Clarice cliff is perhaps the best known of the ladies who helped to change the face of popular pottery in the 1920s and 30s. She began work at years of age and by 1916 was a studio painter at wilkinson royal staffordshire pottery in burslem, england. The exhibition and the first book published privately in 1976 clarice cliff by peter wentworthsheilds and kay johnson lodeon publishing marked the start of a major revival of interest in cliffs work, which has continued to be sought after by art deco ceramic collectors ever since. Greg slaters previous book, comprehensively clarice cliff, was the definitive reference book on identifying the decorative patterns in clarice cliffs work. Cliffs worldwide impact was made clear by a story in the pasadena evening post in california. But the life of the \brilliant girl artist\, as the press romantically dubbed her, was not without its ironies. See more ideas about clarice cliff, brown and dish display. Two biographies of clarice cliff books the guardian. Aug 20, 2014 english potter clarice cliff is a household name when it comes to ceramics from the 1920s and 30s. She was created in tunstall, stokeontrent, britain. Buying clarice cliff andrew muir is a well known collector and dealer of clarice cliff. Jan 05, 2005 with her bright and original designs, clarice cliff took the pottery world of the 1920s by storm.
By 1928, she had launched her own range of pottery, known as bizarre. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Our selection of useful clarice cliff related websites. Get the best deals on clarice cliff tonquin when you shop the largest online selection at. This is at the moment the pinnacle of research carried out by the authors, they are to be highly commended, and i strongly recommend this magnificent book to anyone starting to collect clarice cliffs work. Multimillionaire sevi who was originally inspired by one of his nieces, collected only the very best of clarices output. The bizarre affair new edition by leonard griffin, louis k. Clarice cliff was born in tunstall, england in 1899 and grew up in the staffordshire pottery district.
Looking for clarice cliff was a designer who worked in several english factories, including a. Facts about clarice cliff talk about the english ceramic artist. This article presents a brief history of cliffs pottery and a list of known reproductions on the market. Clarice cliff for sale in our online antique shop click here. Some of the patterns that are very rare are often sold for very high prices. Nov 21, 2014 hey, i found this really awesome etsy listing at comlisting212046230rarevintage1930sclariceclifftonquin. View a selection of back stamps, shapes and info after the bizarre years. The original clarice cliff website history, museum. Clarice cliff green house a rare miniature vase, circa 1930. Clarice cliff pottery for sale, ceramics, vases, plates.
This new, compact and accessible volume by slater is the first book on collecting clarice cliff that shows you how to maintain and enjoy a collection as well as being a guide to the. See more ideas about clarice cliff, pottery, ceramic artists. Collecting clarice cliff pottery cliffs newport studio produced pottery in more than 500 shapes and 2,000 patterns in the years between 1927 and 1940, but because her products were sold primarily in great britain and the commonwealth countries, they harder to find in the u. A dazzling feast of color, it blazed a trail through the homes of interwar britain. See more ideas about clarice cliff, ceramic artists and cliff. Clarice cliff was one of the pioneer designers and decorators of highly stylistic art deco ceramics during the early 1920s as the sleek, modern style of art deco took over europe and the united states well into the 1930s and up until world war ii.
Born in 1899 in the staffordshire potteries, she started work as just another factory girl, but by 1928 had launched her own range of pottery, bizarre. A howard and pat watsons the colorful world of clarice cliff kevin francis publishing, 1992. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Clarice cliff offered them the motifs of modernity and found immediate success. In 1930, clarice cliff made five different art deco figures she called age of jazz. Various printed and impressed marks, 9 in 23 cm high, the tallest. Unfollow clarice cliff bizarre to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. A brief history of clarice cliffs life clarice cliff is, today, regarded as one of the most influential ceramics artists of the 20th century and her work is collected, valued and admired the world over. This book is jointly written by sevi guatelli and wellknown clarice cliff expert leonard griffin. Read a brief history of clarice cliff, born in 1899 in tunstall, stokeontrent. Clarice cliff was one of the most influential ceramic artists of the 20th century. Second quarter 20th century, black and red, 12 in 30. Second quarter 20th century, black printed, 15 in 38 cm high. This book traces the story of clarice cliff and the pottery that she created.
