Clarice Cliff for Royal Doulton, England. Faience serving dish with decoration from the “Syren” series. Art Deco. 1930s.

Clarice Cliff for Royal Doulton, serving dish.
Art Deco faience serving dish with a craquelure glaze and hand-painted decoration from the “Syren” series. The dish features a round form with a softly scalloped rim and a dynamic, stylised floral motif in vivid, contrasting colours, characteristic of Clarice Cliff’s interwar design language.

Origin: England.
Material: Faience.
Dimensions: D. 24 cm.
Period: Art Deco. 1930s.
Condition: Good condition with minor signs of wear. Craquelure to the glaze is present, as typical for the period.

Bio:
Clarice Cliff’s work for Royal Doulton represents a high point of British Art Deco ceramics. Her use of bold colours, rhythmic patterning and modern compositions marked a clear departure from earlier, more traditional decoration. The “Syren” series is a characteristic example of this approach and is today considered one of her more desirable decorative patterns.