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Pablo Picasso(1881-1973)Tête de taureau 42.5 cm. (16 3/4 in.) diameter
23 March 2021, 15:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £40,250 inc. premium
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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Tête de taureau
stamped with the artist's signature and numbered 'Picasso HC 5/6', stamped with the silversmith's mark, the French assay mark for silver and numbered '1413/4550' (underneath)
silver repoussé plate with wooden presentation box
42.5 cm. (16 3/4 in.) diameter
Conceived in 1956 and executed in silver in a numbered edition of 20 plus 2 épreuves d'artiste and 2 épreuves d'auteur. This work is from an hors commerce edition of 6 made for the artist only.
stamped with the artist's signature and numbered 'Picasso HC 5/6', stamped with the silversmith's mark, the French assay mark for silver and numbered '1413/4550' (underneath)
silver repoussé plate with wooden presentation box
42.5 cm. (16 3/4 in.) diameter
Conceived in 1956 and executed in silver in a numbered edition of 20 plus 2 épreuves d'artiste and 2 épreuves d'auteur. This work is from an hors commerce edition of 6 made for the artist only.
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. 82 (white earthenware version illustrated p. 69).
D. Cooper, Picasso, 19 plats en argent par François et Pierre Hugo, Paris, 1977, (another version illustrated).
A. Ramié, Picasso, Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works, 1947-1971, Madoura, 1988, no. 329 (white earthenware version illustrated p. 168).