Lot 174
  • 174

Pablo Picasso

Estimate
20,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description

  • Pablo Picasso
  • Tête de femme couronnée de fleurs (A. R. 236)
  • ceramic vase
  • height: 235mm 9 1/4 in
Terre de faïence pitcher, 1954, signed in black paint, numbered 14/50

Condition

The ceramic is generally in good condition except that the modelling of the white earthenware is uneven, minor surface soiling overall, traces of white pigment on her chin. (Fine hairline cracks on the back of the head appear to be inherent to the production of the work - firing defect?)
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