Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Jerusalem Bible Illustrated by Salvador Dali.

Auction end date: 9/25/2011
Sale price: $82
Details: none provided.

Monday, October 24, 2011

Forgery of Salvador Dali Mythology Etching "Hypnos."

Auction end date: 9/24/2011
Sale price: $1875
Details: No. 130 of 150; 30" x 22" Lana paper; purports to be an original intaglio print of The Mythology suite limited edition etching titled "Hypnos" (Field catalog #63-3G on pp. 24-25), however Field states that prints on Lana paper are counterfeits by an unknown hand (p. 261).



"The Lady and the Unicorn" Restrike Engraving.

Auction end date: 9/24/2011
Sale price: $57
Details: 9" x 11" image; appears to be a second (unsigned) edition of original intaglio, Field catalog #71-3 on p. 64.


1988 US Olympic Team Medals / Medallions by Dali.

Auction end date: 9/24/2011
Sale price: $188
Details: 30mm each; each .5 troy oz of .999 silver; limited edition of 25,000.
NOTE: sale price is about 2.5 times the silver value on this date.


Sunday, October 23, 2011

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

Auction end date: 9/23/2011
Sale price: $405
Details: from the limited edition print suite "Roi, je t'attends a Babylone" (Field catalog #73-8(D), pp. 88-89); 25" x 18" parchment; No. 1?? of 150.

Jerusalem Bible Illustrated by Salvador Dali (1970).

Auction end date: 9/23/2011
Sale price: $119
Details: nont provided.

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Salvador Dali "Song of Songs of Solomon" Etching Forgery.

Auction end date: 9/22/2011
Sale price: $304
Details: 19" x 11" plate; purports to be an image from original intaglio print suite Song of Songs of Solomon titled "Let him kiss mee with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine" (Field catalog #71-17(B) on pp. 70-71), however, this print is numbered "E.A." which does not exist for an original print from this suite.  As noted by Field on p. 238, this print is a forgery.  Sold by eBay user "1crazecollector" purporting to be from Ridgewood, NJ.




Salvador Dali's Tarot by Rachel Pollack.

Auction end date: 9/22/2011
Sale price: $10
Details: none provided.


Thursday, October 20, 2011

Dali's "Deux Fatrasies" (Spinning Man) Fraudulent Etching.

Auction end date: 9/20/2011
Sale price: $250
Details: The title of this etching is actually "Le chute de moi" from the book Deux Fatrasies (Field catalog #63-2B, p. 23).  The plate was canceled with a single hole in the upper left, where the moon appears!  This moon identifies the print as one from a fraudulent edition made by Leon Amiel (Field catalog, pp. 238 & 240).





Salvador Dali All-Chromium Collector Cards by Comic Images.

Auction end date: 9/20/2011
Sale price: $20
Details: complete set of 90 cards.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Salvador Dali Nature Watercolor Print: "Fruit."

Auction end date: 9/18/2011
Sale price: $35
Details: released in 1956; from an edition of six lithographs released between 1951 and 1956; produced and copyrighted by Donald Art Co. Inc., New York, NY; made in Holland; reproduction from the original gouache, from the private collection of Mrs. Albert D. Lasker; 15" x 18" paper, 12" x 16" image.

Original Intaglio Restrike: "Van Gogh."

Auction end date: 9/18/2011
Sale price: $203
Details: 6" x 9" image; Collector's Guild unlimited edition restrike of original engraving from Album of 15 Gravures (Field catalog #68-4M on pp. 46-47); Restrike information in Field catalog on pp. 236-237.
NOTE: This exact same print was sold on 7/3/2011 for $91.


Dali: A Study of His Art in Jewels.

Auction end date: 9/18/2011
Sale price: $20 GBP; $32 USD
Details: published 1959.

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Lincoln Mint 1971 Annual Plate "Unicorn Dyonisiaque" by Salvador Dali.

Auction end date: 9/14/2011
Sale price: $250
Details: No. 7241; 7.8 oz sterling silver.


"La Fecundidad" by Salvador Dali.

Auction end date: 9/13/2011
Sale price: $380
Details: No. A 141.

Essays of Michel de Montaigne & Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini.

Auction end date: 9/12/2011
Sale price: $50
Details: both books illustrated by Salvador Dali.

Dali: Paintings and Drawings 1965-70 (Thomas B. Hess).

Auction end date: 9/11/2011
Sale price: $10
Details: none provided.

Jerusalem Bible Illustrated by Salvador Dali.

Auction end date: 9/10/2011
Sale price: $81
Details: with original case; published 1970.

"After" Dali Pastiche: "Cosmic Cavalier Horseman."

Auction end date: 9/10/2011
Sale price: $306
Details: seller represented it as a hand-colored etching by Dali; 18.5" x 14" image.
NOTE: Field catalog states that this print is not an image created by Dali, but a pastiche created by an unknown hand, published by Leon Amiel circa 1982, which is later than the date Dali stopped signing prints on paper (Field p. 238).  Therefore, this is a Dali imitation, and the signature is a forgery (Field p. 233).