This is the perfect opportunity to complete your own set or to start a new set that. She was ambitious and her skills were recognised so that eventually she was given her own studio. Tonquin royal staffordshire cups and saucers set of 2 red pink transferware clarice cliff made in england 1930s vintage country kitchen. The most commonly seen back stamps used during the earlymid 1930s above. Royal staffordshire tonquin blue rectangular covered butter rare clarice cliff.
A large group of tonquin royal staffordshire dinnerware. One of the uks most prolific and important ceramic artists, clarice cliff 18991972 is best known for her innovative, colourrich designs clarice cliff rhodanthe daffodil toastrack c. Availability i have other pieces of this charming tonquin pattern royal staffordshire dinnerware by clarice cliff. Tunstall is the most northerly of the six potteries towns of staffordshire, in the english midlands. Wilkinson as an apprentice lithographer in 1916 and rose to be the head designer. The collecting market for clarice cliff pottery is complex.
Clarice cliff died in 1972, but people still collect her pottery today. Guide to buying clarice cliff antiques trade gazette. Clarice cliff orange house a lotus jug, circa 1930. The vessel was outfitted for another journey to china and then was sold to germanamerican entrepreneur john. Born in 1899 in the staffordshire potteries, she began working life as a factory girl. Clarice cliff was one of the most prominent ceramic designers of the twentieth century. Her work a gargantuan feast of colour is avidly collected and is for many the epitome of art deco. But if clarice cliffs rise from apprentice gilder to art. But rare combinations of shape and pattern attract very high prices at auction. Rare combinations of shape and pattern can bring tens of thousands of dollars and are highly coveted by collectors. Ahead of our upcoming online sale, clarice cliff ceramics.
Sep 01, 2005 the information contained is detailed and is very useful when conducting research into clarice cliffs work. Two of the five original figures are being reproduced. Its a rare pattern, which normally centres around the yellowpurple contrast kandinskys favourite complementary colours but it slips into the. Clarice cliff orange house a vase shape 265, circa 1930. His excellent choice of top of the range pieces are lavishly illustrated in this highly colourful publication. Clarice cliff house and bridge a bowl shape 515, circa 1930. Susie cooper, keith murphy, charlotte rhead and the carlton ware designers schiffer book for collectors by helen cunningham 28 feb 1999 3.
Rare cookie jar or biscuit barrel clarice cliff signed vintage brown transferware tonquin biscuits, disney. This is for nonmembers to get a taste of what the museum. Lovely art deco clarice cliff orange purple blue yellow green spring crocus flower design 230mm9. Clarice cliff was one of the most significant ceramic designers of the twentieth century. Unfollow royal staffordshire tonquin clarice cliff to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. A gargantuan feast of colour, it blazed a trail through the homes of interwar britain. Clarice cliff biography 2017 facts, childhood, wiki. She was born on 20 january 1899 and died on 23 october 1972. See more ideas about clarice cliff, brown and vintage dishes. She was the daughter of harry thomas cliff and ann nee machin and she had two brothers and five sisters. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. Born in 1899 and employed in the potteries from the age of, clarice was talented, ambitious and resourceful, and in 1927 she was given her own studio at the newport pottery, and for the next twelve years she produced a range of designs that were loved by countless. Clarice passed away in month 1972, at age 73 at death place. Unfollow clarice cliff to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
Christies guide to collecting clarice cliff the auction powerhouse writes a great summary with enough information for the budding collector or someone with an interest in knowing more about art deco. A variety of books and catalogues about clarice cliff and related topics. She married the owner of the business, arthur colley shorter in 1940 and was the final owner of the shorter businesses following the death of her husband in 1961. Clarice moved to the aj wilkinsons pottery factory in 1916. Numerous books ensued, the collectors club was founded in 1982 by collector author leonard griffin and there was a memorable documentary about the bizarre. She proved helpful as a skill movie director for newport pottery through the 1930s.
