An $8,000 plate for it’s a jungle art collectors

You don’t have to be a billionaire to own a Jeff Koons balloon dog. You don’t even need a massive estate or your own museum to display it. A version of his $58-million recordsetting sculpture is available in a smaller, more affordable size … on a plate.

For the second time, the American artist is teaming with French porcelain maker Bernardaud to produce a plate adorned with a 3D version of his beloved balloon dog. Its production is limited to 2,300, and each dish will sell for $8,000. “I wanted to make sure that my edition work was of the highest quality. And I looked to Bernardaud” said Koons. It took five years for Bernardaud to develop the techniques to create a highly ref lective transparent coating that was up to Koons ’s standards. The first balloon dog dish was launched in yellow last year, and the magenta version was just made available.

Bernard aud says it has sold two-thirds of the yellow plates and demand for the magenta version is “very good”. Before this col laboration, Koons produced a red balloon dog plate in 1995 and a blue edition in 2002