Product Description

This work presents the story and Art Deco ceramic designs of Clarice Cliff. Angular, uncompromising and embellished in strident primary colours, they were a sensation when they appeared in the 1920s, capturing the mood of the Art Deco movement. Her tea services were as sought after when they were produced as they are today. A cup and saucer of her most collected designs can command a high price in a demanding market. This book captures the mood of the Art Deco era and illustrates the great charm and range of Clarice Cliff's work in china tea-services. It contains a complete record of her tea service designs and gives a memoir of her life and work.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #463028 in Books
• Published on: 1996-08-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Library Binding
• 128 pages

Customer Reviews

A great introduction to Cliff's designs
This slim volume is an excellent way to acquaint oneself with the pottery designs of Clarice Cliff, notably of her teapots and tea sets produced between 1925 and 1941. The book is heavily illustrated with full color photos of Cliff's Bizarre ware, with full description of each ceramic shape and range of patterns. As an American, I appreciated the inclusion of Cliff's biography, as well as a history of tea drinking. If you are a tea drinker, a collector, or even if you detest tea but enjoy colorful, bold, geometric ceramics, this book is for you.

a good introduction to Clarice
This was the first book that introduced me to Clarice. It's not my favourite, but still special as it's so nicely written. The pictures of teapots and tea ware make me wish to own an unsual set, but I do have some Crocus pieces, her most popular pattern then and now. A good present for someone who does not know about Clarice, but my favourite book is Fantastic Flowers. That has pictures of her home and garden in Staffordshire. Betty

Great little book has aged well
I bought this book not long after it came out and recently re-read it. It has aged well, really is delightful and beautifuly written. Rene Dale the paintress who wrote the introduction died recently aged 88 and it was good to read her memories of Clarice from 1931. Clarice Cliff pottery is delightfully British, and this book captures that and taking tea very well.