Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) and Edward James (1907-1984), Mae West Lips Sofa

Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) and Edward James (1907-1984)
Mae West Lips Sofa
wood carcass upholstered in red and green Melton wool fabric with green appliqué and black wool fringing
Length: 79 1/2 in. (202 cm.)
Height: 31 1/8 in. (79 cm.)
Depth: 36 1/4 in. (92 cm.)
Conceived by Salvador Dalí and Edward James in 1936, and executed by Green & Abbott in 1938 as one of a pair for the dining room at Monkton House.

Provenance

Made for Edward James by Green & Abbott in 1938.
At Monkton House, West Dean Estate, West Sussex, until 1986, and then moved to West Dean House, West Sussex.
The Edward James Foundation, West Dean, West Sussex.

PROPERTY OF THE EDWARD JAMES FOUNDATION