SALVADOR DALI FOR PIAGET: GOLD PENDANT, 1975The 'Dali d'Or' coin depicting the profiles of Salvador Dali and his wife Gala, the reverse with fleur-de-lis and egg motifs, within a branch-like frame, coin signed Dali 1966, branch signed Piaget, numbered, London import mark, length 6.0cmFootnotesIn 1966 Salvador Dali, in collaboration with Huguenin Frères, and inspired by Louis XIV's 'Louis d'Or' coins, began minting his own gold coins, named the Dali d'Or. They were designed in four different sizes and values, and Dali was known to use them as currency amongst friends. The coins featured the profiles of the artist and his wife Gala with laurel leaves, fleur-de-lys and eggs. A common theme in Dali's work, eggs were used to represent rebirth. The following year Dali collaborated with Piaget to create jewellery and watches featuring the Dali d'Ors as shown in this present lot.
SALVADOR DALI FOR PIAGET: GOLD PENDANT, 1975The 'Dali d'Or' coin depicting the profiles of Salvador Dali and his wife Gala, the reverse with fleur-de-lis and egg motifs, within a branch-like frame, coin signed Dali 1966, branch signed Piaget, numbered, London import mark, length 6.0cmFootnotesIn 1966 Salvador Dali, in collaboration with Huguenin Frères, and inspired by Louis XIV's 'Louis d'Or' coins, began minting his own gold coins, named the Dali d'Or. They were designed in four different sizes and values, and Dali was known to use them as currency amongst friends. The coins featured the profiles of the artist and his wife Gala with laurel leaves, fleur-de-lys and eggs. A common theme in Dali's work, eggs were used to represent rebirth. The following year Dali collaborated with Piaget to create jewellery and watches featuring the Dali d'Ors as shown in this present lot.
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