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PARIS – The February 15 sale at Piasa titled Pablo Picasso and his Friends included a series of artworks to which the great man had contributed in some way. Items from the collection of the French banker and Modern art collector Max Pellequer included a pair of otherwise humble Louis XIII dining chairs upholstered with two simple tapestry designs supplied to the necessary dimensions by Picasso in 1959. Thought to be the only chairs made to the design, they were embroidered by Pellequin’s wife Francine.

The two original sketches of a pensive face and a jolly creature with horns were individually estimated at €60,000-€90,000 ($65,090-$97,635), and each hammered at the low estimate and sold for €78,000 ($84,615) with buyer’s premium. Although both were signed and dedicated on the verso, only the Indian ink outline had been done by Picasso, with the colors added later in pencil by another hand (probably Francine Pellequer herself when choosing her palette).
However, the chairs, estimated at €4,000-€6,000 ($4,340-$6,510), found a far more enthusiastic response, together hammering for €162,000 and selling for €210,600 ($228,465) with buyer’s premium. The sale was facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.

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One from a pair of Louis XIII dining chairs upholstered with Picasso’s tapestry designs, which sold for €210,600 ($228,465) at Piasa.
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Detail from a pair of Louis XIII dining chairs upholstered with Picasso’s tapestry designs, which sold for €210,600 ($228,465) at Piasa.
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1959 Pablo Picasso Indian ink drawing Tête, Tapestry Project, which sold for €78,000 ($84,615) at Piasa.
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1959 Pablo Picasso Indian ink drawing Tête, Tapestry Project, which sold for €78,000 ($84,615) at Piasa.

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