CIRCA 1979, MARKED FOR SCHIRNDING, INSCRIBED SIRENAS PEINADAS CON CORAL Y HORMIGA, DALI, 1977, FURTHER EXTENSIVELY INSCRIBED AND NUMBERED 516

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(145)A Schirnding porcelain Salvador Dali service in fitted trunk
CIRCA 1979, MARKED FOR SCHIRNDING, INSCRIBED SIRENAS PEINADAS CON CORAL Y HORMIGA, DALI, 1977, FURTHER EXTENSIVELY INSCRIBED AND NUMBERED 516
Each object of rounded square form and decorated in colours with mermaids flanked by red coral, Dali's signatures and small symbolic depictions of a fisherman, an ant, a snail, a sailboat, a nude maiden and a bird, with gilt rims, comprising: a two-handled soup tureen and cover; a two-handled tureen and cover; a pair of saucières; two salad bowls in sizes; two large elongated dishes in sizes; one large dish; twelve soup plates; twelve dinner plates; twelve fruit plates; twelve two-handled soup bowls and saucers; a pair of extra saucers; twelve small bowls; a coffee pot and cover; a teapot and cover; a réchaud with liner; a pair of sugar bowls and covers; a pair of milkjugs; twelve coffee cups and saucers; twelve teabowls and saucers, within a gilt metal-mounted trunk with various fitted compartments
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Lot Essay

This service is number 516 in a production limited to one thousand services and is marked with the printed insription:
Wir bestätigen, dass dieses Porzellanstück mit einem Exklusivdekor von Salvador Dali versehen ist und zu einer 100-teiligen Tischausstattung mit der Seriennummer 516 gehört. Die Serie ist begrenzt auf weltweit 1000 Exemplare. Schirnding, den 1. Dezember 1978. Porzellanfabrik Schirnding AG.
The service is accompanied by an official document Urkunde no. 389 of the Schirnding factory. The original design by Dali is kept in the Dali Museum in Figueras, Spain.

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