Although this charming piece looks at first as though it may have been the brainchild of a bored and slightly demented housewife packed off to pottery class by her cheating scumbag of a husband, in actual fact it was carefully sculpted by Picasso when visiting an unknown contemporary in Paris. His friend was embarking on a now long-forgotten masterpiece in clay and glaze, and while talking to him Picasso mindlessly toyed with some offcuts. The piece was glazed and finished despite his initial dislike of it, and sat in his study for decades until stolen by a visiting paintbrush salesman. It was then passed down the generations, its famous creator long forgotten.
Value estimated at £1.8m.
Accidentally Antique 