SOLID GOLD DALI SCULPTURE 8.7 TROY OUNCE MUSEUM PIECE

"UNICORN DYONISIAQUE"

BY SALVADOR DALI, 1971

EXTREMELY RARE MUSEUM PIECE 

THIS VALUABLE ARTWORK WAS CREATED BY SALVADOR DALI.  THE EDITION WAS LIMITED TO 300.  THE MEDIUM IS 8.7 TROY OUNCES OF SOLID 18 KARAT GOLD.  THE DIAMETER IS 8 INCHES.  SALVADOR DALI'S SIGNATURE IS PLATE SIGNED AND DATED 1971 WITHIN THE ARTWORK.

IT IS NOT CLEARLY DOCUMENTED IF 300 WERE EVER ACTUALLY MINTED AS THEY WERE SUBJECT TO SPECIAL REQUEST.  MOREOVER, MANY PEOPLE MELTED THESE DOWN IN THE EXUBERANT GOLD MARKET IN THE 1980'S TO LOCK IN THEIR LARGE PROFITS.  

I HAVE RECENTLY HAD THIS ARTWORK PROFESSIONALLY POLISHED BY A GOLDSMITH IN THE LOS ANGELES JEWELRY DISTRICT WHO HAS WORKED IN ART CONSERVATION FOR THE SMITHSONIAN.  THE RESULT OF THE POLISHING IS BREATHTAKING.  THIS ARTWORK HAS NOT BEEN TOUCHED BY HUMAN HANDS SINCE THE TREATMENT. 

THE ORIGINAL STORAGE CASE HAS BEEN DISCARDED IN EXCHANGE FOR A NEW STRONGER CASE. THE PROVENANCE ON THIS ARTWORK IS STRONG, CLEAR, AND WELL DOCUMENTED.  BID WITH CONFIDENCE. 

THERE IS A WIDE ARRAY OF SALVADOR DALI AND PABLO PICASSO ETCHINGS, LITHOGRAPHS AND OTHER ARTWORKS FOR SALE AS WELL IN THIS EBAY STORE.