All That Jazz In bronzes, the top designers are Demetre Chipa-


rus, Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet, Pierre Le Faguays, Ferdinand Preiss, Bruno Zach and Josef Lorenzl. ‘The most widely admired are the Lorenzls,’ says specialist John Masters, who co-owns the Design Gallery in Kent. ‘The figures are slightly elongated and they really appeal to people. We can always move those.’ And that’s despite a not-insignificant price tag of £5,000-£15,000. One of the other fields in high demand is glass, in


which French designer René Lalique leads the pack. The pieces signed with his full name are the most valuable – after René’s death in 1945, the glassware creations were simply signed ‘Lalique’. For more af- fordable but equally stylish options, there are several influential British companies to look out for, includ- ing Stuart and Sons, John Walsh Walsh, Whitefriars


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and Stevens and Williams, who employed the talented Deco designer Keith Murray. At the top of the tree in ceramics and one of the most famous names in art deco design, Clarice Cliff cor- nered the market in bright, geometric Cubist-inspired tableware, which can easily fetch £20,000. Her con- temporaries, Susie Cooper and Charlotte Rhead are less famous, but equally good names to look for. The outbreak of war in 1939 may have spelled the end for the fun-loving movement, but objects made during this period will forever capture the sleek and decadent style of the era.


This feature is an extract from Homes & Antiques magazine. For more, discover the October issue, an art deco special on sale nationwide until 4th October 2016.


of the best… art deco designs


Samantha Scott-Jeffries, editor of Homes & Antiques magazine, picks her favourite art deco pieces due to appear at the LAPADA fair


This art deco model in solid macassar ebony and silver plated brass has turning propellers and landing gear and swivels upon its stone plinth. £2,750, Mark Goodger at Hampton Antiques


An original vintage advertising poster for General Motors by leading Danish artist of the time, Thor Bogelund-Jensen, dated 1939. £7,500, Antikbar


This cold-painted bronze figure dances on a marble base, with a Thyrus staff across her shoulders. £12,500, Hickmet Fine Arts


A pair of English walnut- backed armchairs designed by Ray Hille and upholstered in cream leather, circa 1930. £2,450, Jeroen Markies Art Deco


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A clear glass salver decorated with swirling water nymphs by René Lalique. £7,500, Hickmet Fine Arts


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