DAME LAURA KNIGHT FOR CLARICE CLIFF
GROUP OF EIGHT 'CIRCUS' DINNER PLATES, DESIGNED 1934
£3,500
Auction: 14 April 2010 at 12:00 BST
Description
printed and painted in gilt and coloured enamels with clowns, acrobats and performing animals, printed factory marks (8)
Footnote
Note: In 1934, Harrods organised an exhibition called 'Modern Art for the Table', featuring ceramics and glass designed by leading artists of the day, including Paul Nash, Graham Sutherland, Eric Ravilious and Dame Laura Knight. Their creations, which consisted of hand-painted designs for pottery, and cut and engraved patterns on glass, were produced by leading tableware manufacturers such Clarice Cliff (A J Wilkinson's Ltd, and their subsidiary Newport Pottery) and Stuart Crystal.
A year later the merits of this collaboration were displayed once again, this time in a high-profile exhibition at the Royal Academy, called British Art in Industry and the following seven lots were made for this venture.