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Lot Essay
The brightly colored Visage plates, when hung as a group, form an excellent statement surrounding Picasso’s articulation of this motif in its many guises. Collectors around the world covet the full set, of which the present lot is one of the rarest, coming from a small edition of 150.
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Condition report
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No cracks or restorations detected. On close inspection there is one small chip to the glaze to the rim. Minor crazing to the glaze from the time of firing, in the reds and yellows in particular. Three footmarks to the underside, from the time of firing.