Clarice Cliff Applique Etna charger, £18,500 at Fieldings.
The highest auction price for Clarice Cliff for some years was posted on March 14 when an 18in (46cm) ribbed charger in the Applique Etna pattern sold for £18,500 (plus 26% buyer’s premium) at Fieldings.
The design from c.1930 embodies many of the features that Clarice Cliff collectors covet: bold Art Deco colours and semi abstraction. It is hand painted with a stylised mountain landscape with trees to the foreground and a deep orange sky.