Clarice Cliff Sunray Bizarre Tea Set

Estimate: £1500–£3000

Art Deco enthusiasts and ceramic collectors have a spectacular opportunity on the horizon. A complete Clarice Cliff Sunray (Night and Day) tea set for six is officially heading to the auction block. Dating back to circa 1929, this incredibly vibrant set captures the absolute peak of Cliff’s avant-garde vision, featuring her celebrated, highly stylized abstraction of the New York City skyline. The hand-painted design radiates with a bold graphic energy, expertly balancing a color palette of fiery orange, yellow, black, deep blue, delicate lilac, and tan across the earthenware forms.

This comprehensive, matching service is a remarkable survival from the early days of her legendary studio. The set includes six cups and saucers, a sugar bowl, a milk jug, six side plates, and a coordinating cake plate to anchor the collection. Every piece proudly displays the authentic, printed ‘Bizarre’ by Clarice Cliff backstamp alongside the Newport Pottery factory marks. Representing one of her most iconic and rhythmically complex geometric patterns, this Sunray tea set is expected to draw significant international interest from serious design collectors on 8th June, looking to anchor their collections with a defining piece of 20th-century decorative art.