LSA SCHIAPARELLI & SALVADOR  DALI EXTREMELY STRANGE COMPACT POWDER BOX ROTARY PHONE DIAL  MADE IN GOLDEN BRONZE AND BLACK ENAMEL, FIGURING A TELEPHONE DIAL, MADE IN FRANCE CIRCA 1935.  DIAMETRE 8,5 CM. GENERAL GOOD CONDITION. MINOR WASTED FOR THE USE. LOOK PHOTOS FOR DETAILS

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Sotheby’s Plunges Into High Fashion
By Suzy Menkes
Published: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1997

With its splendid “Paris a la Mode” catalogue featuring society beauties, from Princess Firyal of Jordan through Catherine Deneuve, the Sotheby’s sale was a social as well as a fashion event. Two socialites fought over a 1990 Valentino cocktail dress with a rattle of crystal-beaded fringe ($4,887) and the winning bidder said off-the-record Sunday that it was a steal compared to buying from a couture house.

The significant thing about Sotheby’s classy launch into the secondhand clothes business, is that nine out of the top 10 items went to private collectors, rather than museums. That included the cute Schiaparelli compact from 1935, shaped like a telephone dial ($12,650), and a seductive black lace cocktail dress from Jacqueline de Ribes at $8,625
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