Vintage View: Tips for collecting affordable Clarice Cliff art deco ware

Kya deLongchamps gives us some essential tips for collecting affordable Clarice Cliff art deco ware, as the middle of the market loses a little jazz

HE market may change, prices may fluctuate, in everything from movie posters to Qing Blue & White. However, collectors remain fiercely loyal.

Clarice Cliff ceramics were a division of late, middling art deco that brought many newbies into the world of antique ceramics in the early 1970s. The number of books, clubs, sales, blogs and events surrounding the work of her studio remains as fresh and vibrant as her boldly painted ‘May Avenue’.