Lot 359
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Pablo Picasso

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • Pablo Picasso
  • JOUEUR DE FLÛTE ET CAVALIER
  • inscribed Picasso, numbered 3/20 and stamped with the silversmith's mark on the reverse
  • silver plate with original presentation box
  • diameter: 36cm., 14 1/8 in.

Literature

Douglas Cooper, Picasso, 19 plats en argent par François & Pierre Hugo, Paris, 1977, illustration of another example n.p.
Picasso Peintre d'objets, Objets de peintre (exhibition catalogue), Musée d'Art Moderne, Céret, 2004, no. 302, another example illustrated in colour p. 119


The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Pierre Hugo.

Condition

Polished silver. Apart from some very slight scratches on the reverse, this work is in good original condition.
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