Clarice fans to descend on Stour – Artist recording to be heard

A RARE recorded interview with Staffordshire’s famous potter Clarice Cliff will be heard for the first time at a Stourbridge auction and exhibition. Fieldings Auctioneers is hosting the auction – the first official large-scale Clarice Cliff Collectors Club to be held outside London – at noon on Saturday May 31; and it is being preceeded … Read more

Art teacher sold fake pottery for thousands

A former public school art teacher duped auction houses into selling fake antique pots he made in his shed. He made dozens of bowls and vases that he stamped with his own version of the potters’ seal to make them appear genuine. He then convinced auctioneers, including Christie’s and Bonhams, to offer them for sale. … Read more

Moore sculpture set to fetch £4m at Sotheby’s

A predicted star of Sotheby’s evening sale of famous Impressionist and modern art next week is sculptor Henry Moore’s Draped Reclining Mother and Baby, a piece that represents one of the major themes of his work. The monumental bronze was cast in 1983, three years before Moore’s death, and is estimated to fetch… Read full … Read more