Clarice Cliff – ‘Having a bit of fun’
504 Clarice Cliff - A novelty preserve circa 1930 of footed circular form with a figural finial to the cover painted with facial features above a rust red and green banded body, Bizarre mark, height 11cm. ILLUSTRATED. £120 - £150
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505 Clarice Cliff - Laughing Cat - A pencil holder circa 1932 modelled as a seated cat, hand painted with black, orange and green spots with a matching orange bow, seated beside a banded circular pot, Bizarre mark, height 11.5cm. ILLUSTRATED. £600 - £800 506 Clarice Cliff - Chahar - A face mask modelled as an Oriental lady wearing an ornate headdress picked out in enamel colours, Bizarre mark, height 28cm. ILLUSTRATED. £1200 - £1500 CHAHAR WALL MASK One of Clarice’s key achievements was that she made and sold a broad range of “fancies” during the Depression, when you’d think sales of such items would be limited. This was not the case with hers. Other factories were producing animals or birds, whilst Clarice’s fancies often featured stylish women. Chahar, inspired by Egyptian art and the Owen Jones ‘Grammar of Ornament’ book was her earliest mask. Eleven inches high and produced in 1929 it sold successfully until around 1933; its colours being mostly consistent as coral, jade and yellow.
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