15 / RS16
