Sale 5394
London, South Kensington
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10 December 2008
Price realised
GBP 688
Estimate
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Oiseau au ver stamped 'Madoura Plein Feu/Edition Picasso' (underneath) partially glazed ceramic ashtray 6in. (15cm.) diameter Conceived in 1952 and executed in an edition of 500
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Literature
A. Ramié, no.172 (another version illustrated p.95).
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