Posted on 04/28/2025 8:08:45 PM PDT by nickcarraway
An earthenware dish designed and signed by Pablo Picasso in 1953, depicting a bullfight, was discovered by an employee of a second-hand shop in Antwerp, according to a local news outlet.
“It’s a beautiful work. It required knowledge and training to spot it, though,” Davy van Basteleare, the Kringwinkel Antwerpen’s auction manager, told VRT News.
The dish is in excellent condition, according to Lander Janssens, Head of Sales and Marketing at Kringwinkel. It is made of white earthenware with brown-green decoration in engobe (clay or clay powder), enamel, and oxidised paraffin. On the back of the dish are two stamps: “Madoura Plein Feu” and “Empreinte Originale de Picasso.”
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“We have, of course, made further checks, as of course anyone could put a stamp. But it turned out to be an original. It’s a relief design featuring a bullfight that was designed in 1953,” he added.
The Picasso-signed dish is part of a collection of 200 that were produced by the Madoura ceramics workshop in Vallauris, France.
The dish has since been auctioned off for 12,600 euros to a person identified as Johan, who said he is happy with his purchase. The proceeds of the sale typically go toward helping people.
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"$950 is the best I can do."
Not the best madoura piece I’ve seen. I have several.
My favorite I own is this one:
https://baillygallery.com/fr/artworks/categories/5/2607-pablo-picasso-face-1955/
Man of La Mancha
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Very pretty.
Thank you. While this plate is expensive, madoura pieces are a great way to have an original Picasso that is reasonably approachable. I think my vase (which I bought for $500) goes for $20k now, more or less. Cheaper at auction.
You have a good eye.
This plate is part of his Don Quixhote works.
I’m surprised it didn’t go for much more.
Very impressive!🙂
If it was made by Lenard Smoot it would be worthless but a name changes everything.
It looks like cave paintings.
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