Seven unique ceramics-pics and dishes-that had never been presented before the market for works of art, were sold yesterday, Thursday, at a auction in Geneva for almost 290,000 euros.

“These unique works that were crafted between 1947 and 1963 at the Madoura Pottery Lab (…) were sold in total for 272,000 Swiss francs (almost 290,000 euros), with a starting price of 145,000 Swiss francs, underlining the public’s love for their works.”

Emblematic motifs of Pablo Picasso’s art universe, Peristeri, goat, bull, fish, bird decorate these dishes in different colors.

The ceramics were first exposed to the general public in recent days, before the auction.

“These unique pieces belonged to Picasso’s heirs in the early 1980s, who donated them to one of their friends,” said Bernard Pige, director of the auction house, during the presentation of the works at the French Agency before the auction.

A fan of French art, who was a friend of Picasso’s family and his name was not revealed, kept them until his death. His heirs sold them in separate lots.

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