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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
stamped with the artist's signature and numbered 'Picasso 4/20', stamped with the goldsmith's mark, the French assay mark for gold and numbered '1436' (verso)
gold medallion with wooden presentation box
5 cm. (1 15/16 in.) diameter
Conceived in 1956 and executed in gold in a numbered edition of 20 plus 2 épreuves d'artiste and 2 épreuves d'auteur.
Footnotes
The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by Ateliers Hugo.
Provenance
Atelier François & Pierre Hugo, France.
Thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
G. Bloch, Pablo Picasso, Catalogue de l'oeuvre gravé céramique 1949-1971, Bern, 1972, Vol. III, no. 91 (white earthenware version illustrated p. 77).
D. Cooper, Picasso, 19 plats en argent par François et Pierre Hugo, Paris, 1977, (silver version illustrated).
A. Ramié, Picasso, Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works, 1947-1971, Madoura, 1988, no. 325 (white earthenware version illustrated p. 166).
