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A RARE GOLD, IVORY AND GEM-SET BOX, BY VERDURA
Designed as a textured gold box, the front set with a painted ivory glass covered plaque by Salvador Dalí, depicting a surrealist landscape with a stylized spider, the cover enhanced by an applied black enamelled insect with opal body, polished gold antennae and cultured pearl detail, mounted in 14k gold, circa 1941, 3½ x 3.0 x ¾ ins.
Signed Verdura
Painting signed Salvador Dalí, 1940
Designed as a textured gold box, the front set with a painted ivory glass covered plaque by Salvador Dalí, depicting a surrealist landscape with a stylized spider, the cover enhanced by an applied black enamelled insect with opal body, polished gold antennae and cultured pearl detail, mounted in 14k gold, circa 1941, 3½ x 3.0 x ¾ ins.
Signed Verdura
Painting signed Salvador Dalí, 1940
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Ivory and Tortoiseshell
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing ivory or tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.