Clarice Cliff, Art Deco & Design - 22 Mar 2023
'Circus' a Clarice Cliff Bizarre tureen and...
'Circus' a Clarice Cliff Bizarre tureen and cover designed by Dame Laura Knight, twin-handled form, the handles modelled in low relief with two female acrobats, the cover with a modelled clown finial, the rim a big top audience, printed and enamelled in colours and highlighted in gilt, printed factory mark, first edition, and facsimile signature,
29cm. wide
18cm. high, (2)
Provenance
Applied Arts, Sotheby's Olympia, 31st May 2007 lot 171
Literature
Fay Blanchard & Anthony Spira, Laura Knight - A Panoramic View, PWP, page 100-101 for a comparable example illustrated.