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PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)Fifteen Gold Medallions: i. Dormeur - stamped with the artist's signature and numbered 'Picasso 1398 14/20' (on the reverse); 1 7/8 in (4.8 cm) (diameter) ii. Visage aux mains - stamped with the artist's signature and numbered 'Picasso 1407 14/20' (on the reverse); 2 1/8 in (5.4 cm) (diameter) iii. Visage tourmenté - stamped with the artist's signature and numbered 'Picasso 1408 14/20' (on the reverse); 2 1/8 in (5.4 cm) (diameter) iv. Joueur de flute et cavaliers - stamped with the artist's signature and numbered 'Picasso 1410 13/20' (on the reverse); 2 in (5 cm) (diameter) v. Poissons - stamped with the artist's signature and numbered 'Picasso 1411 11/20' (on the reverse); 2 in (5 cm) (diameter) vi. Profil de Jacqueline - stamped with the artist's signature and numbered 'Picasso 1412 14/20' (on the reverse); 2 1/8 in (5.4 cm) (diameter) vii. Taureau - stamped with the artist's signature and numbered 'Picasso 1413 3/20' (on the reverse); 2 in (5 cm) (diameter) viii. Visage larvé - stamped with the artist's signature and numbered 'Picasso 1424 14/20' (on the reverse); 2 in (5 cm) (diameter) ix. Visage géométrique aux traits - stamped with the artist's signature and numbered 'Picasso 1426 14/20' (on the reverse); 2 1/8 in (5.4 cm) (diameter) x. Jacqueline au chevalet - stamped with the artist's signature and numbered 'Picasso 1428 14/20' (on the reverse); 2 1/8 in (5.4 cm) (diameter) xi. Visage dans un carré - stamped with the artist's signature and numbered 'Picasso 1435 11/20' (on the reverse) and stamped with the 916 hallmark gold (on the chain ring); 2 in (5 cm) (diameter) xii. Tête en forme d'horloge - stamped with the artist's signature and numbered 'Picasso 1437 12/20' (on the reverse) and stamped with the 916 hallmark gold (on the reverse); 2 in (5 cm) (diameter) xiii. Vallauris - stamped with the artist's signature and numbered 'Picasso 1437 11/20' (on the reverse) and stamped with the 916 hallmark gold (on the chain ring); 2 in (5 cm) (diameter) xiv. Visage au carton ondulé - stamped with the artist's signature and numbered 'Picasso 1438 10/20' (on the reverse); 2 in (5 cm) (diameter) xv. Centaure - stamped with the artist's signature and numbered 'Picasso 1439 13/20' (on the reverse); 2 1/8 in (5.4 cm) (diameter) Each stamped with the artist's signature and the François Hugo reference and edition numbers (on the reverse); with the François Hugo hallmark and the French assay mark for gold (on the chain ring) Fifteen repoussé-ciselé gold medallions; each in its own unique wooden presentation box Conceived in 1956 and each executed after 1967 in a numbered edition of 20 plus 2 exemplaires d'artiste and 2 exemplaires d'auteur FootnotesThe authenticity of these works have been confirmed by Ateliers Hugo. Provenance Atelier François and Pierre Hugo, Aix-en-Provence. Feingarten Galleries, Beverly Hills (acquired from the above). Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer Collection, Beverly Hills (acquired from the above). Thence by descent to the present owners. Literature G. Bloch, Pablo Picasso Catalogue de l'oeuvre gravé céramique, 1949-1971, vol. III, Bern, 1972, nos. 68, 82, 90-92, 95, 97, 101, 105, 107-108, 110, 116, 121-122 (the white earthenware versions illustrated). D. Cooper, F. & P. Hugo, Picasso: 19 plats en argent, Paris, 1977 (the silver versions illustrated). A. Ramié, Picasso, Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works, 1947-1971, Madoura, 1988, nos. 309, 321-322, 326, 329-330, 332, 334, 338, 340, 342, 347, 353, 358, 361 (the white earthenware versions illustrated). P. Hugo & C. Siaud, Bijoux d'artistes: Hommage à François Hugo, Aix-en-Provence, 2001 (another example of each medallion illustrated p. 153).