Salvador Dali - Le Cheval A La Montre Molle - Sells For £289,250

Salvador Dali - Le Cheval a La Montre Molle (the horse with the melted watch) was sold at auction at Bonhams in London on the 19th June 2012 and fetched £289,250 including buyers premium. The 141cm (55) high horse created in 1980 comes from a private collection in Switzerland. It weighs 260kg and needed three men to lift it on to its stand in the saleroom at Bonhams. The auction also includes works from Max Ernst, Joan Miro and Marc Chagall. The fantastics news for all Dali fans is that a full collection of Salvador Dalis bronze sculptures will be appearing at The Artmarket Gallery in early 2013. Robert Power of Artmarket.co.uk said "This is brilliant news for the gallery and East Yorkshire.  We have been selected as one of the UKs premier galleries and have been granted the privilege to access this fantastic collection. We cant wait to put the exhibition on and will sending all our clients an invite and more details nearer the time."