Estate of the artist
Marina Picasso (the artist’s granddaughter; acquired from the above)

The ceramic is sound and the surface is richly textured. There is some hairline craquelure to the clear top glaze in places and a thin firing crack on the underside of the jug which is inherent to the artistic process. There is some minor scuffing around the base and on the underside. There are two small spots of surface scuffing in the dark blue glaze of the body of the vase and two further small nicks to the handle. There are three spots of dried museum wax on the underside and a light build-up of studio dust in the interior. This work is in very good overall condition.
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