Thursday 28 November 2019

An Unusual Place Setting,

designed by an artist we featured a couple of weeks ago,


 at that time we mentioned he had designed a pack of tarot cards, and now for something completely different from the same artist, Salvador Dali, this place setting,

which consists of a six piece set, (silver-gilt) comprising of two forks, two knives and two enameled spoons, specifically named:
Fourchette 4 dents à manche poisson (Four tooth fork with a fish handle)
Fourchette-éléphant 3 dents (Elephant fork with three teeth)
Couteau escargot aux larmes (Snail knife with tears)
Cocteau feuille (leaf knife)
Petite cuillère-artichaut (small artichoke spoon)
Cuillère-artichaut (artichoke spoon)

the six piece setting sold for $28,125 US at Sotheby’s in 2012, I imagine the set has risen a touch since then, crikey think about how much the tableware would cost if you had invited 6 friends around for a meal!


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