Clarice Cliff - Gordon Forsythe - A Biarritz plate for the 1...

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Clarice Cliff - Gordon Forsythe - A Biarritz plate for the 1934 Harrods Modern Art for the Table exhibition (Art in Industry), hand painted with a stylised floral design to the shoulder with dot and cross hatch border, together with a further example with stylised leaves and flowers and a smaller further example with dash line design, all with Gordon Fosythe and Bizarre mark, plate width 17cm. (3)

NB - This was designed Gordon Forsythe 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.