FELICITY AYLIEFF
(Born 1954)
Blue and White Lidded Vase, 2023
Thrown and glazed porcelain, hand-painted with cobalt blue oxide. Made by the artist in Jingdezhen, China.
Height 30.5cm, Diameter 36cm
£6,000-8,000
This lot is kindly donated by the artist. Photography by Sylvain Deleu, courtesy of Adrian Sassoon, London.
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“Ceramics was important to me as a young person because it showed me that skills are built through practice, mistakes, and persistence. Working with clay builds confidence and resilience - qualities that FiredUp4 helps young people develop through making.” - Felicity Aylieff
“I have spent a long time investigating historic Chinese cobalt underglaze painting, made famous in blue and white export porcelain. Through abstract brush strokes and expressive mark-making, I have reinterpreted this vivid blue to cultivate my ‘New Ming.’”
Aylieff has an established worldwide reputation as a maker of large-scale, sculptural ceramics, exhibited internationally. A major solo exhibition was held at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in 2024 and Yorkshire Sculpture Park, 2025