Clarice Cliff (English, 1899-1972) Group of "Bizarre" and "Fantasque" Art Deco Pottery, UK, 1920s-1930s

Glazed earthenware
Comprising a Bizarre "Rhodanthe" tall vase, shape no. 613, circa 1934; a Bizarre "Viscaria" single-handled Lotus jug, circa 1934; a "Delecia" Iberis bowl, circa 1920-30; a Fantasque "Trees and House" (Orange) square bowl, shape no. 417, with "Lawleys Regent Street" retailer stamp, circa 1929; a "Lorna" jug, shape no, 634, circa 1936-37; a Bizarre "Autumn Crocus" vase, shape no. 358, circa 1928; a Bizarre "Autumn Crocus" handled bowl, shape no. 476, circa 1928; a Bizarre "Original Bizarre" Havre bowl, circa 1928; a Bizarre "Melon" Ivor bowl, circa 1930; a Bizarre banded bowl, shape 441 variation, circa 1938; a Bizarre "Limberlost" bowl circa 1932; a Bizarre "Gayday" bowl circa 1930; and a "Pink Pearls" cream pitcher, circa 1934
All with Clarice Cliff backstamps

H: 18 3/8, Dia: 5 5/8 in. (largest, "Rhodanthe" vase)

Literature

Greg Slater and Jonathan Brough, Comprehensively Clarice Cliff, Thames & Hudson, 2005, pp. 54, 86, 92, 99, 100, 117, 159, 172, 223, 261, 339, 341-3, 346, 369, 373 (for examples of related shapes and patterns).

Provenance

Freeman's, 20th Century Design, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 21, 2005, Lot 117 (the "Delecia" bowl)

Property from a Philadelphia Private Collection