Sunday, July 31, 2011

Dali's "Album of 15 Gravures" Restrike: "Soft Watch."

Auction end date: 6/28/2011
Sale price: $39
Details: Appears to be a Collector's Guild restrike of original engraving from the limited edition print suite titled "Album" named "Mantre molle (soft watch)" (Field catalog p. 46); 6.25" x 8.25"; limited to 2000 prints; COA identifies it as a "mixed-media original--an original etching overlaid with an original lithograph."  However, Field states that there is no evidence that Dali approved the colors that were used and that Dali did not sign the prints (Field catalog pp. 236-237 and p. 262).

Original Intaglio Restrike Etching: "El Cid."

Auction end date: 6/27/2011
Sale price: $49
Details: Collector's Guild unlimited edition restrike of original etching (Field catalog #65-7(A) on pp. 28-29); Restrike information in Field catalog on p. 236.
NOTE: obviously removed from original frame and reframed.

Dali Original Intaglio Restrike: "Don Quixote."

Auction end date: 6/26/2011
Sale price: $156
Details: Collector's Guild unlimited edition restrike of original etching (Field catalog #65-7(D) on pp. 28-29); Re-strike information in Field catalog on p. 236.
NOTE: obviously removed from original frame and reframed.

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Original Dali Lithograph: "Joan of Arc" (1978).

Auction end date: 6/25/2011
Sale price: $800
Details: Field catalog #78-13, p. 129; No. I IV/CL; 29.5" x 21.5" sheet, presumably on Arches paper; minor foxing to the border of paper.


Two Tribes of Israel Medals: "Reuben" and "Simeon" (1973).

Auction end date: 6/24/2011
Sale price: $195
Details: 2" diameter; 3/8: thick; MEdallic Art Co., NY; No. 2043; 5.1oz total of .999 silver.
NOTE: Sale price is about 17% more than the silver value on this date.


El Salvador 25 Colones Gold Coin (1971) featuring "La Fecundidad" by Salvador Dali.

Auction end date: 6/24/2011
Sale price: $180
Details: 2.94g of .900 gold.
NOTE: Sale price is about 35% more than the gold value on this date.

Four "Tribes of Israel" Medals.

Auction end date: 6/23/2011
Sale price: $385
Details: 10.2 oz of .999 silver; 2" diameter; 3/8" thick; No. 2043; by Medallic Art Co., NY.
NOTE: Sale price is about 15% above actual silver value on this date.


Salvador Dali Toby Jug.

Auction end date: 6/20/2011
Sale price: $207 GBP; $330 USD
Details: No. 226 of 350; 9" tall; by Kevin Francis Ceramics, modelled by Douglas V. Tootle.



Dali Original Engraving: "La ville odorante..." (1973).

Auction end date: 6/19/2011
Sale price: $610
Details: from the limited edition print suite "Roi, je t'attends a Babylone" (Field catalog #73-8(D), pp. 88-89); 62 x 45cm parchment; No. 121 of 150.

Dali Original Engraving: "Darius jura qu'il pendrait Alexandre..." (1973).

Auction end date: 6/19/2011
Sale price: $635
Details: from the limited edition print suite "Roi, je t'attends a Babylone" (Field catalog #73-8(F), pp. 88-89); 62 x 45cm parchment; No. 121 of 150.


Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Macbeth Illustrated by Salvador Dali.

Auction end date: 6/18/2011
Sale price: $74
Details: none provided.

Press Photo of Salvador and Gala Dali (1941).

Auction end date: 6/16/2011
Sale price: $150
Details: appears to be associated with a story about The Secret Life of Salvador Dali.

Dali Original Intaglio Restrike: "Don Quixote."

Auction end date: 6/16/2011
Sale price: $50
Details: Collector's Guild unlimited edition restrike of original etching (Field catalog #65-7(D) on pp. 28-29); Re-strike information in Field catalog on p. 236.

Dali's Tribes of Israel Medal / Medallion: "Levi."

Auction end date: 6/15/2011
Sale price: $129
Details: 107.8g of .999 silver.
NOTE: Sale price is about equal to the value of the silver on this date.

Wines of Gala (1978).

Auction end date: 6/14/2011
Sale price: $76
Details: none provided.

Dali's Tribes of Israel Medal / Medallion: "Joseph" (1973).

Auction end date: 6/14/2011
Sale price: $123
Details: 2.4oz of .999 silver; No. 2939; made by Medallic Art Company, NY.
NOTE: Sale price is about 57% higher than the value of the silver on this date.

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Dali Teatro Museo Figueras Inaugracion 1974 Lithograph Poster.

Auction end date: 6/13/2011
Sale price: $42
Details: 22" x 28.5"; published by TransWorld Art Corp.; printed by Mourlot Paris; artwork comes from "After 50 years of surrealism" original etching suite (Field catalog #74-8(F)), titled "The Grand Inquisitor expels the savior."

Original Intaglio Restrike: "Cervantes."

Auction end date: 6/13/2011
Sale price: $70
Details: 5" x 7" image; Collector's Guild unlimited edition restrike of original etching (Field catalog #65-7(B), pp. 28-29); Re-strike information in Field catalog on p. 236.

Original Intaglio Restrike Etching: "El Cid."

Auction end date: 6/12/2011
Sale price: $208
Details: Collector's Guild unlimited edition restrike of original etching (Field catalog #65-7(A) on pp. 28-29); Restrike information in Field catalog on p. 236.
NOTE: obviously removed from original frame and reframed with new matting.


Dali Original Engraving: "Autumn" (1970).

Auction end date: 6/11/2011
Sale price: $95
Details: Second edition in sanguine; 13.75" x 11.625" paper; 8" x 10.5" image; Field catalog #70-2 on p. 56.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

"Dali: The Work, The Man" (Descharnes, 1997).

Auction end date: 6/9/2011
Sale price: $18
Details: none provided.

Salvador Dali's "La Fecundidad" Sterling Silver Plaque.

Auction end date: 6/5/2011
Sale price: $441
Details: No. A 161; 249g sterling silver; 180 x 240mm.

Ceramic Tile Designed by Dali: "War."

Auction end date: 6/5/2011
Sale price: $50
Details: 8" x 8"; on the back is stamped: Tau, MADE IN SPAIN; possibly an original 1950s issue.

Ceramic Tile Designed by Dali: "Love."

Auction end date: 6/5/2011
Sale price: $30
Details: 8" x 8"; on the back is stamped: Erotas, PO Box 92, Glen Head, NY; possibly a 1970s reissue of the original.

Dali's Signs of the Zodiac Lithograph: "Pisces" (Penn Prints, 1969).

Auction end date: 6/4/2011
Sale price: $20
Details: From the set of 12 lithographs published by Penn Prints in 1969.

Dali's Signs of the Zodiac Lithograph: "Virgo" (Penn Prints, 1969).

Auction end date: 6/4/2011
Sale price: $10
Details: From the set of 12 lithographs published by Penn Prints in 1969.