Clarice cliff used basic pottery shapes which were clean yet angular in appearance, and then decorated them in vibrant colors along largely. Demand for her work has fluctuated with changing tastes. We serve cookies our website uses cookies, which help us to improve our site and enables us to deliver the best possible service and customer experience, as well as to provide social media features. Clarice cliff by lynn knight meet your next favorite book.
Clarice cliff produced great art deco ceramics and pottery designs like bizarre and crocus, from the 1920s into the 1930s near her home in burslem, england. Her brightly coloured teapots, tea sets, vases and bowls, can be easily identified from a distance. Now 80 years on, some of her work, pound for pound, is worth more than gold. It was here that she starting creating her own patterns and the famous bizarre wares were launched in 1927. Make offer eight 8 royal staffordshire clarice cliff tonquin red 5 berry bowls royal staffordshire tonquin blue clarice cliff 5. Clarice cliff house and bridge a vase shape 264, circa 1930. Sep 23, 2005 the name clarice cliff begins appearing in the firms pattern books and two of her pottery figures were shown at the british empire exhibition in 1924. The name clarice cliff begins appearing in the firms pattern books and two of her pottery figures were shown at the british empire exhibition in 1924. Colourful world of clarice cliff price and identification. Clarice cliff was born in 1899 in tunstall, stokeontrent the fourth of eight children. With her bright and original designs, clarice cliff took the pottery world of the 1920s by storm. History of clarice cliff, one of the worlds most influential. Early back stamps, often handwritten, from the late 1920s early 1930s above.
Clarice cliff historical records and family trees myheritage. Also, during the 1930s some pieces did not get any stamp at all. She showed early skill in art, and recalled enjoying art lessons at school. It includes ten dinner plates, eleven salad plates, nine bowls, eighteen saucers, eight coffee andor tea cups, a gravy boat with tray, a creamer and a lidded sugar bowl, and six bone plates. It is still possible to find examples of crocus, cliffs longest produced pattern 19281964 and some of the more pedestrian reliefmoulded wares such as celtic harvest for as little as. The pattern was designed by clarice cliff and is called tonquin. Clarice cliff 20 january 1899 23 october 1972 was an english ceramic artist active from. The tonquin pattern was produced in england from 1950s to 1960s. Clarice attended the high street elementary school and later summerbank school in tunstall, and left school at the age of. Oct 31, 2017 recommended websites on clarice cliff.
His success led to more arab dress marked clarice c 24 and an orders, and more apprentices, boys as old market woman marked c. Buy clarice cliff book and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Clarice cliff was born on 20 january 1899 in meir street, tunstall. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Below is a selection of back stamps commonly found on clarice cliffs pottery from 1927 to 1964.
Its first commander was edmund fanning, who sailed to the qing empire for valuable chinese trade goods in 1807. This sixtysix piece set of brown and white transferware by clarice cliff is made in england. Read a variety of articles from members of claricecliff. The bright, colourful and highly memorable ceramics produced by clarice cliff remain among the great collectables of the twentieth century, with an. This book is a directory of her extensive teapot shapes and designs, and is fully illustrated. Christmas hutch of red transferware and book winner. Peter wentworthshields and kay johnson coauthored the initial clarice cliff reserve and attemptedto speak to her while these were doing work for stanley kubrick through the filming of the clockwork orange. The bright, colourful and highly memorable ceramics produced by clarice cliff remain among the great collectables of the. Their names and work for clarice cliff were recorded in the centenary book. This video focuses more on clarice cliff and her work that put her as one of well. Aug 17, 2009 clarice cliff was one of the most prominent ceramic designers of the twentieth century.
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