Clarice Cliff (English, 1899-1972) Group of "Bizarre" and "Fantasque" Art Deco Pottery, England
Clarice Cliff (English, 1899-1972) Group of "Bizarre" and "Fantasque" Art Deco Pottery, England, 1930s
Glazed earthenware
Comprising a Fantasque “Summerhouse” serving bowl, circa 1931; a Fantasque “Summerhouse” conical coffee service, circa 1931, including coffee pot, milk jug, open sugar bowl, five saucers and coffee cans; a Bizarre “Erin” conical sifter, circa 1933; a Fantasque “Liberty” beehive jam pot with lid, circa 1929-34; a Bizarre “Autumn Crocus” toast rack, coffee cup, and saucer, circa 1928; a Bizarre “Sliced Fruit” biscuit barrel no. 335, circa 1930.
All with Clarice Cliff backstamps
(H: 4 5/8, Dia: 12 in. (bowl); H" 6 3/4 in. (conical coffee pot))
Qty: (23)
Provenance
Property from the Personal Collection of Vladimir Kagan
Literature
Greg Slater and Jonathan Brough, Comprehensively Clarice Cliff, Thames & Hudson, 2005, pp. 83, 93, 159, 162, 163, 236, 271 (for examples of related shapes and patterns).
Overall very good, with light to moderate overall wear commesurate with age and occasional use; this includes occasional scratches and losses to paint and glaze; one coffee can with a vertical hairline (3 in.) through the body; beehive pot with small (1/8 in.) chip to rim of body (largely concealed when lid is on pot).
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Clarice Cliff (English, 1899-1972) Group of "Bizarre" and "Fantasque" Art Deco Pottery, England, 1930s
Glazed earthenware
Comprising a Fantasque “Summerhouse” serving bowl, circa 1931; a Fantasque “Summerhouse” conical coffee service, circa 1931, including coffee pot, milk jug, open sugar bowl, five saucers and coffee cans; a Bizarre “Erin” conical sifter, circa 1933; a Fantasque “Liberty” beehive jam pot with lid, circa 1929-34; a Bizarre “Autumn Crocus” toast rack, coffee cup, and saucer, circa 1928; a Bizarre “Sliced Fruit” biscuit barrel no. 335, circa 1930.
All with Clarice Cliff backstamps
(H: 4 5/8, Dia: 12 in. (bowl); H" 6 3/4 in. (conical coffee pot))
Qty: (23)
Provenance
Property from the Personal Collection of Vladimir Kagan
Literature
Greg Slater and Jonathan Brough, Comprehensively Clarice Cliff, Thames & Hudson, 2005, pp. 83, 93, 159, 162, 163, 236, 271 (for examples of related shapes and patterns).
Overall very good, with light to moderate overall wear commesurate with age and occasional use; this includes occasional scratches and losses to paint and glaze; one coffee can with a vertical hairline (3 in.) through the body; beehive pot with small (1/8 in.) chip to rim of body (largely concealed when lid is on pot).