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    PICASSO CERAMICS AT SOTHEBY’S IN LONDON

    Friday, March 25th, 2016

    An auction of important ceramics by Pablo Picasso takes place at Sotheby’s in London on April 5. There are over 200 ceramics, with estimates ranging from £1,000 – 1,500 to £80,000 – 120,000.  The focus of the sale is Picasso’s editioned ceramics and the Nina Miller Collection is highlighted by two unique ceramics Caractère

    Picasso - Caractère

    Picasso – Caractère  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    (£20,000 – 30,000) and Deux Poissons (£25,000 – 35,000).  Beginning with his first trip to Vallauris in the summer of 1946, Picasso remained enchanted by the freedom and expressive nature of the ceramic medium through the last 25 years of his life.  Taken by the idea that anyone could buy, use and decorate their homes with them he was persuaded to make numbered editions of some. There are 633 multiples, usually in editions of from 25 to 500.

    UPDATE: THE SALE REALISED £2.2 MILLION, THE PRE-SALE TOP ESTIMATE WAS £1.6 MILLION

    Picasso - Tripode, Gros oiseau

    Picasso – Tripode, Gros oiseau  UPDATE: TRIPODE SOLD FOR £191,000, GROS OISEAU FOR 3106,250

    Picasso - Deux Poissons

    Picasso – Deux Poissons  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £28,750