A 'Picasso' silver plate Joueur de flute et Cavalier- a repousse silver plate Conceived in 1956 and executed in silver by François & Pierre Hugo, Paris, in a numbered edition of 20 plus two artist's proofs. inscribed Picasso , numbered 3/20 and stamped with the silversmith's mark on the reverse diameter:36 cm Published: Douglas Cooper, Picasso, 19 plats en argent par François & Pierre Hugo, Paris, 1977, illustration of another example n.p Both in presentation boxes
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Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)
Joueur de flute et Cavalier
stamped 'Picasso', numbered '3/20' and stamped with François Hugo's silversmith mark (on the reverse), silver repoussé
36cm (14 3/16in) diameter
with wooden presentation box
Sold for £21,600 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Conceived in 1957 and executed in silver by Pierre Hugo on 20 January 1977 in an edition of 20 plus two artist's proofs.

    LITERATURE:
    Douglas Cooper, Picasso, 19 Plats en Argent par François & Pierre Hugo, Paris, 1977, n.p. (another plate illustrated)

    Alain Ramié, Picasso, Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works, 1947-1971, Madoura, 1988, p. 174, no. 340 (white earthenware clay version illustrated).

    To be included in Dr. Clare Finn's forthcoming catalogue raisonné (no. 7).

Category: Fine Art / Pictures

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