4 June (1956) My dear friend The other day when I was with Picasso in Cannes, he showed me a series of large sculpted plaster plates (centaurs, fauns, fish, ornamentation) with a rather deep relief and he was thinking of having them made in silver. He had a few made in white clay but the rightly saw that they would make wonderful silver dishes. So what shall we do ? He told me he knew nobody who was capable of taking on the job and then your name came up. So I'm writing to you first for some information. These dishes are round and might be about 60 cm in diameter. Could you let me know the price of silver these days ? And even the approximate quantity required for such a job ? Oh, and how much could the operation cost ? If I am not mistaken, you created a silver alloy which you work with sometimes. Could you use it for this type of work ? This is all just for my own information. Don't write directly to Picasso yet because I haven't made any arrangements with him yet. I did tell him that I would find out what I could because I might even have some of these dishes made for myself. I think it's the kind of work you could handle. Tell me what you think. Please give my regards to your wife. Best regards Douglas Cooper
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