8th Dec, 2021 10:00

The Christmas Auction

 
  Lot 313 ARR
 

Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) 'Plongeurs'

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)
'Plongeurs'
a partially glazed ceramic plaque with white engobe and black glaze, stamped 'Madoura Plein Feu/Empreinte Originale de Picasso' to the reverse, conceived in 1956 and created in an edition of 500, 20cm diameter (small chip)

Sold for £1,800


Condition Report
There is a rim chip at 5 o'clock that measure approximately 1cm wide. Just to the right of this chip, there is a small nibble and loss of glaze which is visible to the reverse edge. Elsewhere to the reverse, there is some minute nibbling in other areas to the underside of the rim, but not disfiguring. This plaque has been drilled for hanging and has one single hole. There is a short, fissure-like firing crack visible to the front, at approximately 1 o'clock alongside a small surface abrasion just above the surface board. There are a few very small flecks of the original white paraffin elsewhere to the front of the plaque. Please see the additional images.

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