Sale 5394
London, South Kensington
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10 December 2008
Price realised
GBP 4,750
Estimate
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Cavalier et cheval stamped, marked and numbered 'Madoura Plein Feu/Edition Picasso/Edition Picasso 157/300 Madoura' (underneath) glazed ceramic pitcher 8½in. (22cm.) high Conceived in 1952 and executed in an edition of 300
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Literature
A. Ramié, no.138 (another version illustrated p.77).
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Pre-Lot Text
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