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<p>[QUOTE="Snowman Cometh, post: 9575616, member: 83302"]I'm not rich. But, I love DALI. Probably 30 years ago I saw at auction (for the first time) a framed woodblock from The Divine Comedy. It was cheap, under $100. I didn't win. But, I looked it up, and found out about the set. </p><p><br /></p><p>100 prints. Made by hundreds of hand carved blocks. The different versions. From what I've read, the most expensive version is the German. Which is strange, because it does not have the text. Each comes matted, and all one hundred prints have Dali's signature print block. Which turns out why it's such an expensive set. </p><p><br /></p><p>During covid lockdown, a set which is exact to a German set, except it's in leather bound cases with Italian writing went up for auction in London. I won. It was easy. I was the only bidder. It was fairly cheap considering the value of just a few pieces. However, once the extras were added in, the price rose. The s/h was almost $600 to the US. Even with all the extras which almost doubled the price, it was still worth it. </p><p><br /></p><p>I bought a single frame. Each month I change out the print. To say they're beautiful is an understatement. Each one looks real because of how the prints were made. You can see the levels of each color. Absolutely MAGNIFICENT. </p><p><br /></p><p>Do these binders look familiar to anyone? This might be an Italian set. It might be a German set with Italian binders. All in all, I'm happier than a pig in...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]461103[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Snowman Cometh, post: 9575616, member: 83302"]I'm not rich. But, I love DALI. Probably 30 years ago I saw at auction (for the first time) a framed woodblock from The Divine Comedy. It was cheap, under $100. I didn't win. But, I looked it up, and found out about the set. 100 prints. Made by hundreds of hand carved blocks. The different versions. From what I've read, the most expensive version is the German. Which is strange, because it does not have the text. Each comes matted, and all one hundred prints have Dali's signature print block. Which turns out why it's such an expensive set. During covid lockdown, a set which is exact to a German set, except it's in leather bound cases with Italian writing went up for auction in London. I won. It was easy. I was the only bidder. It was fairly cheap considering the value of just a few pieces. However, once the extras were added in, the price rose. The s/h was almost $600 to the US. Even with all the extras which almost doubled the price, it was still worth it. I bought a single frame. Each month I change out the print. To say they're beautiful is an understatement. Each one looks real because of how the prints were made. You can see the levels of each color. Absolutely MAGNIFICENT. Do these binders look familiar to anyone? This might be an Italian set. It might be a German set with Italian binders. All in all, I'm happier than a pig in... [ATTACH=full]461103[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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