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Phone sells for £853,000 at auction

Started by Owain, December 17, 2018, 04:31:50 PM

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twocvbloke

Quote from: tubaman on December 18, 2018, 01:29:19 PM
Mounting the dial finger wheel on top of the stop must have taken some doing!

It does look that way, but looking closely at it, the lighting makes the finger stop blend in with the finger wheel, so it is in the right place, just badly lit... :)

Owain

Quote from: FABphones on December 17, 2018, 05:33:19 PM
Well I've enough ivory spares to make the Bakelite section, a half used ivory rattlecan in the garage, and I'm sure me mates Nan has one of those plastic lobsters on her kitchen wall......  ;D  ;)

Must be wurf a grand dahn Hoxton way ...

Sargeguy

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Fabius

Quote from: tubaman on December 18, 2018, 01:29:19 PM


So, a phone that would usually fetch about £300 is worth £853K because Dali has stuck a resin lobster on the top.

But he was the first to do it, thus the big bucks.
Tom Vaughn
La Porte, Indiana
ATCA Past President
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19and41

I'm glad his works are so expensive now.  I'd hate to live with any of them long enough for them to develop their value.
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twocvbloke

I never quite understand this type of art, but each to their own, at least it's not an unmade bed like one example of "art" seems to be... ???

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Bed

Fabius

When auctioned by Christie's in July 2014, the piece was sold for a little over £2.5 million.

FYI My bed is available! Offers accepted Hurry before it goes to Christie's.
Tom Vaughn
La Porte, Indiana
ATCA Past President
ATCA #765
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twocvbloke

If her bed was worth that much, my entire bedroom must be worth a billion... ;D

Jim Stettler

Quote from: twocvbloke on December 22, 2018, 11:35:47 AM
If her bed was worth that much, my entire bedroom must be worth a billion... ;D
My bedroom is that messy as well.
Jim S.
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