Clarice Cliff - Milner Gray - A circular side plate for the ...

Estimate

£120 - £150

Clarice Cliff - Milner Gray - A circular side plate for the 1934 Harrods Modern Art for the Table exhibition (Art in Industry) with bright pink cross hatch and wave line pattern, Milner Gray and Bizarre mark, plate width 22cm, together with a matched soup bowl and stand and sugar bowl. (4)

NB - This was designed by Milner Gray for the 1934 Harrods and Art in Industry 'Modern Art for the Table' exhibitions. Marked 'First Edition'. In 1934 Foley China and Clarice Cliff were asked to produce a range of table wares for the exhibitions and notable artists of the day such as Paul Nash, Laura Knight, Duncan Grant, Graham Sutherland, Gordon Forsyth, Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth were invited to submit designs. Due to poor marketing, the public were largely unaware of the designs and after an initial twelve sets were commissioned of each, further production was halted.