¤ PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) DOUBLE-FACE PENDANTS 'BIRDS' in white earthenware, decorated with metallic oxides on a black engobe background Unsigned Unique copy Breakage and small chips Earthenware, painted and glazed; unsigned; this work is unique; loss and tiny chips 3,5 CM - 1 3/8 IN. A certificate from Monsieur Claude Picasso, dated November 10, 2020, will be given to the buyer. "The subjects incorporated by Picasso into the jewels he offered always referred to the themes of his work. The Minotaur, for example, with its bestial connotations, was one of his favourite subjects and he would seem to have incorporated it into a very remarkable piece of jewellery he made for the young American sculptor, Meric Callery, whom he met and became very close to in the 1930s." The dove is a favourite motif for Pablo Picasso, who has created a miniaturised version here, enhanced with luminous touches of enamel. One side is only visible to the wearer, which underlines its eminently personal character. 1 Clare Finn, "Picasso et les bijoux", in Picasso, Peintre d'objets, Objets de peintre, cat. expo, Musée d'art moderne de Céret, 12 June - 19 September 2004, La Piscine-Musée d'art et d'industrie André Diligent de Roubaix, 9 October 2004 - 9 January 2005, Gallimard, Paris: 2004, p. 80.