Lot 184
  • 184

Joe Tilson

Estimate
600 - 800 GBP
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Description

  • Joe Tilson
  • Two Wristwatches
  • signed, titled and dated .1965. and numbered 19/35
  • vacuum formed, flocked and chromium plated polystyrene 
  • 64.5 by 69.5cm.; 25½ by 27½in.

Provenance

Marlborough Gallery, London, where purchased by Eugene and Penelope Rosenberg, March 1966

Exhibited

London, Marlborough Gallery, Tilson, 22nd February - 18th March 1966, cat. no.55 (another cast).

Condition

Not viewed out of frame. The forms are mounted onto a backing board. There are several instances of minor scratches, scuffs and very minor paint losses to the left hand component with further traces of surface dirt, studio detritus and matter throughout. Subject to the above, the work appears to be stable and in good condition. The work is framed and glazed, and float mounted in a square-profile aluminium and painted wood box frame. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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