Dec 16, 2025 10:00 EST
Doyle+Design
297
After Salvador Dali Silver Gilt and Enamel "Ménagère Mollusc" Pattern Flatware Place Setting
For Pierre Hugo, Paris, 1957
Comprising:
Dinner fork - fourchette elephant trois dents
Fish fork - fourchette quatre dents à manche poisson
Dinner knife - couteau escargot aux larmes
Fish knife - cocteau feuille
Tablespoon - cuillère-artichaut
Teaspoons - petite cuillère-artichaut
Each inscribed Dali and numbered.
Length of largest knife 8 1/4 inches, total approximately 26 ounces, all in.
Literature: Robert & Nicolas Descharnes, Dalí, The Hard and the Soft, Spells for the Magic of Form, Sculptures & Objects, Paris, 2004, nos. 202 & 206, illustrated p. 88.
One of the world's best known artist's, this silver flatware designed by Salvador Dali is characteristic of his fantastical work, here translated into three dimensional form.
Sold for $16,640
Estimated at $7,000 - $10,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
For Pierre Hugo, Paris, 1957
Comprising:
Dinner fork - fourchette elephant trois dents
Fish fork - fourchette quatre dents à manche poisson
Dinner knife - couteau escargot aux larmes
Fish knife - cocteau feuille
Tablespoon - cuillère-artichaut
Teaspoons - petite cuillère-artichaut
Each inscribed Dali and numbered.
Length of largest knife 8 1/4 inches, total approximately 26 ounces, all in.
Literature: Robert & Nicolas Descharnes, Dalí, The Hard and the Soft, Spells for the Magic of Form, Sculptures & Objects, Paris, 2004, nos. 202 & 206, illustrated p. 88.
One of the world's best known artist's, this silver flatware designed by Salvador Dali is characteristic of his fantastical work, here translated into three dimensional form.
Auction: Doyle+Design, Dec 16, 2025
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Popular Doyle+Design Auction on December 16, 2025 Surpasses Expectations
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Tiffany Studios Peony Table Lamp Realizes $140,200
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Abstraction by George Earl Ortman from 1962/63 Achieves a World Auction Record for the Artist
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A Celebration of Modern & Contemporary Furniture, Art & Design
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NEW YORK, NY -- The popular Doyle+Design auction on December 16, 2025 saw determined bidders drive outstanding results and a sale total that surpassed expectations. This highly-anticipated sale category showcases a wide range of Modern and Contemporary furniture, art and design by prominent designers, makers and artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Highlighting a group of lamps, vases and desk accessories by Tiffany Studios was a colorful bronze and leaded glass Peony table lamp from the Collection of a Naples, Florida Lady. Competitive bidding drove the lamp far beyond its $50,000-70,000 estimate to achieve an impressive $140,200.
A large-sale Raphael Blue blown glass wall sconce by Washington artist Dale Chihuly realized an exceptional $57,600, almost doubling its $25,000-35,000 estimate. Property from Irving and Joan Getz Collection, the wall sconce measured 69 inches in height and was composed of 75 hand-blown elements. Read more about Dale Chihuly.
Fine Art in the sale was highlighted by an untitled work from the series Frozen Sex, 1974, by Argentine artist Marta Minujin (b. 1943) estimated at $7,000-10,000 that sold for $38,400, a near record for the artist. American artist George Earl Ortman’s (1926-2015) Adam from 1962-63 estimated at $4,000-6,000 achieved $28,800 – A World Auction Record for the Artist.
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