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Clarice Cliff Shape 405 Bookends information and price guide

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We do love the range of Clarice Cliff bookends she designed and painted and in this feature we expand our information pages with a look at the Clarice Cliff Shape 405 bookends and some of the patterns that feature. We also include some realised prices at auction. They were made in the 1930s and have a tapered block form with stepped base, making them an excellent vehicle for patterns and design. They measure about 15.8cm / 6.25 inches high.

Clarice Cliff Melon pattern A pair of shape 405 bookends circa 1930
Clarice Cliff – Melon pattern – A pair of shape 405 bookends circa 1930, each hand painted with stylised abstract fruit with graduated lines between orange and black banding. Sold for £1,500 at Fieldings Auctioneers, March 2024

Many of the patterns on these bookends were very limited including the Sunray design below.

A rare pair of Clarice Cliff Bizarre Sunray bookends shape no 405
A rare pair of Clarice Cliff Bizarre ‘Sunray’ bookends, shape no. 405, printed marks, 14.5cm (2) These are a well painted pair and the only ones known in this design. Sold for £2,500 at Sworders, September 2013.

This example shows the bookends with one of Clarice Cliff’s most famous patterns.

Crocus a Pair of Clarice Cliff Bizarre Bookends shape 405
Crocus Bizarre Bookends, shape 405, painted in colours between yellow and brown bands, 6.25ins high, printed mark with Newport backstamp. Sold for £560 at Canterbury Auction Galleries, February 2022.

Other patterns observed include Latona Red Roses, and include two Clarice Cliff’s rarest patterns May Avenue and Honolulu. (click to learn more about Clarice Cliff’s Most Expensive Pattern May Avenue)

Clarice Cliff Latona Red Roses A pair of shape 405 bookends circa 1930
Clarice Cliff – Latona Red Roses (blue variant) – bookends circa 1930, of tapered block form with stepped base, each hand painted with stylised red roses with black leaves over a blue Latona glazed ground, hand painted Latona and Bizarre mark.

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