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The
Clarice Cliff Collectors Club
 Welcome
to our March ’2001
Internet Newsletter.
The
biggest news recently
was when Clarice Cliff was voted as ‘Woman of The Century ‘ by readers
of the
Sentinel in Stoke-on-Trent! They published the results of
a reader's survey where Clarice topped the entire poll. The ‘Man
of the Century’ was (fittingly) Reginald Mitchell who invented the Spitfire
fighter.
Never
accorded any professional, or royal honour in her lifetime, this accolade
is very fitting and shows that at last the people of the Potteries have
acknowledged Clarice Cliff for her unique talents. Thanks to all members
of The Clarice Cliff Collectors Club whose passion from 1982
onwards for Clarice's work has helped achieve this. As I wrote at the end
of Art of Bizarre, ‘Her ware was not just Bizarre
it was magnificent. She conquered the world, and now she is returning home
for good.’ She has.
Leonard
Griffin
We
are
equally delighted that Rene Dale and Jim Hall, two of Clarice's former
workers, were featured in the ‘Grey Power’ column of the Sentinel recently.
Rene is STILL painting pottery by hand. See the full story on our site.
Click HERE.
The
latest edition of The Clarice Cliff Collectors Club Review has just
been published. At 28 pages, with colour and lots of news it is a must
for serious devotes and we publish three each year. Stores include features
on archive watercolours, fabulous pieces of House and Bridge, Pink Roof
Cottage and other, and the second part of our interview in Canada with
Colley’s daughter Joan, about life with Clarice and Colley in the 40’s
50;s and 60s. New Zealand readers will be interested to see a story on
a local collector who was actually related to Clarice Cliff!
The
Review
also has a major feature 'Alice in Africa',
about Bizarre ‘girls’ Alice Andrew's trip to South Africa recently. At
85 years of age Alice toured with a local collector and a CCCC member from
Wales who was her companion. She did a tour of antique shops, signed autographs
for locals devotes delighted to meet a REAL Clarice Cliff paintress, and
whilst she was there a new locally inspired design Union Buildings
was discovered!
The
Review
also has critiques of the Clarice Cliff drama by Lizzie Slater on Radio
4. Who better to comment on ‘The Bizarre Girl’ than A Bizarre ‘girl’,
Edna Cheetham? A vibrant, young at heart lady, giving her honest opinions
of the drama.
There
is JUST time to subscribe for January to December membership, details -
HERE
We
revealed that TWO writers are currently working on biographies of the life
of Clarice. 'Hot on the heels' of the Radio 4 Drama it is going
to lead to even more interest and awareness of her work. We were approached
back in 2000 by both writers, but decided to help the one who has been
a member of The
Clarice Cliff Collectors Club
for many years, as it was clearly a ‘labour of love’ and she already had
some exciting, focussed ideas.
| REMEMBER
: From now until March 25th 2001 we are making a SPECIAL
offer in the Clarice Cliff Age of Jazz® Store: that is
tremendously good value. You get the following ‘pack’ : a Wedgwood
hand-painted Fantasque Mountain 12 inch plaque, a set of
4 Red Roofs rubber drinks coasters, and a set of four House
and Bridge cards. Check out the individual prices, and you will see
that if you bought these pieces individually they would cost you £198,
BUT for all three we are able to offer them for £165 ! This
saves you £33! |
This offer has been
extended
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In
NEW ZEALAND the west coast town
of Napier hosts the biggest Clarice Cliff sale ever seen in New
Zealand on March 11th. It is linked to a TV programme being
made about Clarice and several local collectors are selling pieces. Star
lot seems to |
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a Lugano Lotus, but also on offer is a
Nasturtium
design Daffodil shape Early Morning set, and over 60 other
lots. For more details and pictures click
HERE |
Congratulations
to Jim Hall, Newport Pottery kiln man who celebrated his 88th birthday
on Feb 5th, and original Clarice Cliff paintress Annie Jackson
who celebrated her 90th on February 10th
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 Christie's
have their first ALL Clarice Cliff sale for 2001 on Friday May 25th
Philips
have their first Clarice Cliff sale for 2001 on July 5th. They
are selling the actual shape 469 Liner
vase featured on page 203 of Art of Bizarre! |
| Ebay
~ on the Internet, Clarice
Cliff pottery continues to surprise collectors: a Latona Stained
Glass 370 Globe vase made about £3000, whilst a set of
original
Clarice Cliff Collectors Club Reviews sold for £262.
Star lot recently though was an Apple Honey in Appliqué
Lugano, which made £2500 ! |
BOOK
LAUNCH
The hardback edition* of Art of Bizarre sold out in less than two
years, so Pavilion Books are now issuing it and also Fantastic
Flowers in paperback in April. They say this is actually the biggest
section of the market for sales, so at the good paperback price of £14.99
it will enable a lot more people to discover Clarice's work, or
students to study it. Several events are planned, one will be in Nottingham
on May 23rd, a chance for Midlands's members to get together
for a ‘Clarice Evening’
* Our www.claricecliff.com
store will continue to offer the exclusive, signed, hardback edition whilst
stocks last. Details
HERE.
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Hand-painted
Wedgwood:
We
are putting the final touches to the reproductions for The Clarice Cliff
Collectors Club pieces for 2001.
These feature new style packaging, new certificates,
and some great pieces.
We have what we believe is the MOST exciting
piece we have ever offered, almost ready. Want to see what it looks like
in the Glost stage. Peek here !!
That
is how Clarice herself saw ware before it was painted! |
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NOTE : several of the previous
limited editions are either sold out or will do so in the next few months.
Our remaining stock is available on www.claricecliff.com. At the time of
writing there are 12 Lido Lady's left in the orange colourway,
and the Honolulu 464 vase is down to the last 7. If you are a new
collector and want one of these pieces, CLICK
HERE for availability.
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RECORD
LUCERNE!
Oh.. check this
link to see exactly how much the world's most expensive Appliqué
Lucerne 13 inch plaque has just sold for on eBaY…!!
We have other exciting
news in the next few months, as always the Clarice Cliff world remains
busy and unpredictable.
View the current
CC selection on eBaY HERE. |
Andrew
Hutton, Webmaster, Leonard Griffin
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