Lobster Telephone (also known as Aphrodisiac Telephone) was created by Salvador Dalí and Edwrad James in 1936 . The piece is a composite of an ordinary working telephone and a lobster (made of plaster). It is approximately 15 × 30 × 17 cm (6 × 12 × 6.6 inches) in size.

Four copies of the full colour object were made. One now appears at the Dalí Universe in London; the second can be found at the Museum of Telecommunication in Frankfurt; the third is at the National Gallery of Australia and the final one is at West Dean. Six all-white versions were also produced.

The following year they collaborated on the Mae West Lips Sofa (1937). Modelled on the lips of actress Mae West, whom Dalí apparently found fascinating. It measures 86.5 x 183 x 81.5 cm.

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