PICASSO PLATES SERVED UP AT BONHAMS NEW LONDON AUCTION
Bonhams will hold their first ever Picasso Editions Sale featuring ceramics, prints and jewellery by the most celebrated artist of the 20th century, in Knightsbridge on Wednesday 22nd September. Picasso items have previously been sold in other Bonhams sales, but this will be the first auction to be devoted purely to the work of the artist.
As well as ceramics, there is already a special early consignment of two of the nineteen silver plates designed by Picasso – including one titled ‘Dormeur’, his first experiment in silver. Picasso began designing silver plates in the mid 1950s, following a meeting with the silversmith François Hugo. Having given him the platter ‘Dormeur’ as a model, Picasso was said to have been so pleased with the result that he immediately asked Hugo to create another four like it.
From an edition of just twenty each, both ‘Dormeur’ and ‘Joueur de flute et Cavalier’ are excellent examples of the playful and iconic motifs to be found in Picasso’s editions. They are estimated at £10,000-15,000 each.
The sale has been introduced by Bonhams specialist Ruth Graham who has been with the company since 2008. She is also responsible for sales of Fine Frames, and British and Continental Pictures at Bonhams Knightsbridge saleroom. She comments, “The forthcoming auction at Bonhams offers an exciting opportunity to collect works by one of the 20th century’s most pre-eminent artists. There is always much interest in the work of Picasso, and strong results and continued demand for Picasso’s editions featured in previous auctions, including ceramics, silver and prints, has led to the introduction of this sale dedicated solely to these items.”
For sale enquiries please contact Ruth Graham on 020 7393 3908 or ruth.graham@bonhams.com BonhamsBonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world's oldest and largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques. The present company was formed by the merger in November 2001 of Bonhams & Brooks and Phillips Son and Neale UK. In August 2002, the company acquired Butterfields, the principal firm of auctioneers on the West Coast of America. Today, Bonhams offers more sales than any of its rivals, through two major salerooms in London: New Bond Street, and Knightsbridge, and a further five throughout the UK. Sales are also held in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Carmel, New York and Boston in the USA; Toronto, Canada; and France, Monaco, Hong Kong and Dubai. Bonhams has a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 25 countries offering sales advice and valuation services in 57 specialist areas. By the end of 2009, Bonhams had become UK market leaders in ten key specialist collecting areas.For a full listing of upcoming sales, plus details of Bonhams specialist departments, go to www.bonhams.com
From an edition of just twenty each, both ‘Dormeur’ and ‘Joueur de flute et Cavalier’ are excellent examples of the playful and iconic motifs to be found in Picasso’s editions. They are estimated at £10,000-15,000 each.
Bonhams
Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world's oldest and largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques. The present company was formed by the merger in November 2001 of Bonhams & Brooks and Phillips Son and Neale UK. In August 2002, the company acquired Butterfields, the principal firm of auctioneers on the West Coast of America. Today, Bonhams offers more sales than any of its rivals, through two major salerooms in London: New Bond Street, and Knightsbridge, and a further five throughout the UK. Sales are also held in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Carmel, New York and Boston in the USA; Toronto, Canada; and France, Monaco, Hong Kong and Dubai. Bonhams has a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 25 countries offering sales advice and valuation services in 57 specialist areas. By the end of 2009, Bonhams had become UK market leaders in ten key specialist collecting areas.For a full listing of upcoming sales, plus details of Bonhams specialist departments, go to www.bonhams.com
