Applique 'Monsoon'

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Applique 'Monsoon'
a rare 'Bizarre' plate, painted in colours printed factory marks -- 26cm. diam.
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this unique piece appears to have been sent to South Africa when originally made in 1931, which suggests it was a sample for a retailer there, and so would have been produced under Clarice Cliff's direct supervision.
The design combines some typical Applique elements well, a stylised tree, sharp orange sky and an exotic building. Unusually for Applique it uses Gibraltar colours for the flowers alongside the more standard red and orange

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