Design - 17th October 2018
Lot 1231
'Rudyard' a rare Clarice Cliff Fantasque Bizarre Bonjour tea for two
Estimate £2,500 - £3,000 | Hammer £3400
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Description
'Rudyard' a rare Clarice Cliff Fantasque Bizarre Bonjour tea for two, painted in colours, comprising; teapot and cover, milk-jug and sugar basin, two cups, saucers and a side plate printed factory marks, 12.5cm. high (9)
Provenance
private collection
Literature
Richard Green and Des Jones The Rich Designs of Clarice Cliff, Rich Designs, page 179 this set illustrated.
Andrew Casey 20th Century Ceramic Designers in Britain, ACC Books, page 84 this set illustrated.
Leonard Griffin Taking Tea with Clarice Cliff, Pavilion, page 74 this set partially illustrated as a Bachelor tea set for one.
Catalogue notes
this set bears the impressed date mark for 1933.