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After Salvador Dalí
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Salvador Dalí
- Ménagère (Cutlery Set) and Cuillère montre molle (Soft watch spoon): Seven Pieces of Silverware
- Each inscribed, dated and numbered
- Silver-gilt, the spoons with enamel, one knife with rock crystal attachments
Ménagère (Cutlery Set): Six pieces comprising of two forks, two knives and two enameled spoons
Fourchette 4 dents à manche poisson (Four tooth fork with a fish handle), silver-gilt with sapphire eyes, inscribed Dali, dated 1957, and numbered 4/99. (7 3/8 in.; 18.8 cm.)
Fourchette-éléphant 3 dents (Elephant fork with three teeth), silver-gilt with ruby eyes, inscribed Dali, dated 1957 and numbered 4/99. (7 1/2 in.; 19 cm.)
Couteau escargot aux larmes (Snail knife with tears), silver-gilt with four rock crystal pendants, inscribed Dali, dated 1957, and numbered 4/99. (8 in.; 20.3 cm.)
Cocteau feuille (leaf knife), silver gilt, inscribed Dali, dated 1957, and numbered 4/99. (8 3/4 in.; 22.3 cm.)
Petite cuillère-artichaut (small artichoke spoon) and Cuillère-artichaut (artichoke spoon), silver-gilt with enameled artichoke leaf and polychrome, each inscribed Dali, numbered 4/99 and Cuillère-artichaut dated 1957. (4 5/8 in.; 11.8 cm. and 7 3/4 in.; 19.9 cm.)
Cuillère montre molle (Soft watch spoon), Vermilion plate, inscribed Dali and numbered 4/99, (7 1/2 in.; 19 cm.)
Fourchette 4 dents à manche poisson (Four tooth fork with a fish handle), silver-gilt with sapphire eyes, inscribed Dali, dated 1957, and numbered 4/99. (7 3/8 in.; 18.8 cm.)
Fourchette-éléphant 3 dents (Elephant fork with three teeth), silver-gilt with ruby eyes, inscribed Dali, dated 1957 and numbered 4/99. (7 1/2 in.; 19 cm.)
Couteau escargot aux larmes (Snail knife with tears), silver-gilt with four rock crystal pendants, inscribed Dali, dated 1957, and numbered 4/99. (8 in.; 20.3 cm.)
Cocteau feuille (leaf knife), silver gilt, inscribed Dali, dated 1957, and numbered 4/99. (8 3/4 in.; 22.3 cm.)
Petite cuillère-artichaut (small artichoke spoon) and Cuillère-artichaut (artichoke spoon), silver-gilt with enameled artichoke leaf and polychrome, each inscribed Dali, numbered 4/99 and Cuillère-artichaut dated 1957. (4 5/8 in.; 11.8 cm. and 7 3/4 in.; 19.9 cm.)
Cuillère montre molle (Soft watch spoon), Vermilion plate, inscribed Dali and numbered 4/99, (7 1/2 in.; 19 cm.)
Literature
Robert & Nicolas Descharnes, Dalí, The Hard and the Soft, Spells for the Magic of Form, Sculptures & Objects, Paris, 2004, nos. 202, 206 & 207, illustrated p. 88
Condition
The silverware is in generally good condition. Each item exhibits minor burnishing and minor small abrasions as the result of wear. Couteau escargot aux larmes (Snail knife with tears) is missing one of the crystal tears. The enamel on each of the spoons is flaking along the edges, and more so on the smaller spoon.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.