Art as Jewelry as Art
Art as Jewelry as Art
From an Important European Collection
After Pablo Picasso
Visage en forme d'horloge (Clock-Shaped Face) — 1425
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October 6, 05:19 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
From an Important European Collection
After Pablo Picasso
1881 - 1973
Visage en forme d'horloge (Clock-Shaped Face) — 1425
executed after 1988*, stamped Picasso on reverse, edition EA 2/2 (artist's proof), Pierre Hugo goldsmith's mark, Atelier Hugo number 1425, French assay mark
23k yellow gold Pablo Picasso medallion pendant from an edition of 20 and 2 artist proofs; with wooden box; based on an original Madoura ceramic
Diameter: 2⅛ in.; 5.2 cm.
32.14 g.
Christie's South Kensington: Impressionist/Modern & Picasso Ceramics, February 6, 2015 [Lot 240]
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Clare Siaud and Pierre Hugo, Bijoux d'artistes, Artist's Jewels, Hommage à François Hugo, Les Cyprès, Aix-en- Provence, 2001, p. 152
Clare Finn, ‘The decorative metalwork of Pablo Picasso: his collaboration with François Hugo,’ PhD diss., Royal College of Art, 2004, p. 1156